What Guests Need to Know:
Help for Those With Disabilities

Handicapped-Accessible Parking

Guests with documented disabilities who need handicapped-accessible parking adjacent to the stadium must complete and submit an application form by Friday, May 8. To receive a copy of the form, call 413-545-0892 or download it from www.umass.edu/commencement/2009/parking_form.html. Along with your form, Disability Services must receive a copy of your HP placard or HP or V license-plate registration.

A few golf-cart taxis will be available at the stadium’s main gate and at gate 4 to help guests with limited-mobility get to and from on- field seating and the reception tents.

Lift-Equipped Shuttles

Lift-equipped vans and shuttle-buses will make frequent runs from Parking Lot 25 (see Campus Map) to the stadium. To request a ride, call (413) 545-2086.

Stadium Wheelchair Seating

There is limited wheelchair seating on the west side of the stadium on the lower level of the stands. It is accessible from the southwest ramp at Gate 4 (see Stadium Map).

On-Field Seating

Folding chairs will be available at the rear of the field for ambulatory guests who cannot climb stairs. This seating is level with (but apart from) that for graduating students, and can be reached through gates 3 and 4 (Stadium Map).

Sign or Oral Interpreters

Sign-language or oral interpreters are available but must be requested no later than April 17 by calling 413-545-0892 V/TTY or e-mailing (with the subject line “Commencement Interpreter Request”) to Jamiep@stuaf.umass.edu.

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