Emergency Plans
Elevator Outages/Construction
Report Barriers
Parking/Parking Map
Transportation
Campus Housing Accommodation Requests
Labs/assistive technologies available

Google EKU Accessibility Map

Emergency Plans

EKU’s Campus Emergency Response Plan

http://www.police.eku.edu/cerp/cerp-8-2-07.pdf

Emergency Text Messaging System

The text message service is offered to members of the University Community on a purely voluntary basis. In order to receive these notifications, you must have a mobile device that can receive text messages and a service plan with your provider that enables you to receive messages. Any costs associated with receiving text messages from your provider will be your responsibility.  It is recommended that your cell phone be configured to alert you to incoming text messages either by tone or vibration.

If you decide to opt-in, there is no guarantee of delivery, since the demands on local cell towers are outside the University’s control. In the event of an actual emergency, thousands of text messages will be sent. Congestion at your service provider may delay or prevent the delivery of these messages.

If you need to report an emergency situation, please contact 911 or EKU Police.

Please follow these steps in order to sign up for the service:

• From the EKU homepage, click on “EKU Direct” and then log in.
• At the top of EKU Direct main menu page, click on “Opt-In for Emergency Text Messaging.”
• From there, you will be directed to enter your cell-phone number, select your service provider and either opt-in or opt-out. Once done, click “Submit” and you are registered!

Elevator Outages/Construction

No major obstructions at this time. Please report any barriers found.

EKU Campus Construction Update 7/07

James Street, executive director of Capital Planning and Facilities Management, reported that Clay Hall renovations are continuing and should be complete by Fall 2008; bidding on Phase 2 of the Business & Technology Center and the Intramural Field Renovation Project is now anticipated in early December; and construction is under way on the new Manchester Postsecondary Education Center, with completion anticipated in December, 2008.

Construction has begun for our new 330,000-square-foot Science Building. We’re looking forward to a groundbreaking ceremony in summer 2008 for what will become our largest building. This building will be under construction through 2011.

Report Barriers

Report Barriers Online form

Send information on blocked physical access, computer lab software suggestions, website inaccessibility, broken elevators, and any other complaints or requests to the ADA Accessibility Committee. Contact the chair at Sandy.Douglas@eku.edu.

Parking

Online parking registration (not available for Handicapped Parking Decal)

For general information about parking, go to EKU's parking website.

Parking map

Richmond Campus: Instructions for Obtaining a Handicapped Parking Decal

Eastern Kentucky University offers special handicapped parking decals to eligible persons with disabilities. The parking request form shall be completed by BOTH the individual and an attending physician and turned into the Transportation Office. Temporary decals may be issued by Transportation Personnel for one week while the applicant completes the process. A campus accessibility map may also be obtained at theParking offices as well as the information center in the Powell Building.

Parking and Transportation Office
Mattox Hall, Suite A
Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 7:30 am - 5 pm
Tuesday 7:30 am - 6 pm, Friday 7:30 am - 4:30 pm
859.622.1063

To apply for a handicapped-parking decal, please read and follow the instructions.

HANDICAPPED PARKING DECALS ARE ISSUED FOR BOTH PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY DISABILITIES from the Transportation Office ONLY.

1. Obtain a "handicapped parking request form" from one of these locations;
1. Parking and Transportation Office (address above).
2. The Office of Services for Individuals with Disabilities (address below).
2. Hand carry, fax or mail the form to the physician who is treating you for the disorder, condition or impairment of which you are requesting handicapped parking and request that the form be completed.
   
3. Hand carry, fax or mail the completed handicapped parking request form to the EKU Parking and Transportation Office.
1. The approval process takes from one to two weeks. While you are waiting for a decision, you may request a temporary permit for handicapped parking. Forms may be faxed to 859.622.2243.
2. The cost of permits will be billed to your account and are equivalent to all other student /employee permits fee

Transportation

The shuttle schedule is available at http://www.parking.eku.edu/shuttle/.

The evening shuttle will pick you up from any point on campus and take you to any point on campus. The evening shuttle service runs from 6:00 pm to 2:00 am Sunday through Thursday. The evening shuttle does not run on Friday or Saturday, or on Sunday when there is a holiday on Monday. You can request the evening shuttle by calling 622-2821, using the call boxes, or the telephones located at the entrance to certain parking lots and in the lobby of the Stratton Building. If you are calling from a residence hall, you must call from the lobby.

If the shuttle is not running and you do not wish to walk across campus alone, you can request an escort. The EKU Police Department will send a person in uniform to walk with you from any point on campus to any point on campus.

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Campus Housing Accommodation Requests

If appropriate, adapted housing is available on campus upon request. Accessible rooms are available in Todd, Dupree, Martin, and Case Residence Halls as well as Brockton apartment living. Modifications to regular rooms for visual alarms and other special needs are also available upon request. The Family Housing Office offers modified apartments particularly available for those students whose physical daily maintenance require full time attendant care. For consideration of any residential hall or apartment living accommodation, seek out the Disabilities Office and complete the Housing Request form available in the Disabilities Office, SSB 361. Contact the Disabilities Office as soon as you apply to the University so that we can discuss the appropriateness of your request and inform the Housing Office of your particular needs.

More info on dorm accessibility (.doc)

Once in your Residence Hall, please refer to your Residence Hall Living Guidelines which include the Emergency Evacuation Procedure for persons with disabilities. Within theses guidelines, you are to self-identify your disability status and preferred mode of communication to the Residential Hall Staff. This information is to be written on an index card and made available to the front desk for emergency room evacuation procedures. Kentucky State Law 164 requires universities provide campus housing and security authorities with an updated list of students with disabilities living in residence halls. In the case of an emergency evacuation, your room will be monitored for proper evacuation by either the Residential Staff, Public Safety or the Fire Department.

Labs/assistive technologies available

The EKU learning community has access to two, specialized pieces of assitive technology; Zoomtext (for the visually impaired), and Read&Write Gold (for LD, ADHD and other cognitive impaired individuals) This software is available in the student computer labs in the SSB and the Library Lab ( behind Java City). All individuals are welcome to learn how to use this special software. If interested in a demo call the Disabilities Office and set up an appointment with our technology specialist.

A list of all student labs is available on the ITDS website, complete with policies, locations, availability, phone, and hardware/software.

Information on student housing networks can be found on the Resnet website.