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Housing Requests for Medical, Psychological,
or Disability Needs
The University of Delaware strives to provide a housing assignment
to meet your needs. A variety of housing options already exist
to accommodate you so please make your housing decisions carefully. We understand that there are exceptions
and circumstances where particular requests and accommodations need to
be considered, and they are evaluated carefully. To evaluate requests for housing based on medical, psychological or disability needs accurately and equitably, we require documentation. This documentation consists of an evaluation by an appropriate professional that relates the current impact of the condition to the request.
Documentation
Medical information is confidential and is shared on a "need-to-know basis. It is maintained in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Office.
For returning students with The Housing Documentation Form on file please contact the ADA Office at (302)831-4643 or email adaoffice@udel.edu. A new form may or may not be necessary.
Access the required forms here.
Please note: While your request will be considered,
specific areas and types of rooms are not guaranteed. The room assignment
is for the student with the documented disability only. Specific roommates
requests may or may not be accommodated with you.
Submission
Please send the completed documentation to:
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Office
Office of Human Resources
413 Academy Street
Newark, DE 19716
Telephone: 302-831-4643, Fax: 302-831-3261
Documentation Deadlines
Returning students must submit information by Sunday, March 15, 2008.
New students must submit information by Sunday, May 31, 2008.
Students requesting housing after May 1: Submit documentation within
one week of submitting your Housing application.
Please note: Documentation received after these deadlines may result in an assignment
that does not meet the student's needs. Medical
conditions that do not qualify as a disability under
the ADA are considered on a space available basis. (See the ADA Website, www.udel.edu/ADA for information).In such cases, requests for specific housing arrangements will
be considered as options are available, but specific housing cannot
be guaranteed.
For example: Requests to have air conditioning due to allergies or asthma, (which are usually not ADA disabilities),
are considered as space is available in dormitories with existing air
conditioning systems, you may not bring your own A/C unit. Some dorms have seasonal A/C and others have year around A/C systems. See the Housing Website www.udel.edu/has for a list of items you are allowed to bring. If you are in a special program, (Honors, LIFE Program), and your need is not available where the program is housed, exceptions are possible to live in other dorms where you can be accommodated. In cases of ADA necessity, the Universiy may install an A/C unit in rooms housing special programs.
Please also see the Disability Housing Policies and Procedures information on the ADA website.
All information is considered confidential.
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