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[quote=Anonymous]There are just too many students requesting singles for documented disabilities. For every request approved colleges lose money because students are often charged the standard double or triple rate instead of the single rate.

Under federal guidelines, a university is only required to provide an effective accommodation that removes a barrier to equal access, not necessarily the student's preferred accommodation.

So more and more colleges are looking at students who put in for singles due to a disability and carefully matching the student with another student who shares identical sleep schedules, cleanliness habits, substance free, low-social needs, etc. Only after trying out this living situation and working with the RA to solve any difficulties will they then consider moving a student to a single.

And really there is a certain percent of students who request singles who end up being fine living in a double even if it isn't ideal. The goal for every student in college is gainful employment, so learning to tolerate other people's quirks is really important if you want your child to get and keep a job and to have a future partner/spouse. It can be incredibly difficult but when you look at the big picture and long term success shielding every student who would benefit from having a single but can end up coping in a double isn't really helpful to their future. [/quote]

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