Housing Room Accommodation Requests
OARS collaborates with Housing and Residence Life to meet the on campus housing needs of students with disabilities. Housing Room Accommodation requests must be reasonable and related to the impact of the disability. Housing room accommodation requests (with the exception of first floor apartment requests) are only assigned in the residence halls. Examples of housing room accommodations may include, but are not limited to:
- Single occupancy rooms
- First Floor rooms
- Rooms near the elevator
- Suite restrooms
- Visual Alert Systems
OARS is not responsible for room assignments or roommate matching. OARS registered students approved for a housing room accommodation must complete the housing application (with $100.00 deposit) prior to the priority dates below. Complete the housing application as soon as possible even if you have yet to meet with OARS.
Space is limited in on-campus housing; therefore, requests must be made by the following priority dates:
Requests for Fall Housing – March 31
Requests for Spring Housing – November 1st
Requests for Summer Housing – April 1st
If you are making your request outside of these priority dates, the request will be considered for upcoming semester and will be subject to availability. Even though both the housing room accommodation and residence hall preference will be considered, Housing will assign the student based on the housing room accommodation as priority. Students approved after the priority date will be placed on a waiting list and required to have an assigned room until an accommodated room becomes available.
There is no guarantee that an accommodated room will become available and if it does, there is no guarantee where it will be located. Having a diagnosis does not mean that you will be determined eligible for a housing room accommodation.
Housing Room Accommodation Procedures:
To begin a request for a housing room accommodation, do the following:
- Submit a new student registration online with the OARS office. When filling out the OARS online registration form, please be detailed in your request by completing the additional note or comment section at the bottom of the application. Please detail disability-related limitations and accommodations needed.
- Your qualified health or other provider is required to complete the Disability-Related Housing Room Accommodation Request Form. This form should include the diagnosed disability, functional limitations, along with recommended accommodations.
- Submit both the online application and the completed Disability-Related Housing Accommodation Request Form to OARS. You can upload the completed form to your registration application online. If you do not have the completed form available while completing the online application you can email, fax, mail, or drop it off in person to OARS. After receiving the completed OARS application, OARS will call to schedule an appointment either in person, by phone or through Zoom.
- Meet with your OARS Advisor to determine appropriate housing room accommodations.
Once you are approved for a housing room accommodation, OARS will notify Housing prior to the deadline above.