General Information

Ohio University has developed a number of residential options to accommodate the most profound mobility impairments. The needs of most other disabled residents can be accommodated in standard student housing with specific modifications made for the individual's needs.

Disabled residents are requested to register with the university's Office for Institutional Equity, which is charged with coordinating the needs of disabled students between all university departments. The Office for Institutional Equity will certify to the Housing Office that a particular student is eligible for special services.

Housing options include:

• Fully accessible student rooms with accessible common bathroom shared with other residents of the floor
• Fully accessible student suites with fully equipped private bathrooms
• Medical rooms with private bathrooms but not necessarily wheelchair-accessible
• Rooms equipped with special devices for the hearing impaired and air conditioned rooms

Fully Accessible Suites

The following residential accommodations are reserved to meet the needs of residents with the most profound mobility impairments, including those confined to wheelchairs. The Housing Office will attempt to assign these spaces based on the relative needs of individual students requiring these accommodations. As with all residence hall accommodations, these spaces are provided with a university computer, local phone service, microwave refrigerator unit and cable TV service as part of the room charge.

South Green

Hoover House 102
A fully accessible first floor suite including:

• A bedroom with private wheelchair-accessible bathroom
• Bedroom area with an adjustable height worksurface
• First floor wheelchair access from the elevated walkway through the front door
• Ground floor wheelchair access from the parking area, then via elevator to floors 1-4
• First floor and ground floor entry doors equipped with electric door openers
• Option of regular key entry or electronic opener for those who might have difficulty manipulating a key
• Access to the "mod" lounge through an accessible door from the corridor which also has option of key entry or electronic opener
• Access to Nelson Dining Hall along the elevated walkway from first floor

East Green

Lincoln Hall 130 & 134
Fully accessible, adjoining, first floor suites with a shared bathroom including:

• A bedroom with private wheelchair-accessible bathroom, shared by both suites
• Bedroom areas have adjustable height worksurfaces
• The building's front door and the corridor door are ramped to accommodate wheelchairs
• The building is not equipped with an elevator and wheelchair access is not possible to upper floors
• Access via the main lobby front door and an interior bedroom corridor door
• Access to nearby Jefferson Dining Hall is along the sidewalk and through the accessible lobby door equipped with an electric door operator
• Access to laundry facilities located on the same floor

Shively Hall 123 & 128  THIS BUILDING IS OFFLINE FOR THE 2008-2009 ACADEMIC YEAR
Fully accessible first floor suites including:

• A bedroom with private wheelchair-accessible bathroom
• Bedroom area with an adjustable height worksurface
• The building's front door and the corridor door are equipped with electric door operators and "no-key" electronic locks
• The building is not equipped with an elevator and wheelchair access is not possible to upper floors
• Shively Dining Hall is on the ground floor and is accessible through its front door equipped with an electric operator
• Access via the main lobby front door and an interior bedroom corridor door
• Suite 128 also has direct wheelchair access from the outside through a second private entrance

Read Hall 141
A fully accessible first floor suite including:

• A bedroom with private wheelchair-accessible bathroom (This suite is right off the main lobby.)
• Access to the main lobby via the building's front door which is equipped with an electric operator
• The building is not equipped with an elevator and wheelchair access is not possible from the lobby to the rest of the building. Four steps lead up from the lobby to first floor bedroom areas.
• Option of regular key entry or electronic operator for those who might have difficulty manipulating a key.
• Access to nearby Jefferson Dining Hall is along the sidewalk and through the accessible lobby door equipped with an electric door operator.

West Green

Sargent Hall 128
A fully accessible first floor suite including:

• A bedroom with private wheelchair-accessible bathroom.
• Bedroom area has an adjustable height worksurface.
• Suite is equipped with fire alarm horn and strobe for the hearing impaired.
• Wheelchair access to first floor bedroom wing via ramped side entrance equipped with electric door operator and "no-key" electronic opener.
• Access to the main lobby is through the building's front door equipped with electric door operator and "no-key" electronic opener.
• Four steps prevent wheelchair access between lobby and bedroom wing.
• The building is not equipped with an elevator and wheelchair access is not possible from the lobby or bedroom wing to the rest of the building.
• Access to nearby Boyd Dining Hall is along the sidewalk and through Boyd's accessible front door equipped with an electric door operator.

Medical Rooms

A number of student rooms designated as "medical rooms" are scattered throughout the residence halls. Most are located on the first floor, usually off the main lobby.

Residents with medical conditions requiring a private bathroom may request assignment to one of these rooms.

These rooms are not wheelchair accessible but they do have private bathrooms. In some cases, two medical rooms share a bathroom.

West Green

Sargent Hall 103 & 104
Two adjacent single rooms sharing a private bathroom. Front lobby entrance of the building is wheelchair accessible. Steps up from lobby to the rooms.

James Hall 103 & 104
Two adjacent single rooms sharing a private bathroom. Front lobby entrance of the building is wheelchair accessible. Steps up from lobby to the rooms.

East Green

Bush Hall 127
Single room with private bathroom off main lobby. Front door to lobby is ramped and equipped with electric door operator and "no-key" electronic opener.

Gamertsfelder Hall 140 & 141, 172 & 174
Two sets of two adjacent double rooms sharing a private bathroom. Front door to lobby entrance is not wheelchair accessible. Steps up from lobby to the rooms. A kennel is available for service dogs on this site.

Tiffin Hall 129 & 132
Two adjacent double rooms sharing a private bathroom. Front door to lobby entrance is wheelchair accessible. Steps up from lobby to the rooms.

Voigt Hall 118
Single room with private bathroom off main lobby. Front door to lobby is ramped. Once in the lobby, requires climbing 5 steps and traversing about 20' of corridor to the room.

Washington 125
Double room with private bath off main lobby. Room is also equipped with horn/strobe light connected to fire alarm for hearing-impaired resident. Lobby is not wheel-chair accessible.

Washington 126
Single room with private bath off main lobby. Room is also equipped with horn/strobe light connected to fire alarm for hearing-impaired resident. Lobby is not wheel-chair accessible.

South Green

Brough 302
A double room with a private bathroom located on the third floor. The building is equipped with an elevator.

Cady 302
A double room with a private bathroom located on the third floor. The building is equipped with an elevator.

Foster 302
A double room with a private bathroom located on the third floor. The building is equipped with an elevator.

Accommodations for the Hearing Impaired

A variety of accommodations for the hearing impaired are available, depending on the particular needs of individual residents:

Fire Alarm Horns and Strobe Lights

As new fire alarm systems are installed in residence halls, a number of bedrooms in each hall are equipped with horns and strobe lights. These devices provide a high-decibel sound and high-intensity flashing light intended to awaken and alert the occupant(s) in the event that the building fire alarm is activated. To date these devices have been installed in the following rooms.

Although the above rooms are permanently equipped with horns and strobes connected to the fire alarms, similar equipment can be temporarily installed in most other rooms, given reasonable notice of the need.

All the rooms in Boyd, James, Sargent and Pickering Halls are readily adaptable to horn/strobe units. Please inform the Housing Office of your need when you submit your housing contract.

Visitor Alert Devices

A door button connected to a flashing light can be installed in any room to alert the resident that he/she has a visitor. Please inform the Housing Office of your need when you submit your housing contract.

Communications Aids

The university's Communications Network Services (CNS) will provide appropriate communications devices for residents with hearing impairments. Please call CNS Technical Services at (740) 593-2667 to make arrangements.

Air Conditioning

Residents who require air conditioning to accommodate a disability should contact the Housing Office.

Several of the university's residence halls are completely air conditioned. Ewing House, Hoover House and Wray House have air conditioning on the third and fourth floors and have a number of air conditioned rooms on the first and second floors.