Disability Housing Accommodations
Students with disabilities who have specific housing needs may work with Disability & Accessibility Resources (DAR) to request accommodations. As with all accommodation requests, we engage with students in an individualized and interactive process to determine reasonable and appropriate accommodations.
Types of housing accommodationsHow do I request housing accommodations?
When should I request housing accommodations?
Service animals and emotional support animals
Types of housing accommodations
Examples of disability-related housing accommodations for students include:
- Single occupancy room
- Wheelchair-accessible unit
- Ground-level unit
- Room in a building with an elevator
- Flashing emergency alarm in room
- Private bathroom
- Access to shared kitchen facilities
- Private kitchen
- Emotional support animal in residential housing
- Housing in substance-free community
- Meal plan and/or food service modifications
- On-campus housing during the academic year
This list is not comprehensive. If you would like to request one of these or other accommodations, please see below for information on how to request housing accommodations.
How do I request housing accommodations?
Students requesting disability accommodations for the first time at Reed should follow DAR's Accommodations Process.
Students who are already registered with DAR may submit housing accommodation requests through their DAR student portal account.
When should I request housing accommodations?
To request housing accommodations for the next academic year:To request housing accommodations for the current academic year:To allow Residence Life to implement your housing accommodations for the next academic year, they must receive notification of all approved accommodations by the March room registration deadline. We strongly urge students with known accommodation needs to begin the DAR accommodation process well in advance of the Residence Life room registration process. Students are welcome to contact Disability & Accessibility Resources at any time of year to begin the housing accommodations process.
If Residence Life receives notice of an approved housing accommodation after the March room registration deadline, they will strive to meet your accommodation needs within the available housing inventory.
At times, new or changing circumstances may create the need for students to seek housing accommodations outside of the traditional timeline described above. If a student receives approval for housing accommodations for the current academic year, Residence Life will strive to meet the student’s accommodation needs within the available housing inventory. Students are welcome to contact Disability & Accessibility Resources at any time of year to begin the housing accommodations request process.
Summer Housing Program Accommodations
Reed students who are enrolled for the upcoming Fall semester may apply to Residence Life's Summer Housing program. More information about can be found on the Summer Housing web page. Students who are accepted to the Summer Housing program may request disability housing accommodations through Disability & Accessibility Resources. We strongly encourage students to submit their accommodation requests to DAR well in advance of May 7th, to allow sufficient time for processing the request prior to Residence Life's acceptance deadline.
Service animals and emotional support animals
For information about service animals and emotional support animals, please review Reed College's Animal Policy.
Please note that according to Reed policy, there are limitations on the kinds of animals allowed in different types of on-campus residences. Exceptions may be permitted for students with documented disabilities. Students are asked to follow the disability accommodations process, (including meeting with DAR, submitting an application and disability documentation to our office, and receiving notice of eligibility) prior to bringing an emotional support animal to campus.