Disability & Dietary Accommodation Information

Oregon State University and University Housing & Dining Services (UHDS) are committed to providing equitable opportunities to higher education and programs for academically qualified students without regard to physical or mental disability. Read more on the OSU Accessibility website

Requests for Housing Accommodations

UHDS seeks to work with students who are eligible to receive accommodations under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disability Act (ADA, amended 2010).

If you are a student with a documented disability and you are considering enrolling at OSU and living on campus, or if you are a currently enrolled student, you should contact Disability Access Services (DAS) as early as possible to receive the full benefit of services available. Services are provided on a case-by-case basis. The types of accommodations provided are dependent on the nature of the student's disability. UHDS works closely with the Disability Access Services (DAS) office in providing housing and dining accommodations that meet individual needs. Students interested in living in accessible spaces in UHDS must first fill out the dietary and disability accommodation request.

Types of accommodation provided include, but are not limited to:

Wheelchair accessible room with private bath, and caregiver room
Wheelchair accessible room with private bath
Room equipped with a fire alarm strobe
Single room, community bathroom
Single room, suite bathroom
Suite with kitchen
Dining plan exemption or modification

Steps to Receive Housing Accommodations:

Register with Disability Access Services (DAS).
Apply for housing and then provide details and documentation of specific need at MyUHDS.
Once your application and request for accommodation have been submitted, they will be reviewed by University Housing & Dining Staff, and you will be assigned based on availability of housing and direction provided by DAS on the severity of the need. Requests for accommodation beginning Fall term made before June 1 will be given priority. After June 1, requests for accommodation will be made as space is available.

OSU Policy on Assistance Animals (including Emotional Support Animals) in University Housing

University Housing & Dining Services will allow an assistance animal if certain conditions are met. The animal must be necessary for the resident with a disability to have equal access to housing and the accommodation must also be reasonable. An accommodation is unreasonable if it presents an undue financial or administrative burden on the university, poses a substantial and direct threat to personal or public safety or constitutes a fundamental alteration of the nature of the service or program.

Requests for assistance animals in UHDS should be made by:

Submitting documentation of a disability to Disability Access Services
Making an accommodation request by filling out the Dietary and Disability Accommodation Request Form.

Statement on Single Room Accommodations:
Requests for a single room as an accommodation based solely on a desire to have a “quiet, undisturbed place to study” will not be granted. By virtue of the shared facilities, resources, and number of people living under one roof, it is not logical to assume that having a private room would provide for such quiet, distraction-free space to any appreciable degree beyond living in a standard double room. Requests for accommodations in a single room based on a documented disability need to be registered and routed through Disability Access Services (DAS).

Featured Accessibility Options In Our Buildings

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any of the resources below:

Kathryn Magura
Operations Manager for Assignments & Customer Service, UHDS
(541) 737-4771 or (800) 291-4192
Housing@oregonstate.edu

Tara Sanders
Registered Dietitian, UHDS
(541) 737-3915
tara.sanders@oregonstate.edu

Tracy Bentley-Townlin
Director of Disability Access Services
(541) 737-3669
Disability.Services@oregonstate.edu