Dear prospective and current law students,

If you are reading this page, perhaps you seek to gather information about TU’s commitment to provide equal opportunities and services to all students of the university. Speaking as a “differently-abled” individual, a law graduate and current employee of TU Law, I appreciate your concerns. Below is some information that the TU Law Diversity Committee has prepared for your convenience. We hope this information will be helpful to you as you as you plan your visit to our law school or as you begin your legal education at TU.

Best,
April Fox
Chair, TU Law Diversity Committee

Accommodations:

The University of Tulsa has a Center for Student Academic Support (CSAS) that offers a comprehensive range of academic support services and accommodations for students with disabilities. All prospective students and newly admitted students are encouraged to contact CSAS to discuss their individual needs.

To learn more about the services and accommodations available at TU, please go to http://www.utulsa.edu/academicsupport/ to learn more. You may also contact center representatives at (918) 631-2315

Housing:

The University of Tulsa offers on-campus accessible apartment accommodations for students with physical challenges. Students who are interested in an accessible on-campus apartment should contact Mark Bernhardt, Assistant Director of Housing-Apartments/Property Management, as soon as they are accepted and/or enrolled in the College of Law.  All apartments that are currently accessible for student with physical challenges will be reserved for students with physical needs until mid-July before the commencement of the semester in mid-August.  If a student with special physical needs is admitted or enrolls after the deadline has past, accommodations may be made to a non-accessible apartment should one be available.

Once a student with physical challenges signs a licensing agreement for a university apartment, the property management team will meet with that student individually to discuss what accommodations are needed to that student’s apartment.  All physical accommodations can be made within two to six weeks to allow the student to move into their apartments within a reasonable time before the commencement of the semester.  There is no additional rental charge for accommodations made to an apartment that are ADA compliant.  For information about on campus housing in general, go to http://www.utulsa.edu/housing/living/ocliving.html to learn more!

Parking:

Disabled Parking (lots designated as ADA Accessible) is available throughout the TU campus.  The spaces are located at or near every building on campus, including the law school or John Rogers Hall (JRH) and vary in quantity depending upon the lot.  If you are planning a visit to the University of Tulsa College of Law, please know that the nearest ADA parking to JRH is located on the west end of the law school building.  The west entrance into the building offers automated doors that open with the press of a button and there are no steps with which to contend for easy access.

The University of Tulsa provides spaces throughout the campus for the parking needs of persons with disabilities.  In the case of visitors, The University honors any government-issued disability permit or license plate that is visibly displayed on a vehicle.

Parking Permits

Provisions to these regulations allow the University to issue either a temporary or permanent University of Tulsa Handicap Parking Permit to any student, faculty, or staff member with sufficient proof of a disability. Note: The University ADA sticker will be in addition to the regular lot permit chosen by the individual.

Temporary disability permits may be issued with written authorization from a physician and are issued with an expiration date.  Permanent disability permits are issued only to persons with a state-issued license plate, permit or state-issued disability card. (Acceptable proof of disability includes: state issued handicapped hangtag, physician signed application for state hangtag, or a letter/request from the attending physician.)


Students and employees with physical limitations may either use the free University of Tulsa Handicap Parking Permit or their government-issued disability permit or license plate while parked in an ADA parking space.  If the University ADA permit is used, there will be two permits affixed to the vehicle.  In all cases, the primary lot permit must be displayed on the vehicle, regardless of the lot in which the vehicle is parked. 

Guests to the campus with a displayed disability permit or license plate may park in any designated handicap parking space, as long as the disability permit or license holder is in possession of the vehicle.

Permits or licenses plates denoting disability do not permit anyone to park in "Fire Zones," "No Parking Zones," "Loading Zones," or those parking spaces and parking lots that have been marked reserved or restricted such as "event parking."

Current employees and students desiring to purchase a parking permit for ADA accessible lots may do so online at the University Parking website at  https://mytu.utulsa.edu/ortal/main.html.

While any government-issued permit or license is honored for ADA spaces on campus, the Campus Parking & Student ID center recommends that physically challenge students or employees buy a permit in the preferred lot (where space is available) insuring that the person can park in that lot even if the ADA spaces in that lot are occupied.  Buying a regular permit can be done on line, but getting the free University ADA permit requires submission of documentation either by fax or in person to our office for the file.

The decals issued by all employees and students are of the “peel and stick” type and may be removed and transferred to other vehicles.

JRH Accessibility

• Elevators

Elevators are located in the maybe legal Information center (MLIC) to provide easy multilevel access to the research facilities. An elevator is also located in the law school lobby for access to the lounge area in the lobby as well as the vending machine area.

• Classrooms

To avoid using stairs to access the four main classrooms (rooms 201-204) in JRH, there are alternate entrances located in the Faculty South and Faculty North hallways that lead into all four rooms.

• Restrooms

Though all restrooms in JRH are ADA compliant, the restrooms in the law library (MLIC) and the restrooms located on the east end of the building are more modern and accommodating for persons with disabilities.