Accessibility Resource Guide

Accommodations for Students in the Classroom

The Office of Services for Students with Disabilities provides academic support services for students with verified physical, psychological and learning disabilities. Accommodations include assistive technology, alternate formats of text, testing, reading, note-taking, sign language interpreting and campus transportation. Please refer students needing classroom accommodations to University Center, Room 5, or call 559.278.2811.

Accommodations for Faculty and Staff in the Workplace

The Office of Human Resources provides workplace assistive devices and support services required by faculty and staff with verified physical, psychological and learning disabilities. Accommodations include assistive technology, alternate formats of text, reading, note-taking, sign language interpreting and campus transportation. For more information about the Assistive Device Program, call 559.278.2364 or visit the Office of Human Resources Web site at www.csufresno.edu/humres/MAPP/II/G/G-05.pdf.

Parking

Blue Curb parking for individuals with disabilities is available in all parking lot locations around campus. Consult a campus map at www.csufresno.edu for specific locations. If none of the blue curb parking spaces are available, individuals with disabled parking authorization (visible DMV placard or license plate) may park at any parking meter, without inserting coins, for whatever length of time is needed.

Students: For a temporary disabled parking permit (two weeks maximum), call the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities at 559.278.2811. For longer term disabled parking permission, a student must have either a temporary or a permanent DMV disabled placard or license plate. In both cases, a paid campus parking permit must also be displayed.

Faculty and Staff: For a temporary disabled parking permit (two weeks maximum), contact the Office of Human Resources at 559.278.2364. For longer term disabled parking permission, an individual must have a temporary or a permanent DMV disabled placard or license plate. In both cases, an individual must have a paid campus parking permit displayed.

Other individuals may contact the Office of Parking and Transportation at 559.278.2950, 2311 E. Barstow Ave.

On Campus Transportation (students, faculty, staff, visitors)

Escort Service (for nighttime and occasional daytime rides) Call the Office of Parking and Transportation at 559.278.2950, 2311 E. Barstow Ave. Faculty and staff requiring scheduled campus transportation may call the Office of Human Resources to arrange for accommodations, 559.278.2364, Joyal Administration, Room 148.

SCOUT Scheduled rides for students with disabilities. Contact the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, 559.278.2811, University Center, Room 5.

Wheelchair (on campus) For temporary use by students on campus, call the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, 559.278.2811.

Save Mart Center - Call Patron Services, 559.347.3400. Accessibility services listed at www.savemartcenter.com Click on Accessibility.

Campus Physical Facilities Accessibility (buildings, elevators, classrooms, bathrooms, labs, auditoriums, sports facilities)

For Students: Call the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, 559.278.2811.

For Faculty and Staff: Contact the Office of Facilities Planning, 559.278.2424.

For Visitors: Contact the Office of Plant Operations, 559.278.2373, to report an immediate situation.

Campus Accessibility Map:
A map indicating accessibility features of the campus and
its buildings can be found at www.csufresno.edu/access4u/.

Services for Blind and Visually Impaired Individuals

Campus services for students who are blind or have visual impairments are provided primarily through the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities. These include assistance with registration, where needed, collaboration with other campus offices for assistance with applications and other forms, textbooks in alternate formats (which may include e-files, Braille transcription, MP3, or audio tape recordings), assistive technology [such as Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) and JAWS (screen reader software)], campus mobility orientation and transportation, lab assistants and readers. Please call 559.278.2811.

Faculty and staff who are blind or have visual impairments should contact the Office of Human Resources to arrange for workplace accommodations. Please call 559.278.2364.

The Madden Library provides services to students, faculty and staff who need assistance. Call the Reference Desk at 559.278-2174 for an appropriate referral or to set up an appointment.

Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals

Sign Language Interpreters:

Contact the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, 559.278.2811. There is a chargeback fee for interpreter services for other than classroom instruction, student activities and Division of Student Affairs functions.

Assisted Listening Devices:

For student classroom and activity use, call the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, 559. 278.2811.

The Leon and Pete Peters Educational Center (in the Student Recreation Center). Headsets and receivers for the hearing assistance system are available at no charge. Call 559.347.3800.

Save Mart Center. Headsets and receivers for the FM hearing assistance system in the Save Mart Center are available at no charge. Call Patron Services at 559.347.3400 or visit the Guest Services Desk in the NW corner of the Main Concourse.

TTY/TDD Service: (telecommunications device for the deaf )

Available at the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, TTY phone number 559.278.3084, office number 559.278.2811.

Video Phone Relay Service:

Available in the Assistive Computer Lab of the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, University Center, Room 5.

Accommodation, Alternate Format Statements on Publications and Announcements

Equal opportunity cannot be achieved unless individuals with disabilities are aware that accommodations and adjustments are available on campus. It is recommended that accommodation and alternate format statements be included, where applicable, on publications, event announcements and Web sites. Sample accommodation statements are provided in the Standards for Graphics and Communications at http://www.csufresno.edu/univrelations/manual/pages/.