Disability Accommodations

Parking

Disability parking is available in lots directly adjacent to the Schottenstein Center on a first-come, first-served basis. A permanent or temporary Ohio or other state-issued Disability Placard is required for access to these lots. Additional disability parking is available in the "Buckeye" lots just south of Ackerman Road, where lift-equipped shuttles run to the northeast rotunda of the Schottenstein Center.

Click here to view parking map.

Seating

The Jerome Schottenstein Center opens at 11:00 a.m. on commencement day. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

The facility provides easy access for guests with permanent or temporary disabilities. Seating for those guests is located throughout the arena. Guests in wheelchairs as well as those who are unable to climb stairs, and one companion, are permitted in these areas. Guest attendants are located at the rotunda entrances to assist guests and provide directions.

An American Sign Language interpreter will be present during the ceremony. Seating for hearing impaired guests will be located in Section 121. Due to space limitations, we again ask that only one other person be seated with the hearing impaired guest in this area.

To assist you in selecting your preferred seating section, click here to view a seating diagram of the arena.

Further information is available in the on-line Schottenstein Center Accessibility Guide or by calling the Office of Commencement and Special Events at (614) 292-9051. Some services described in the on-line Accessibility Guide are limited for commencement. Commencement is not a ticketed event, and it is not necessary to purchase tickets in accessible seating areas.