Housing Accommodations
Lafayette College is committed to providing reasonable and appropriate housing accommodations to students with disabilities. Accessibility Services engages in an interactive process with each student and reviews requests for accommodations on an individualized, case-by-case basis. Our goal is to understand the impact of the disability so that an appropriate plan can be developed.
The purpose of a housing accommodation is to ensure equal access to the residential environment and address housing needs that cannot be met through the general room selection process. The process begins with identifying the student’s essential needs and then determining appropriate accommodation(s) that addresses those particular needs.
Accessibility Services requires supporting documentation from a qualified licensed professional that identifies how a housing accommodation supports the student’s medical or disability-related needs. Accommodations in the residential environment are approved to accommodate students’ documented disability-related needs. Please be aware that a diagnosis in and of itself does not automatically qualify you for housing accommodations. Depending on the nature of the accommodation request, the availability of a housing accommodation may be limited.
Housing accommodation requests for the next academic year (2025-2026)
- Must be submitted by February 13th (current students) or June 1st (incoming first-year students)
- Please note the review process typically requires 7 to 10 business days.
- Requests not made within a reasonable time frame may result in the College not being able to provide the requested accommodation.
- Residence Life provides detailed information about what is provided in rooms and building features. Please refer to the Residence Life website for answers to many questions regarding rooms and residence halls.
How to make a housing accommodation request
- The student will complete the Accommodation Request Form and submit documentation of their disability that supports the requested housing accommodation(s) to Accessibility Services. Accessibility Services will notify the student via Lafayette email that their information has been received.
- Accessibility Services will review the documentation and gather additional details from the student if necessary.
- If the documentation supports the requested accommodation, Accessibility Services will email a letter to the student via Accommodate that states the approved accommodation(s) and copy Residence Life.
- If the housing request is not supported, Accessibility Services will email the student via Accommodate to notify them of the decision.