Policies and Procedures
Housing Accommodations
The University of Rhode Island provides accommodations in the area of on-campus housing. Disability Services for Students staff work in close conjunction with personnel from the Office of Housing and Residential Life to ensure that students in need of special housing accommodations will receive them. Documentation of disability is maintained in the Office of Student Life, Disability Services for Students; recommendations for accommodation are made to the Assistant Director of Housing for Assignments. As with all accommodations, special housing requests must be consistent with the documentation of disability presented by the student. Housing accommodations may include but are not limited to:
Wheelchair Accessible housing
This type of room is available for students whose physical disabilities warrant living space that is designed to allow for maximum personal mobility and for use of wheelchairs, crutches and other medical apparatus. These units include accessible bathrooms. Laundry assistance may also be available.
Single room housing or single occupancy double space
This type of housing is available for students who present valid, current documentation that clearly delineates and justifies the need for a single room as an accommodation. Situations in which a single room way be warranted include but are not limited to severe health and mental health considerations. Because of numerous sites on campus that provide reduced-distraction study space, single rooms are generally not considered as accommodation for Learning or Attention Disorders, except on a case-by-case basis.
Adaptive technology housing units
This type of housing is available for students with particular disabilities. For example, specially designated units are equipped with alerting devices for the students with hearing and vision disabilities.
