About Our Building
Disability, Health and Social Policy
Campus Building Code #974
1640 West Roosevelt Road


Two students walking on campus, engaged in a conversation. One female and one male with white cane

Entrance & Exits
The main entrance to the building faces Roosevelt Road and consists of automatic sliding doors as well as a hinged door to the side of the automatic doors. Please note that all entrances are locked after 5 p.m. This means that you can get out of the building but you cannot get back in unless someone inside the building lets you back in or you have key card access. Key card access can be requested from faculty teaching evening courses.

Exit only options are located on both the east and west side of the building. Neither of these exits have automatic doors.

Elevators

Inside the building there are elevators available to each floor. There is a double elevator bank on both the east and west side of the elevator waiting areas. There is Braille signage within the elevator cabs.

Washrooms

Wheelchair accessible washrooms are located on floors 1, 2, 4, 5, 7:

1st floor:
Accessible men’s and women’s washrooms are located across from the auditorium (Room 166).

2nd , 4th, and 7th floors:
A large, single user unisex accessible washroom is located across the hall from rooms 205-207 (2nd floor), across from rooms 405-407 (4th floor), and across from rooms 705-707 (7th floor). In addition, partially accessible men's (#440) and women's (#441) washrooms are located across the hall from Room 448.

5th floor:
A large, single user, unisex washroom is located next to room 527.

Classrooms
Room 204 and room 448 are the primary classrooms.
Room 704 and room 166 (auditorium) are used as back up classrooms.

Classroom environment with a male lecturer and three female students. One student is using a standing chair, and the other two are sitting at their desks Two females communicating with each other using sign language

 

Departmental Offices

DHD Directors Office: Room 436
Tamar Heller
(312) 413-1647

Director of Graduate Studies: Room 246
Glenn Fujiura
(312) 413-1977

Program Director, PhD Program in DS: Room 236
Carol Gill
(312) 355-0550

Departmental TTY: (312) 413-0453

Departmental Fax: (312) 413-1630

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TIP: If calling from a university telephone, dial 6, 3, or 5 plus the last 4 digits.

To call from public phones, on or off campus, or from private telephones in university housing, dial: 996, 413, or 355 plus the last 4 digits.

Computer Labs
Male in wheelchair with headset at computer station
Room 135: Multiple user computer lab which includes 1 dedicated workstation with the following features: Room 718: Single computer lab has 2 workstations (PC & MAC) with the following features:
NOTE: Room 718 is locked when not in use. See computer lab personnel in room 135 for access to room 718.

Lab Director: (312) 996-6709
Lab Support: (312) 355-4015
e-mail: idhd_support@listserv.uic.edu
For locations and information on other Computer Labs on Campus: www.uic.edu/depts/accc/pclabs/

DHD Event & Information Postings
Information on seminars and events sponsored or promoted by DHD will be posted by building elevators as well as on the DHD student list serve.

Female in manual wheelchair with service dog, working on laptop with headset Student Lounge/Library
Room 705: the student lounge includes furniture for lounging, microwave, Fridge, computer terminal, and a view! A Disability Studies library is located in the adjacent room.

Vending Machines
Located on the basement level.

Public Phones
A public phone bank, including 1 telephone with TTY features and situated at an accessible height is located on the 1st floor, near the auditorium and accessible washrooms.

Student Mailboxes
Evacuation Plans
For the building evacuation plan, contact DHD Directors Office.