Students who wish to request housing accommodations due to a disability must:
- Apply for housing. Students can visit Housing's website to apply
- Complete a Student Housing Accommodation Request Form
- Provide verification of disability with a completed Housing Accommodatio Medical Professional Form. It is the student's responsibility to provide this form to their qualified medical professional for completion and to upload it to their application for accommodations
Accessibility Resources staff will review each request for accommodation on a case-by-case basis. Incomplete Student Housing Accommodation Application Forms or applications submitted without the Housing Accommodation Medical Provider Forms cannot be reviewed.
Official decisions regarding housing accommodations or requests for additional information will be communicated via the student’s official UC email address only. Applications are typically reviewed and processed within 7-10 business days. Details about a student’s room assignment will be provided directly from Housing Service either via email or through the student’s housing profile.
A diagnosis or medical provider recommendation alone does not guarantee the request will be approved. The Accessibility Resources staff considers the nature of the condition’s symptoms and all available accommodations and supports when making final decisions and recommendations.
Accessibility Resources considerations for approving housing include:
- Is the accommodation request an integral part of the treatment plan for the disability?
- Are there other effective means that would achieve similar benefits as the requested accommodation?
- Does the disability create a barrier to equally accessing housing or components of residential like that is guaranteed to all students living within University residential communities?
- Is the impact of the condition life-threatening if the request is not met?
- Is space available to meet the student's request?
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