Documentation Guidelines for Disability-Related Housing and Dietary Requests

Documentation should:

• Be from an appropriate professional
• Describe the disability, medical condition or dietary concerns. If not obvious, the documentation should describe the severity and/or impact of the disability.
• Provide a recommendation for the housing and/or meal plan accommodation, indicating those that might be preferable versus items that are medically necessary.
• When appropriate, address how the student will manage the condition or symptoms in settings other than housing, such as in classrooms or the dining hall.

Due to the high incidence of requests based on asthma or allergies, the following information is also required:

a.  Describe severity of condition, and any specific triggers (such as heat or exercise-induced asthma, results of allergy testing as relate to foods, or other substances, etc.).

b. Indicate if any of the following conditions have occurred: prior intubation for asthma, past hospital admission for asthma, history of asthma exacerbations requiring emergency care, anaphylactic allergic reactions.

c. Briefly describe treatment for allergies, such as antihistamines, steroid inhaler, current immunotherapy, prior immunotherapy.
 

Please forward documentation or any questions to:

Disability Support Services
University of Montevallo
Station 6250
Montevallo, AL 35115

Phone: (205) 665-6250
Fax: (205) 665-6255
Email: DSS@montevallo.edu
 

Documentation Guidelines for Disability Related-Housing and Dietary Requests (Word document)