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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What accommodations did you ask for?[/quote]

Related to housing. No, not an emotional support animal or any animal at all.

This situation arose with a sudden event -- think a serious fall with multiple broken ones, or a stroke -- and the ensuing physical AND mental recovery. ie, a significant % of people who have a stroke will also develop depression.

Anyway, we asked for a housing-related accommodation and they said 'nope.'  Just ignored supporting documents from multiple doctors.[/quote]

Advice from this forum will only be useful if you provide more information. What is the disability and what is the accommodation you requested?

If the school is denying physical accommodations (such as a ramp, railings, etc.) for a physical disability then a lawyer makes sense. If you are requesting a single room, for example, because it might make your child feel more comfortable but isn't objectively necessary for them to live in the dorms, then you might just need to accept their answer and perhaps look for off-campus housing. Also - ADA does not cover disabilities that [i]may[/i] happen in the future (e.g., might become depressed).[/quote]

You don't need to have an opinion on whether OP's kid needs the accommodation to answer her question, which is "Can you recommend a lawyer who . . . ".

If someone's health need puts them at risk of a medical episode, then ADA or 504 can absolutely apply.  For example, ADA or 504 covers people with allergies who need protections in situations where reactions might happen.  If someone is recovering from a head injury and needs accommodations like no contact sports in PE because another head injury could be catastrophic, ADA or 504 would apply. [/quote]

Sure. But I also hate to see parents wasting their money on lawyers when it's unnecessary. The OP can 100% choose to ignore my question, and that's fine. But I'm still going to put it out there on the off chance it might be helpful.

In your example, the diagnosed condition directly relates to the accommodation. The possibility of developing depression following a medical condition is not the same.[/quote]

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