Campus accessibility spaces

Check out the download map link below to locate the accessible entrances and parking spaces on the Boston campus:

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Accommodations for Northeastern University students: https://disabilityaccessservices.northeastern.edu/

• Access to the resources portal
• Professor notification letters
• Testing accomodations

Student disclosure form: https://bpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/sites.northeastern.edu/dist/7/7597/files/2025/02/Student-Disclosure-Form.pdf

Please refer to this interactive map for information about all-gender restrooms on campus:
https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/d6be4f3684084b57acfabe2d76072e76/page/Boston-Area/?org=NEUADMIN&org=NEUADMIN

Locate a bathroom and see descriptions of each site; green markers indicate public restrooms, red markers indicate locations that require swipe access.

Northeastern provides lactation rooms across the university. Any Northeastern-affiliated nursing parent/provider (faculty, staff, student, breastfeeding spouse/partner/provider) can reserve one of the rooms from the appropriate campus resource as detailed below.

Please refer to this interactive map for information about lactation rooms on the Boston campus:
https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/c370f83d25e940b4a47d5d6bcd566cbc

To view the lactation spaces on the map, be sure to check the box for “Lactation Rooms.”

Undergraduate and graduate students: Please complete an access request form for lactation spaces using the following link: https://forms.office.com/r/KmNWe0s8MX

Allow 2-3 business days for a response.

Faculty and staff: Contact the HR service desk at: [email protected] for access information.

CDC: Accessible PowerPoint Guide: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/2015nchs/preparing_accessible_powerpoint_presentation.pdf

• Alternative text
• Font, font size, and color
• Using outline view to enhance accessibility

Design for Accessibility: A Cultural Administrator’s Handbook: https://www.arts.gov/about/publications/design-accessibility-cultural-administrators-handbook

• Effective communication
• Overview of ADA and the rehabilitation Act
• Planning with inclusion in mind

Accessibility at Northeastern: https://digital-accessibility.northeastern.edu

• Digital accessibility feedback form

Web Accessibility: https://webaim.org/techniques/powerpoint/

• Accessibility principles
• Converting PowerPoint to PDF
• PowerPoint templates and themes.

Northeastern’s Disability Access Services: https://drc.sites.northeastern.edu

• Faculty and staff resources
• Parents and families
• Registered student resources
• Unregistered student information

Northeastern’s Learning Disability Program: https://www.northeastern.edu/ldp

• Application
• LDP model

University Health and Counseling Services: https://www.northeastern.edu/uhcs

• Medical services
• Mental health services
• Medical leave of absence

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): https://www.ada.gov/topics/intro-to-ada/

• Business requirements
• Employer requirements
• State and local government services

Employee disability support and benefits: https://service.northeastern.edu/hr

• Accommodations request forms
• Medical documentation
• Self-identification form

Assistive technology and adaptive resources: https://www.disabilityresources.org/assistive-technology-articles

• Assistive technology for various populations
• Captioning
• Universal design