Types of Accommodations

Based on the information obtained during the interactive process, Note-taking technology or shared peer notes could be considered necessary, according to ADA guidelines, to maximize the student's accessibility during enrollment at UDM. 

Based on the information obtained during the interactive process, which includes medical documentation relating to the need for a housing accommodation, could be considered necessary according to the ADA guidelines to maximize the student's accessibility during enrollment at UDM. 

Housing accommodations are approved on an annual basis and students must re-apply each year. Services of a personal nature such as a personal aide, or individually prescribed devices or services that are not available to other students without disabilities are the responsibility of the student and will not be provided by Student Accessibility Services or the Residence Life Office. 

Based on the information obtained during the interactive process the following could be considered necessary according to the ADA guidelines to maximize the student's accessibility during enrollment at UDM.

• digital format texts for textbooks
• text-to-speech software options
• speech-to-text software options
• large print
• Braille

Based on the information obtained during the interactive process the following testing accommodations could be considered necessary according the the ADA guidelines to maximize the student's accessibility during enrollment at UDM.

• alternative test formats (e.g. giving a written exam orally, or changing the way answers are recorded)
• extended time on exams
• permitting use of a dictionary or spell-checker (unless test is designed to measure spelling ability)
• distraction-reduced room
• scribe / repetition of instructions

Definition of Emotional Support Animal (ESA):
An emotional support animal, as defined under the Fair Housing Act, is an animal that provides
necessary emotional support to individuals with disabilities with a mental or psychiatric
disability, but which is not considered a service animal under the ADAAA. 

Emotional Support Animals in Campus Housing:

• The SAS office makes the determination if the ESA is qualified to reside in the UDM residence hall. This is a three-step interactive process.
• If an ESA accommodation is approved by the SAS office, the following applies:
  The ESA must be contained within the student’s privately assigned individual
  living quarters (room or suite) except to the extent the resident is taking the
  animal out for natural relief.
• When the ESA is outside the resident’s private living quarters, the animal must be in an animal carrier or controlled by a leash or harness.
• The ESA is not permitted in other areas of the University (e.g., other campus
  housing locations, other student’s rooms, dining facilities, academic buildings,
  athletic buildings and facilities, labs, libraries, etc.).
• The student must have an established relationship with the ESA of at least 6
  months prior to move-in date. This will help to ensure that the student is familiar
  with the ESA’s behavior, habits, and needs, for the safety and well-being of the
  animal and the students and staff who work or reside in the residence halls.
• ESAs are required to be at least twelve (12) months of age unless an exception to
  this requirement has been approved by SAS.