Special Accommodations
Several services are available to those attending the University commencement ceremonies who may require specific and/or special accommodations based on a disability.
Special Accommodations
Although we do not currently offer personal accommodation requests for or during the ceremonies, please rest assured that you and/or your guest will be accommodated as noted below. We encourage you to review the details provided below to learn more about the designated spaces we have planned. Please note that reserved seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Accommodations for the Hearing Impaired
A reserved seating section will be available for guests with a hearing impairment who will have an unrestricted view of the Sign Language Interpreters. This section will be located directly to the left of our graduate seating. Reserved seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Accommodations for Those with Limited Mobility
A reserved seating section for those requiring wheelchair seating accommodations and for those with limited mobility will be available to the right of the stage facing the Howard Administration Building.
Guests with mobility difficulties and/or needs may also take the shuttle, wheelchair-accessible golf cart, and/or any of the available golf carts that will be going around before and after the ceremony starts/ends. Please be aware that the university is unable to provide any mobility assistance devices for guests with disabilities, due to which, the university recommends arranging these needs independently before arriving on campus.
Also, due to high demand and limited space, the reserved seating area is restricted to a person with a disability and one guest, unless otherwise available. Additional members of your party should sit in regular public seating areas.
Reserved mobility seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Reserved Parking and Disability Services Shuttle
Reserved parking spaces for persons with state-issued handicapped permits will be available in the Employee Parking Lot O, located on the North side of the Howard Administration Building. Parking is also available in any handicapped space on campus that is not restricted due to Commencement.
Shuttle Services and golf carts will be available from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. to transport guests from all campus parking locations to the Science Green for each Commencement Ceremony.
On commencement dates (Saturday, May 3, and Sunday, May 4), information will be available by calling Campus Security at (904) 256-7585 or by calling the Florida Relay Service at 1-800-955-8771 for TDD assistance.