Accessibility Planning

Yellow Plan – Hoy Parking Garage

The Yellow Plan is for guests with ANY of the following, not just for those who have wheelchairs:

• Cannot climb 10-15 stairs, or any stairs
• Needs a chair with back support
• Bringing wheelchair, walker, scooter, crutches, cane
• Unable to step on/off a bus
• Unsteady on feet, needs assistance
• Has vertigo or height fears
• Needs ASL sign language interpreting

We urge guests with limited stamina or reduced mobility to bring a wheelchair to campus. Guests who don’t usually rely on a wheelchair, and may not even need one inside the stadium, may find they need one at some point during the long weekend on our large, hilly campus. Wheelchairs provide relief for strenuous walking distances from sidewalks to buildings and provide restful seating at informal events. Anyone bringing a wheelchair to the stadium event, will need a Yellow Plan.

All members of your party may sit together in this section, at the south end of the field at the stadium.

Blue Plan – South Morrison Parking Lot

The Blue Plan is for guests who are able to do ALL of the following:

• Able to climb 10-30 stairs in the bleacher area
• Able to step on/off a bus
• Able to sit without back support
• Able to walk 100 feet unassisted
• Not bringing wheelchair, walker, scooter
• Does not have vertigo or height fears
• Does not need ASL sign language interpreting

All members of your party may sit together anywhere in the bleachers, in the Crescent general seating.

In addition:

• Each ceremony will be captioned on the large Jumbotron located at the south end of the field, as well as on two large video screens located on either side of the stage.
• Guests watching the event via livestream will have access to closed captioning.

Click here to complete a short online form to request your Accessibility Parking Plan as explained in the section above.

Starting in mid-April we will begin emailing Accessibility Plan materials to the email submitted on the form. It will contain a parking permit pdf document that you’ll print to place on your vehicle’s dash, along with helpful information for you and your party.

You may request online until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 22.

Enjoy your visit to Cornell and Ithaca Commencement Weekend 2026!

Yellow Plan

Guests with a Yellow Plan will receive a yellow permit document to print to be able to park in Hoy Parking Garage on Saturday. State issued handicap placards are not required, as Hoy Parking Garage is reserved for all vehicles displaying a Yellow Plan permit. Driving directions to Hoy Parking Garage are included with the Yellow parking permit. Traffic signs and transportation officers will assist with directing vehicles to Hoy Parking Garage. You will exit your vehicle at the unloading area in Hoy Parking Garage. Then walk/wheel 100′ on level surfaces, to the Yellow seating area at the south end of the football field in the stadium. Chairs will be available for all in this special seating section on the field. All members of your party may sit together in this seating area.

Blue Plan

Guests with a Blue Plan will receive a blue permit document to print to be able to park in the South Morrison Parking Lot on Saturday. State issued handicap placards are not required, as the South Morrison Parking Lot is reserved for all vehicles displaying a Blue Plan permit. Driving directions to the South Morrison Parking Lot are included with Blue Plan information. Traffic signs and transportation officers will assist with directing vehicles to the South Morrison Parking Lot. You will ride a bus from the South Morrison Parking Lot to the Crescent Lot and walk 100′ to general seating in the Crescent.

Yellow Plan

Guests wanting sign language service need a Yellow Plan for the specific parking-and-seating arrangement that provides the entry and seating location where signers will be located.

Blue Plan

Guests sitting in the Crescent general seating will not be able to see the signers. To sit where signers are located, you will need the Yellow Plan.

We recommend renting wheelchairs or transport chairs at home to bring to campus. The university does not provide wheelchairs, as supply cannot meet the large demand. If you rent from companies in Ithaca, be sure to ask about pickup & return dates, as some businesses may be closed until Tuesday to observe Memorial Day.

607-273-4727 Guthrie Med Supply Depot
607-272-2433 Finger Lakes Independence Center
607-257-1425 UHS Professional Homecare

Yellow Plan

If bringing a wheelchair, walker, scooter, or transport chair to Schoellkopf Field, you MUST have a Yellow Plan to accommodate a mobility device at Schoellkopf.

Blue Plan

The Blue Plan does not allow for bringing wheelchairs, walkers, or scooters to the stadium. Whether you will use a wheelchair for seating or just want to set it aside at Schoellkopf to use later, you MUST have the Yellow Plan.

Yellow Plan

With the Yellow Plan, display your permit and walk/wheel or drive to your graduate’s college/school or department event. You’ll need to allow time to then travel back to park in Hoy Parking Garage prior to the university Commencement ceremony.

If attending a college/school or department event prior to the university Commencement ceremony, you will find that some event locations cannot be accessed by vehicle for drop-offs and pick-ups.

A suggestion for those with a Yellow Plan would be to park in Hoy parking Garage, retrieve a wheelchair or transport chair from vehicle and use it as a safe, comfortable shuttle to walk/wheel to the event, leaving the car in Hoy Parking Garage until later.

Blue Plan

With the Blue Plan, you may walk or ride a bus to your college/school or department event AND to the university Commencement ceremony. To ride a bus to an event following the university Commencement ceremony, exit the Crescent seating area through the portal nearest your seating, then walk 100′ out into the Crescent Lot to board a bus to go to your next event. If you do not have another event to go to, you may ride a bus back to the South Morrison Parking Lot to access your vehicle.