Are there accommodations for handicapped at commencement?
Yes and no. You can contact Allyson Baughman in the Office of Alumni Relations (219-464-5142) to reserve a spot at the end of a pew for any members of your family that are in a wheelchair. Also, an interpreter is provided for the deaf and an usher can lead them to the area where the interpreter will be located. The restrooms in the Chapel of the Resurrection are not accessible by wheelchair. People who cannot climb stairs must use the restrooms in the Christopher Center next door.
Yes and no. You can contact IMC@valpo.edu (219-464-6800) to reserve a spot at the end of a pew for a member of your family that is in a wheelchair plus one other person. Also, an interpreter is provided for the deaf and an usher can lead them to the area where the interpreter will be located. The restrooms in the Chapel of the Resurrection are not accessible by wheelchair. People who cannot climb stairs must use the restrooms in the Christopher Center next door or the Harre Union across the street.
