All of our programs, activities, and events on campus need to provide access to people with disabilities. Though Ball State's campus is highly accessible, you should always consider a few matters when planning events so they are accessible to everyone.

The Office Disability Services has created a checklist to help you determine if your program is accessible. We encourage people planning events off campus to use this checklist to ensure their program is accessible.

Checklist

Complete the checklist below, and contact our office with questions or concerns.

Accessible Entrance
  • If no, add a ramp or lift if possible.
  • If no, add an alternate route on level ground, if possible.
  • Or relocate the program to an accessible building.
  • Contact our office to discuss accessibility of campus buildings, or other available options.
  • If no, create and post directional signs through an accessible route.
  • Contact our office to discuss other options, or the possibility of relocating your program or event.
  • If no, enlarge the pathway if possible.
  • Relocate the program, or contact our office to discuss other ideas.
  • If no, contact our office to discuss possible options for installing a curb cut.
  • Relocate your program to area with greater accessibility.

Contact our office to discuss potential difficulties with parking, or to discuss possibilities for relocating your program.

Usability of Restrooms
  • If no, reconfigure a restroom or combine restrooms to create one unisex restroom, if possible.
  • Relocate the program, or contact our office to discuss available options.
Meeting Rooms

If no, relocate program or contact our office to discuss other potential options.

If no, relocate the program, or contact our office to discuss other potential options.

  • If no (and the space is not tiered) and the furniture is moveable, reconfigure the space to allow for more room.
  • Contact our office to discuss other possible options for accessibility for speakers and attendees.
Publicity and Invitations for Your Event

If no, be sure to include a statement about how a person can obtain accommodations for the program, such as:

"If you need an accommodation to fully participate in this event, please contact…" Then, be sure to include your name and contact information so that a person with a disability can get in touch with you about accommodations.

Accommodation Requests from Participants

Make sure the location is completely accessible for the participant by using this checklist.

Designate one staff member to handle all accommodation requests. This person can be the liaison to our office to discuss possible options for accommodations.

Contact our office to determine where to obtain an assisted listening device.

Contact our office for assistance with scheduling an interpreter for your program.

Contact the Adaptive Computer Technology Lab to learn about putting a handout into Braille or another electronic format for a visually impaired person.

  • When purchasing or renting AV materials, request one with closed caption capability.
  • If a captioned video is not available, contact Jeff Bowers of the University Media Services to discuss having your video captioned.