Southern Methodist UniversityStudent Right to Know • Persons with Disabilities
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Persons with Disabilities

Services Availability


Conference Services Office (for conference guests)

  • Dietary restriction help with cafeteria and catered meals
  • If a request is made by a group for a specific aid or device, arrangements are made with the necessary provider

    Central University Libraries

  • Kurzweil computer-based screen reader system with scanner and speech synthesizer for dyslexia or visual impairment
  • Optelec print magnifier enlarges text from any hardcopy

Housing Assistance and Information

  • Furnished campus apartments and rooms in the residence halls that are accessible to students with physical disabilities are available on a limited basis.

Motor Disability

Wheelchair accommodations -see website for accessibility

  • Moody Coliseum
  • McFarlin Auditorium
  • Meadows Theatres

Campus Planning and Plant Operations

  • Installs automatic doors
  • Installs identification barriers
  • Provides curb cuts and ramps for on-campus travel
  • Installs proper signage

Research Administration Upon Request (Faculty)

Disability-Specific Services Available (Student, Faculty, Staff, Community)

(Portable) Technology

  • Assistive-Listening Devices McFarlin Auditorium 214-768-3139
  • Assistive-Listening Devices Hughes-Trigg Student Center 214-768-4440
  • Assistive-Listening Devices Bob Hope Theater and Caruth Auditorium 214-768-2713
  • (Installed) Greer Garson Theatre 214-768-2713

Dietary Restrictions SMU Dining Services 214-768-2367

Health Issues Health Center 214-768-2141

Off-Campus Visitor Accommodation Office of Access and Equity 214-768-3601

Parking and Transportation Services 214-768-7275

  • Maps
  • Permits
  • Space Designation

Print Magnifiers Central University Libraries 214-768-2326

Screen Readers Central University Libraries 214-768-2326

Sign Language Interpreters For: Staff Employee Relations 214-768-2070

Disability Accommodations and Success Strategies 214-768-1470

Applicants for Employment 214-768-3311