Accessible Housing
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The following residence halls are equipped
to provide fully accessible on-campus accommodations for students
with physical disabilities:
These seven buildings have wheelchair-accessible
student rooms, bathrooms, and common areas. Clearances, hardware,
fixtures, and furnishings are designed and installed in conformance
with applicable codes for handicapped access.
In the Southwest Area, partial
modifications have been made to Prince Hall,
a coed facility for graduate and nontraditional undergraduates, and
to Patterson Hall, a coed hall for
first-year students. Selected rooms and bathrooms have been modified
for accessibility in both buildings.
If you are hearing impaired, your room
can be modified with strobe lights wired to fire alarm systems and "knock
lights" to alert you to visitors at your door. If your vision is
impaired, Braille signs are provided as needed.
To arrange for accessible or specially
modified accommodations, contact Disability Services at
413-545-0892.
Specialized
Telephones
The University provides adaptive devices
for physically disabled and sight- and hearing-impaired students.
Longer telephone cords are also available for residents in wheelchairs;
and public telephones have been installed at wheelchair height in
several residence hall lobbies.
Contact the Housing Services Telecommunications
Office, 413-545-2103, or Disability Services at 413-545-0892, for
information about how to obtain and use these adaptive devices.
Service
Animals
If you have a service animal, you may
obtain an exemption from the University's no-pet policy. Contact
your Area Director or Area Operations Manager to apply for this waiver
and to discuss appropriate animal care.
