Accessibility and identity

The ADA Coordinator's Office "processes accommodations for staff, faculty, and visitors to the University, and addresses accessibility issues and reports of disability-based discrimination on campus." (For student accommodations, see SLDS section below.) The ADA Coordinator's Office maintains a resource page with information on: requesting sign language interpretation and transcription; requesting workplace accommodations; accessible parking; paratransit; and assistance animals, as well as other resources and links to other, related OSU departments.

The Office of Student Life Disability Services (SLDS) provides accommodations for all students. Their website includes, among other things:

• Information on how to register to receive accommodations
• Resources for students who are already registered, including information on virtual learning
• A collection of best practices and resources for instructors who need to implement accommodations or have other questions. This includes:
  • A recommended syllabus statement on accessibility
  • The SLDS Beyond Compliance Toolkit, "to advance one's knowledge about inclusion for persons with disabilities"

For information on live captioning for online events, and the requirements if you are hosting an online event, visit ASCTech's webpage on Live Captioning for Online Events.

For information on flexible work arrangements, visit the Human Resources' Flexible Work site.

The Registrar's Office maintains a page on Managing Your Person Identity with information on:

• University use of legal name vs. preferred name
• University use of legal sex designation
• Laws and regulations pertaining to personal identity info

• The university has a site for Military and Veterans Services, which includes resources for students, faculty and staff.
• SLDS has a designated page for student veterans, including an access specialist for student veterans, Kelly Bonice (.3).

The Student Advocacy Center is committed to helping students navigate Ohio State's structure and to resolving issues that they encounter at the university. The Advocacy Center can offer assistance on a number of fronts, including but not limited to:

• Petitions to withdraw from a class after the normal drop deadline due to extenuating circumstances
• Petitions for reinstatement
• COAM appeals

Ohio State's Civil Rights Compliance Office brings together a number of functions related to harassment, discrimination and sexual misconduct, some of which were previously handled by separate office. They have four focus areas:

• Accessibility (via the ADA Coordinator's Office)
• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Youth Activities and Programs
• Sexual Misconduct and Title IX compliance

Ohio State offers a number of lactation rooms on campus. The Office of Human Resources offers a list of lactation rooms on all campuses, which includes information on how to access each space. Location information is also available within the Ohio State mobile app, though not all access details are included there.

The Graduate Association of Mental Health Action and Advocacy (GAMHAA) has partnered with M+A Architects, the Department of English, and the Disability Studies Program, to create a Quiet Room in 507 Denney Hall. The Quiet Room is a multipurpose space meant to offer privacy, respite, relaxation, stress relief, destimulation and silence. The space is equipped with private partitioned spaces, stim items, a happy light (sun lamp), salt lamp, Buddha Board, light reading materials, ear plugs, coloring books and pencils, a weighted blanket and resting spaces.

The room is available to anyone and everyone, but is especially designed toward students, staff and associated faculty on campus who lack private, quiet spaces on campus.

For more information, visit the Quiet Room page on GAMHAA's website.

Ohio State's Facilities Information and Technology Services maintains a map of single-occupancy restrooms at all campuses. This information is also available within the Ohio State mobile app.