Disability Accommodation

Your path to academic success at the University of North Texas may hold some unexpected challenges. We work with various offices across campus to ensure you have access to all programs, facilities, classrooms and curriculums.

In addition to meeting your academic goals, this collaborative effort helps make our campus more accessible for everyone.

Academic accommodations

Our Office of Disability Accommodations assists with finding adaptive strategies and academic accommodations if you qualify for services as defined by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 as Amended. More than 650 students are registered for the office's services that include:

• Arranging classroom service providers such as sign language interpreters and volunteer note takers
• Facilitating arrangement of adaptive classroom furniture and classroom modifications such as relocating classrooms to more accessible settings
• Providing access to alternative-format materials such as textbooks on audiotape and in electronic or Braille format
• Referring students to tutoring services and other academic support programs

It also houses an adaptive testing center, which includes access to a CCTV, JAWS and screen magnification software, as well as test readers and scribes for administering classroom exams. An adaptive computer lab is in Sycamore Hall.

You may register with the office as soon as you are admitted to UNT. However, we recommend that you attend the new student orientation, receive academic advising and register for classes before requesting classroom accommodations.

The Office of Disability Accommodation is in Sage Hall, Room 167. During regular semesters, ODA is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday unless the university is closed. You can also visit www.unt.edu/oda for more information.

Parking and transportation services

We have accessible parking spaces located throughout campus. You will need a valid UNT parking permit in addition to a state-approved ADA parking placard or license plate. Our campus shuttle system is wheelchair liftequipped and operates day and night. Visit www.unt.edu/transit for current parking regulations, aparking map and current shuttle schedules.

The Denton County Transportation Authority operates ADA accessible vehicles for traveling around the city and county. Information about the DCTA's services is at www.dcta.net.

Housing and dining accommodations

You are required to live on campus if you graduated from high school the previous long semester and have completed fewer than 30 semester hours. Wheelchair-accessible rooms are available,as well as other reasonable adaptations that are requested in advance. We encourage you to make accommodation requests early in the application process because rooms are assigned in date order.

A registered dietician is available for consultation about special dietary needs through our Student Health and Wellness Center.

Personal care attendants and service animals are welcome in the residence halls. If you want to hire an attendant, you may post the job through our Career Center.

More information about housing is at housing.unt.edu.

Access to our facilities

Most of our campus facilities are equipped with ramps, wheelchair-accessible restrooms, automatic doors and elevators with Braille controls. A few of the older buildings may present challenges; therefore, we recommend you contact your academic department for details about the specific facilities where you will be attending classes. If you have difficulties in mobility, we encourage you to consider a motorized wheelchair since our campus spans many acres on a partially hilly terrain.