Access for People with Disabilities - Access for People with Disabilities

Accessibility Updates

Romney Oval Closure

The Romney Oval area, north of Romney Hall, has been closed for the installation of the new sustainability
geothermal system. This closure is scheduled to be effective until December 3, 2021

Temporary ADA Parking Spots Have Been Identified and Permanent ADA Parking Spots Have
Been Created

4 ADA Parking Spaces have been added to lot #14 (Wolf), next to the Marga Hosaeus
Fitness Center
5 Temporary ADA Parking Spaces in lot #27 (Bison), next to Yellowstone Hall will be
available starting September 19
Permanent ADA Parking Spaces have been added to the lot next to the North Gym and
are now open

Romney Hall Renovation Project – August 5, 2019 until further notice

Grant Street will be closed between the Visual Communications Building service drive
and the west end of the SUB loop
The sidewalk on the north side of Grant Street past Romney will be closed
A temporary sidewalk will be constructed leading around the north side of the building
The VCB service drive entrance, the entrance to the North Fieldhouse parking lot and
the SUB loop will remain accessible from Grant St.

Due to numerous construction projects on the MSU campus, accessibility routes and
entrances may temporarily be restricted, please watch for signs indicating alternative
pathways. If you encounter any issues please contact Disability Services at 994-2824 and you
will be connected to the appropriate person. Thank you for your patience during construction
season.

Montana State University is committed to affording students, faculty, staff and visitors
with disabilities the opportunity to participate in the university’s academic and
non-academic activities by providing access and reasonable accommodations that may
be necessary to assure access.

Accessibility Maps:

Campus Accessibility Map
ADA Parking Map

If you are having any accessibility issues accessing the ADA Parking Map or if you
would prefer a paper copy please contact the Office of Disability Services for assistance.
406-994-2824

Persons with disabilities may request accommodation at the offices shown below:

Academic Programs, Student Services, Residence Life

The Office of Disability, Re-entry and Veteran Services is the office responsible
for assuring that the university programs, services, and activities are accessible
to students with disabilities. Students with disabilities wishing to request an accommodation
may contact this office.

Office of Disability Services
Montana State University
180 Strand Union Building
P.O. Box 173960
Bozeman, MT 59717-396

TTY: (406) 994-6701
Tel: (406) 994-2824
Fax: (406) 994-3943

Employment

Reasonable accommodation with respect to employment matters should be coordinated
with Human Resources. Applicants, prospective employees and faculty and staff with
disabilities may submit requests for accommodation to:

Human Resources
Montana State University
201 Montana Hall
P.O. Box 172440
Bozeman, MT 59717-2440

ADA Coordinator for Employees

Tel: (406) 994-2629
Fax: (406) 994-1969
TDD: (406) 994-4331

University Events, Athletic Contests and Public Offerings

Members of the public and visitors with disabilities may contact the following offices
to request reasonable accommodations for an event. Planning ahead will greatly reduce
the risk of difficulties.

Bobcat Ticket Office
#1 Bobcat Circle
Bozeman, MT 59717

Tel: (406) 994-2287
Fax: (406) 994-2278
Location: #1 Bobcat Circle

Michelle Cook, Director

Other Facilities, Services and Programs

For any other facilities, services and programs or to raise concerns about accessibility
or access, contact Disability Services to be connected with the appropriate Accessibility
Contact Person.

The Accessibility Contact Person is responsible for addressing accessibility issues,
maintaining accessibility information, including the existence and location of accessible
features and routes; providing information to the university community about accessibility
requirements and responding to individual and group accessibility requests:

Office of Disability Services
Montana State University
174 Strand Union Building
P.O. Box 173960
Bozeman, MT 59717-3960

Tel: (406) 994-2824
Fax: (406) 994-3943

Web Accessibility

Admitted and prospective students, employees, applicants, and countless other visitors
access Montana State University’s web properties using a wide variety of technologies.
Our visitors utilize a variety of different web browsers, screen resolutions, and
preferred font sizes. A growing number of visitors are using mobile phones and other
hand-held computers. Like some of our students and employees, some of our web visitors
have disabilities that can make access to our website challenging or even impossible.
To promote MSU’s commitment to access for all individuals, web content should be
accessible to all members of our diverse audience. Accessible web content should be
developed in accordance with the following guidelines and standards:

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0:

WCAG 2.0 covers a wide range of recommendations for making web content more accessible.
Following these guidelines at the AA level, will make content accessible to a wider
range of people with various kinds of disabilities, including blindness and low vision,
deafness and hearing loss, learning disabilities, cognitive limitations, limited movement,
speech disabilities, photosensitivity and combinations of these. Implementing proper
accessibility will make your web content more usable to users in general.

These Guidelines are associated with the following principles:

1.1 Perceivable: Information and user interface components must be presentable to users in ways they
can perceive.

1.2. Operable: User interface components and navigation must be operable.

1.3. Understandable: Information and the operation of user interface must be understandable.

1.4. Robust: Content must be robust enough that it can be interpreted reliably by a wide variety
of user agents, including assistive technologies.

Reporting a Web Accessibility Issue

For questions regarding web accessibility or to notify the University regarding online
information or functionality that is currently inaccessible, contact the Director of Web and Digital Communications.

Accessibility Information On-line

You can review current accessibility information concerning access to university buildings. Also, The Accessibility Map of the university which lists accessible routes and accessibility information may be found on our website.

Accessible routes must be free of obstructions, including bicycles and construction
debris. If any person is aware of, or encounters obstacles, debris or obstructions
on an accessible route, please contact the Accessibility Contact Person to report
it.

Complaints or Grievances

The university has adopted a policy prohibiting discrimination on the basis of a disability.
Individuals who have complaints alleging discrimination based upon a disability may
file them with the following:

Office of Institutional Equity
Montana State University
116 Hamilton Hall
Bozeman, MT 59717

Tel: (406) 994-2042
Fax: (406) 994-7999
Email:

– OR –

Montana Human Rights Commission
1625 11th Ave.
PO Box 1728
Helena, MT 59624-1728
Voice: 406-444-2884
Toll free: 800-542-0807

– OR –

U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights
Seattle Office
915 Second Avenue, Room 3310
Seattle, WA 98174-1099

Voice: 206-607-1600
Fax: 206-607-1601
TDD: 206-607-1647