Please read and keep in mind:
- The purpose of disability accommodations is to prevent discrimination on the basis of disability: Specific barriers that significantly impact the student and impede access to the same opportunities as their peers.
- A provider’s letter with a diagnosis and a recommendation of accommodations does not automatically guarantee that that accommodation can/will be granted. Provider’s suggestions are not prescriptions, nor are disability accommodations in Higher Ed an Entitlement Program.
- The doctor, therapist, or provider is welcome to provide suggestions for accommodations per their medical perspective.
- St. Olaf Access Specialists review any provider recommendations, but will make accommodation decisions based upon the interactive process with the student; and based on Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the ADA and its amendments, and the Fair Housing Act as they apply to higher education institutions; and in accordance with their institutional knowledge of opportunities provided to all via St. Olaf’s housing program.
- Accommodations are not determined to ensure success (as is the law for K-12 institutions). Higher Education disability laws ensure equal access to the same features/programs/facilities as all other students. The College wants all students to succeed, but at the Higher Education level, success is up to the student.
- Reasonable accommodations, by their nature, are designed to increase inclusion for a student with a disability so that they have access to the same opportunities as their peers. Reasonable accommodations are not intended to excuse the responsibilities or expectations the College holds for all students.
- Those seeking Housing Accommodations, please read the Disability Accommodation Housing Guidelines before completing the form below.
- Those seeking Parking or Dining Accommodations, please proceed to the form below.