Student Accessibility Services

Accommodation Definitions:

• Academic Accommodation: A legally mandated modification or service that gives a student with a disability an equal opportunity to benefit from the educational process or modifications that enable a student to enjoy the benefits and privileges of the college’s program, services, and activities.
• Housing Accommodations: The term Medical Single applies to cases where the student would be unable to participate in Campus Housing if they did not receive approval for a single room. The request must be made due to a documented disability substantially limiting one or more major life activities.
• Emotional Support Animal (ESA): Defined by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and covers a category of animals that may work, assist, or perform physical tasks for an individual with a disability that alleviates one or more identified symptoms of an individual’s disability, but which are not considered Service Animals under the Americans with Disabilities Act. It is typically an animal selected to play an integral part in a person’s treatment process, and it is not a pet. The animal must demonstrate a good temperament and reliable, predictable behavior. A mental health professional or medical doctor prescribes or recommends an ESA to an individual with a disability.
• Food Plan Accommodations: Food allergies may constitute a disability under the ADA (42 U.S.C. § 12102) when the allergy substantially limits an individual in one or more major life activities. This can include the major bodily function of the immune, digestive, bowel, and neurological systems, difficulty swallowing or breathing, asthma, and anaphylaxis. A healthcare professional must document an individual’s allergic reaction to food.