We welcome and encourage students with disabilities to live in university housing. We work to provide accessible facilities to the greatest degree possible.
If you have a disability, medical need or other situation, we work with Health Services, Counseling and Consultation Services and the Disability Resource Center to determine appropriate accommodations.
To provide information to offer guidance and direction to emergency responders dispatched by the City of DeKalb Police Department, please complete the Premise Alert Program form.
If you have specific questions about our buildings and rooms, contact the assistant director of residential facilities at 815-753-7407. If you need temporary assistance due to an injury, please report it as soon as possible.
Contact the most appropriate department below to begin your accommodation request.
Contact the Disability Resource Center to schedule an intake appointment:
Campus Life Building, Suite 180
815-753-1303
drc@niu.edu
Monday – Friday
8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
At the intake appointment, you and an access consultant will discuss barriers that may impact your experience at NIU. You are welcome to invite family members, significant others or legal guardians to participate. You may be asked for documentation of your disability. If you don't have documentation, your access consultant will help you find out what kind of documentation you need and how to get it.
The appointment is usually scheduled for 60 to 90 minutes. If you are going to be more than 15 minutes late, call the Disability Resource Center and reschedule.
After the appointment, the Disability Resource Center will submit recommended accommodations to us for final approval.
Contact Counseling and Consultation Services:
Campus Life Building, room 200
815-753-1206
Monday – Friday
8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Contact the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center:
105 Normal Road
815-753-4772
gsrc@niu.edu
Monday – Friday
8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Campus Dining Services offers resources and accommodations to students with alternate dietary needs, allergies and intolerances. Learn about accommodations provided by Campus Dining Services or contact the nutrition team.
If you would like to request an emotional support animal as an accommodation, contact the Disability Resource Center. You'll go through the accommodation process prior to bringing your animal to campus.
Students with trained Service Animals are encouraged to contact the Disability Resource Center in advance of arriving on campus. This helps with notifying staff of the presence of an animal and to ensure the housing assignment provided to you meets the needs of the student and the animal.
Visit the campus map to see the location of accessible entrances, parking, automatic door openers and elevators at NIU.