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Accessible accommodations are available for guests with disabilities attending commencement. Please refer to the services below for more information.
 

Accessible Parking

• Accessible parking is available in Lot A as well as throughout the campus. 
• Please display a state-issued placard when parking in accessible parking areas. Campus Safety officers will direct guests to designated parking.
• For guests with mobility issues, Biola Campus Safety will be available to provide transportation to the venue. Please call (562) 903-6000 on the day of commencement to arrange pick-up and drop-off.
• Guests may also be dropped off in the Visitor's Parking Lot D near the Crowell School of Business.
• Please see the commencement map for additional information.
   

Accessible Seating

We welcome our guests who use wheelchairs. Accessible seating is available but not reservable for the ceremony. This is on a first come, first served. Please ask our ushers to direct you as you enter.

 

Wheelchairs and Electric Conveyance Vehicles (ECV)

• ºÚÝ®ÊÓƵ does not provide or have available wheelchairs or electric conveyance vehicles (ECVs).
• Our venue is accessible for our guests utilizing mobility aids.
• Due to fire regulations, our aisles must remain clear. Your assistance in this matter is greatly appreciated.
   

Service Animals

• We value all our guests with disabilities, and we welcome service animals. A service animal is defined as any dog or miniature horse trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability.
• Guests who use service animals must retain control of their animals at all times and should keep them on a leash or harness while visiting.
• The care or supervision of a service animal is solely the responsibility of his or her owner.
• A service animal will not be permitted at the ceremony if the animal's behavior poses a direct threat to the health or safety of others. If a service animal displays vicious behavior toward others, the owner will be asked to leave with the animal.
   

Emotional Support Animals

ºÚÝ®ÊÓƵ welcomes emotional support animals. However, if the animal's behavior poses a direct threat to the health or safety of others, the owner will be asked to leave with the animal.
 

Services for Guests with Hearing Disabilities

Video Captioning

Biola provides real-time captioning of the ceremony in several ways.

• Guests may access captions from any seat via a web browser on their mobile phone or tablet (cellular data recommended as Wi-Fi may be limited).
• Designated seating with caption-ready monitors is available in the venue.
• Additionally, closed captions will be available on our live stream on biola.edu/commencement.

Assistive Listening Devices

For guests with mild to moderate hearing loss, assistive listening devices are available. Please email events@biola.edu to reserve a device. Any of our commencement staff will be happy to assist you at the ceremony as well. Guests will be asked to leave a valid form of identification, such as a driver's license, as a deposit on commencement day.