Accessibility
We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully.
To be respectful of those with allergies and environmental sensitivities, we ask that you please refrain from wearing strong fragrances. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact the Book Fest office at 504-314-7443 or bookfest@tulane.edu by March 13, 2025. Guests with disabilities and other guests who need accommodations can make a request on this form. Please note that advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs, including ASL interpretation. Requests submitted after the deadline, or at the festival, will be accommodated to the best of our ability.
Venue Accessibility
All of our venues are ADA accessible. Seats will be reserved in each venue for guests who require them. To access these areas, please show your digital credential for priority access. Our friendly volunteers will be on hand to assist with a smooth seating process.
Please note that, as is the case throughout the festival, these priority seating areas are first come, first serve and may fill up during our most popular sessions, so we encourage early arrival.
Campus Map with ADA Features | Click on the ADA accessibility option to see ADA parking, ADA restrooms, accessible entrances to buildings, and elevators.
Parking: The university’s Interactive Campus Map shows ADA spaces (check the Parking box to view). There are two ADA parking spaces located beside the elevators on each floor of the Diboll Garage. To park in ADA spaces, you must have a state-issued placard or license plate.
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Audio Listening Devices
For sessions in McAlister Auditorium and Dixon Hall, we will have audio listening devices available for check-out. If you need one, please approach our venue volunteers upon entry. They will assist you in checking out a device from our production team.
Simply leave an ID upon check-out, and the ID will be returned when you return the device.
Getting to the Fest
ADA drop off: The best location to drop off at the festival is where Newcomb Place meets the Malkin Sacks Commons. This drop off is at the heart of the festival grounds on Tulane's uptown campus. We will have golf carts stationed at this drop off to help guests navigate campus.
Limited On-Campus Parking is available at the festival. Parking opens at 4 p.m. on Thursday and will be available throughout the duration of the event. You can park in surface spots or the Diboll Garage.
ADA parking spaces are located across surface area spots on campus and beside the elevators on each floor of the Diboll Garage. Please remember that a state-issued placard or license plate is required to park in these spaces. You can view ADA parking spaces on the university’s interactive campus map by checking the “Parking” box.
Accessibility Notice
Please be aware that the elevator between the first and second floors of the Lavin-Bernick Center is currently out of order. If you require elevator access to the second floor (for venues like Kendall Cram Lecture Hall and Stibbs), please enter through the Malkin Sacks Commons and proceed to the second floor via the elevator there. From there, you can follow the hallway connecting the two buildings to reach the festival venues.
