Accessible Housing

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	Requirements for Housing Accomodations Housing and University Apartments

The following information is provided to assist WVU students who wish to obtain disability-based accommodations to their housing assignment. If you are an incoming freshman, a housing application is contained along with the orientation package that must be completed and submitted to the housing office. Please read and follow all of the guidelines for housing contained in materials received from the University and the University Housing Office.

If you are a person with a disability that requires housing accommodations, you must contact the Office of Disability Services in addition to the WVU Housing Office. The Office of Disability Services requires that you submit appropriate documentation that substantiates your need for accessible housing. Although application for accessible housing is made through the Office of Disability Services, all other policies and procedures by the Housing and University Apartments Office apply.

Documentation Requirements

Housing and University Apartments
West Virginia University
P. O. Box 6430
Morgantown, WV 26506
(304) 293-4491

Visit the WVU Housing web site for more online information about University Housing.

The following are guidelines for documentation of disability with respect to housing accommodations:

1. A signed, dated evaluation report must indicate how the disability impacts and contributes to a "significant impairment" requiring accessible housing.
2. The evaluation report must minimally contain all of the following:
1. The credentials of the diagnosing professional,
2. A clear statement of diagnosis,
3. An explanation of the diagnostic criteria and tests used to make the
   diagnosis,
4. A statement of the current limitations based upon specified test results specified in the evaluation report,
5. Treatments, medications, devices, or services prescribed or used to
   minimize the impact of the condition,
6. The duration, stability, or progression of the condition.

Click here for a PDF version of the WVU criteria for the Documentation of a Disability for Housing Accommodations.

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Guidelines for Accessible Housing

The following guidelines apply to any request to obtain housing accommodations at WVU:

1. Housing accommodations are provided only on the basis of appropriate documentation of a disability that meets all of the criteria.
2. The student will be notified by the Office of Disability Services as to the appropriateness of the documentation.
3. The student must apply for university housing in the manner used by all other students.
4. The student must meet all of the deadlines and timelines of the application for housing as all other students.
5. A diagnosis of a disorder, condition or syndrome in and of itself does not automatically qualify an individual for disability based accommodations.
6. Given that all Housing Guidelines and Timelines apply for all students, time should be allowed for the documentation process.
7. Once documentation of the need for housing accommodations based upon disability is approved by the Office of Disability Services, the University Housing Office will be contacted informing them of the student's need for housing accommodations and that appropriate documentation has been received.
8. The University Housing Office will contact the student to inform them of the housing arrangements.

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