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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The way some universities write up the requirement for mandatory housing is to state is is an integral part of their education and a reasonable accommodation is to offer whatever a student with a disability needs in campus housing.

Here is what Vanderbilt says:

Vanderbilt University is a residential campus for undergraduates and the residential experience is understood to be an integral part of a Vanderbilt education. This commitment to residential education is clearly expressed in the University’s residential requirement:

“All unmarried undergraduate students must live in residence halls on campus during the academic year, May session, and Summer sessions. [b]Authorization to live elsewhere is granted at the discretion of the Director of Housing Assignments in special situations [/b]or when space is unavailable on campus.” (Student Handbook)

Housing and Residential Experience partners with Student Access (SA) to ensure consistency in evaluating requests for reasonable accommodation in housing. Students with physical, psychological, or other disability-related limitations who would like to be considered for reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and/or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, will need to submit a request to Student Access via the Commodore Access Portal. Student Access will review all ADA requests and share approved student accommodations with Housing Assignments. Students with approved ADA accommodations will be offered a housing assignment that meets the documented and approved need, as determined by SA. The SA website provides information for students regarding reasonable accommodations, documentation guidelines, and other information about the office.[/quote]

Like many things legal, this policy says both - "living on campus is integral so we will accommodate your disability" and (implied no exemption) and "we will make exemptions in special situations" (which implies that there are some special situations that can't be accommodated on campus). [/quote]

If it says both, is it fair to assume that the special circumstances take priority? I.e., Could it be read as “the residential experience is important and preferable, but is not possible in all situations”?[/quote]

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