{"id":1236,"date":"2024-01-10T08:42:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T13:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/disability-services\/?page_id=1236"},"modified":"2024-02-01T09:43:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T14:43:51","slug":"housing-accommodation-request","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/disability-services\/housing-accommodation-request\/","title":{"rendered":"Housing Accommodation Request"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Intent: <\/strong>To outline the process of determining if a student is eligible to have an accommodation in University housing. Also notifying Residential Life if a student is eligible for University housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Accountability: <\/strong>The Department of Disability Services, the ADA\/504 Coordinator and students who have selected to self-identify as a person with disability requesting disability related accommodations and support services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Applicability:<\/strong> Students enrolled at Monmouth University who live in University housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Procedure:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students requesting an accommodation in Housing must complete the following steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" style=\"list-style-type:1\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/reslife\/housing-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Complete the Residential Life <strong>Housing Contract<\/strong>.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/monmouth-accommodate.symplicity.com\/public_accommodation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Complete the Confidential Registration form<\/a>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you are currently registered with Disability Services, submit a <a href=\"https:\/\/monmouth-accommodate.symplicity.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Supplemental Request<\/a> in your Accommodate file.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete the student part of the <strong>DDS Request for<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/disability-services\/documents\/monmouth-university-housing-sections-a-b-2023f.pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Student Housing Accommodations Sections A&amp;B<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide appropriate documentation by submitting a completed <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/disability-services\/documents\/monmouth-university-provider-form-housing-2023f.pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Disability Provider Information Form- Housing<\/a> Documentation<\/strong>. <strong>This form must be completed by a licensed professional.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>In lieu of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/disability-services\/documents\/monmouth-university-provider-form-housing-2023f.pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Disability Provider Information Form- Housing<\/a> <\/strong>documentation<strong> <\/strong>form, students can submit a letter written by their treating licensed professional on letterhead stationary. Letter must include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nature of disability with formal diagnosis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A description including the type, severity, and frequency of symptoms currently experienced by the student and how the condition substantially limits with one or more major life activity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Suggestions of reasonable housing accommodations<strong>.<\/strong> Each recommendation must be supported by the diagnosis. Please discuss the rationale for each suggested accommodation relating it to a specific functional limitation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alternatives to meet the documented need if the first request cannot be met.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"5\">\n<li>Meet with the DDS Disability Specialist either virtually or in person to discuss the request.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please note that Residential Life administrators assign rooms for students at MU. &nbsp;In the case of a student with a disability, this is done based on DDS recommendation, and <strong>dependent on availability of rooms<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Late requests will be considered, but at no time is a housing assignment guaranteed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Signature Form for Request Process &amp; Procedure<\/strong>, <strong>DDS Request for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/disability-services\/documents\/monmouth-university-provider-form-housing-2023f.pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Student Housing Sections A&amp;B<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/disability-services\/documents\/monmouth-university-provider-form-housing-2023f.pdf\/\">Monmouth University Provider Form-Housing<\/a> <\/strong>and your clinician\u2019s <strong>detailed rationale<\/strong> can be scanned and emailed to <a href=\"mailto:dds@monmouth.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dds@monmouth.edu<\/a>. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the Department of Disability Services, your request <em>may<\/em> also be reviewed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/reslife\/resident-info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Office of Residential Life<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/general-counsel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Office of the General Counsel<\/a>.&nbsp; You will be contacted should it be determined that additional information\/documentation needs to be submitted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the student does not agree with the determination made by DDS, the student has the option to file an appeal with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/equity-and-diversity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ADA\/504 Coordinator<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mu-contact has-image\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"imageWrapper\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image wp-post-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/disability-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/203\/2022\/10\/Virtual-Tour-Student-Center_20170816_AD_002-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Student Center\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/disability-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/203\/2022\/10\/Virtual-Tour-Student-Center_20170816_AD_002-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/disability-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/203\/2022\/10\/Virtual-Tour-Student-Center_20170816_AD_002-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/disability-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/203\/2022\/10\/Virtual-Tour-Student-Center_20170816_AD_002-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/disability-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/203\/2022\/10\/Virtual-Tour-Student-Center_20170816_AD_002-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/disability-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/203\/2022\/10\/Virtual-Tour-Student-Center_20170816_AD_002.jpg 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nameAndTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"name block-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/department\/disability-services-for-students\/\">Disability Services for Students<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bioText\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"office\"><a href=\"\/map\/#location\/student-center\">Rebecca Stafford Student Center<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"phone\"><a href=\"tel:(732) 571-3460\">732-571-3460<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intent: To outline the process of determining if a student is eligible to have an accommodation in University housing. 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