Division of Student Affairs Center for Students with Disabilities

Accommodations & Services

HOUSING ACCOMMODATION REQUEST PROCEDURE
2012-2013

The Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD) works collaboratively with the Department of Residential Life in order to provide housing accommodations to qualified students with disabilities. By federal law, a person with a disability is any person who: 1) has a physical or mental impairments; 2) has a record of such impairment; or 3) is regarded as having such an impairment, which substantially limits one or more major life activities such as self-care, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing or learning.

Reasonable accommodations depend upon the nature and degree of severity of the documented disability. While the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and its more recent amendments (2008) requires that priority consideration be given to the specific methods requests by the student, it does not imply that a particular accommodation must be granted if it is deemed not reasonable and other suitable techniques are available.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL STUDENTS:

• Prior to requesting an accommodation, you must be ELIGIBLE for on-campus housing.


• To be eligible for housing, all returning students who currently live on campus must complete the 2012-2013 online application for housing.  This application will be available on December 2, 2011 on Residential Life’s website at www.reslife.uconn.edu. APPLICATION DEADLINE: JANUARY 25, 2012.
  
  If you complete an application after the deadline you will be placed on Residential Life’s waiting list for on-campus housing. If you are reached on the waiting list, you may then contact the CSD to request an accommodation.


• The date on which you complete the online application has no impact on your priority in the housing selection process. Housing selection is based on class standing.


• If you currently reside off campus and are requesting to move on campus on the basis of a disability, please click the appropriate link below for additional information.

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Procedure for returning on-campus residents previously approved for a housing accommodation:

• Complete a 2012-2013 online application for housing at www.reslife.uconn.edu. This application will be available beginning December 2, 2011.
  APPLICATION DEADLINE: JANUARY 25, 2012. Requesting an accommodation from the Center for Students with Disabilities does not eliminate this requirement.


• In February 2012, visit www.reslife.uconn.edu for information about the 2012-2013 housing selection process.


• If you are requesting to remain in the same room, participate in the same room selection process directly through Residential Life (please note that depending on your class standing and area of campus, you may or may not be able to return to the same room). If you are unable to select same room, please contact your disability service provider at the Center as soon as possible. We will contact Residential Life to determine whether or not you can return to the same room.


• If you cannot return to the same room or are requesting to live in a different area of campus, participate in the on-line room selection process directly through Residential Life. You are encouraged to select a room that will meet your accommodation needs. Click here for specific residence hall information.


• If you would like to discuss your previously approved accommodation prior to making a selection, please contact your disability service provider at the CSD no later than March 1, 2012 to schedule an appointment.


• If you feel your selected room does not meet your accommodation needs, please contact your disability service provider at the CSD. The CSD will communicate the approved accommodation information to Residential Life. RESIDENTIAL LIFE will then make a new assignment. Assignments are not determined based on location preference, but are made based on approved accommodations.

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Procedure for returning on-campus residents requesting an accommodation for the first time:

• Complete a 2012-2013 online application for housing at www.reslife.uconn.edu.
  APPLICATION DEADLINE: JANUARY 25, 2012. Requesting an accommodation from the Center for Students with Disabilities does not eliminate this requirement.


• Complete a brief intake packet at the CSD in Wilbur Cross Room 204 by March 1, 2012.


• Submit appropriate documentation to the CSD regarding your disability which establishes the need for an accommodation and relates the current impact of the condition to the requested accommodation. Guidelines for documentation are available on the CSD website at www.csd.uconn.edu/documentation_guidelines.html (choose the guidelines that best describe your condition). Documentation should be submitted by March 1, 2012.


• Once appropriate documentation is received, a professional staff member at the CSD will review the request, make a determination regarding an accommodation and communicate the decision to you. If appropriate, a meeting will be scheduled to discuss the request further.


• If approved for an accommodation, the CSD will communicate the accommodation information to Residential Life. RESIDENTIAL LIFE will then make an assignment. Assignments are not determined based on location preference, but are made based on approved accommodations.


• If you are not approved for an accommodation, the CSD will notify you and you will have the opportunity to participate in the online selection process.

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Procedure for first year, campus change and transfer students:

• Complete a 2012-2013 online application for housing at www.reslife.uconn.edu.
  APPLICATION DEADLINES:

  Campus Change Students: March 2, 2012
  First year Students: May 16, 2012
  Transfer Students: May 16, 2012



• Complete a brief intake packet at the CSD in Wilbur Cross Room 204.


• Submit appropriate documentation to the CSD regarding your disability which establishes the need for an accommodation and relates the current impact of the condition to the requested accommodation. Guidelines for documentation are available on the CSD website at www.csd.uconn.edu/documentation_guidelines.html (choose the guidelines that best describe your condition).


• Once appropriate documentation is received, a professional staff member at the CSD will review the request, make a determination regarding an accommodation and communicate the decision to you. If appropriate, a meeting will be scheduled to discuss the request further.


• If approved for an accommodation, the CSD will communicate the accommodation information to Residential Life. RESIDENTIAL LIFE will then make an assignment. Assignments are not determined based on location preference, but are made based on approved accommodations.


• If you are not approved for an accommodation, the CSD will notify you and you will have the opportunity to participate in the online selection process.

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Procedure for off-campus students:

• If you currently reside off campus you are not guaranteed on-campus housing.


• If you feel you have a medical condition which requires on-campus housing, complete an online application for housing at www.reslife.uconn.edu. This will place you on Residential Life’s waiting list.


• Complete a brief intake packet at the CSD in Wilbur Cross Room 204.


• Submit appropriate documentation to the CSD regarding your disability which describes the need for on-campus housing. Guidelines for documentation are available on the CSD website at www.csd.uconn.edu/documentation_guidelines.html (choose the guidelines that best describe your condition).


• Once appropriate documentation is received, a professional staff member at the CSD will review the request, make a determination regarding whether or not on-campus housing is required and communicate the decision to you. If appropriate, a meeting will be scheduled to discuss the request further.


• If approved for an accommodation, the CSD will communicate the accommodation information to Residential Life. RESIDENTIAL LIFE will then make an assignment. Assignments are not determined based on location preference, but are made based on approved accommodations.


• If you are not approved for an accommodation, the CSD will notify you and you will remain on Residential Life’s waiting list. You will be notified directly from Residential Life if you are reached on the list.

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Residence Hall Information

Students are encouraged to choose a residence hall the will meet their accommodation needs. Please refer to the following information when selecting an assignment:

Buildings with Elevators
Alumni Quadrangle
Buckley
Busby Suites
Hilltop Residence Halls (Hale and Ellsworth)
Garrigus Suites
McMahon Hall
Northwest
Shippee
South Campus
Towers Quadrangle (Trumbull, Sousa, Lafayette and Morgan only)

Buildings with Central Air Conditioning
Busby Suites
Charter Oak Apartments
Garrigus Suites
Hilltop Apartments
South Campus

*Students who cannot select a building with central air should select a different location and contact the CSD to request a window unit.

Buildings with Single Rooms
Alumni Quadrangle
East Campus (Holcomb, Sprague and Whitney)
Hilltop Residence Halls (Hale and Ellsworth)
North Campus
South Campus

Buildings with Suite-Style Living and Semi-Private Bathrooms
Busby Suites – triple room connected by a bathroom to another triple room
Garrigus Suites – triple room connected by a bathroom to another triple room
South suites – suite contains two double rooms, a common room and bathroom

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Cancellation Information

• For information regarding Residential Life’s cancellation policy and procedure, please refer to their website at www.reslife.uconn.edu.