Students or guests needing accommodations during graduation activities and commencement should make requests to Jim Wice, Director of Disability Services, as soon as possible and no later than May 4, 2001. Below are some examples of access accommodations commonly requested:

A manual wheelchair during Commencement on June 1, 2001. Requested wheelchairs will be available on the morning of Commencement at the Davis Museum loading dock. Your family member will need to sign for the chair at pickup and return it by 5:00 pm. Please be sure to make your request to Jim Wice by May 4th to ensure a wheelchair is reserved for you on June 1. [Note: To rent a wheelchair privately, you may contact Byrne Home Health Center in Natick (508) 655-3656]

Accessible seating access because of a mobility, hearing, seeing, or health related disability or impairment (your family members and guests will be able to sit with the individual with a disability).

A sign language interpreter--American Sign Language (ASL) or Signed English.

Assistance due to a hearing impairment.

A large print or Braille Commencement program--please make your request early to allow for production time.

A Wellesley College accessible routes map that contains accessible entrance locations and the most level pathways across campus.

Please contact Jim Wice at 781-283-2434 or by email jwice@wellesley.edu to request an access accommodation for you or a guest. Also, feel free to call if you have questions about any other disability need.

• Office of Public Information
• Date Modified: August 6, 2001