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for a student with allergies or
asthma. For campuses with limited
air-conditioned space, a window air
conditioner can be placed in the room.
This may require rewiring a room to
power an air conditioner or relocating
a student to a room where having
a window air conditioner doesn’t
violate fire egress (generally in those
buildings without fire suppression).
The ADA would consider all above
options reasonable. Students with
mold allergies may also request
a room or residence hall without
carpeting. It is often better to move
these students than risk a student or
parent contending that there is mold
in the room.
A student with a medical condition
may request a single room or other
room type. ADA law notes that
students should not have to pay more

than a comparable non-disabled
student would pay. Whether or not a
student should have to pay the single
room rate for this accommodation
is a matter of considerable debate.
Many schools require the student to
pay the single room rate, and some
students gladly pay it to ensure
that they have a single room. Other
students and parents question whether
paying a single rate for a medical
accommodation is reasonable.
Some students have medical
conditions that can be accommodated
by using a double room for single
occupancy. For example, some students
need additional space for medical
equipment, and if the equipment is a
medical necessity, ADA interprets this
accommodation as being reasonable.
At an institution where I previously
worked, a student requested a double

room as a single at the double rate;
she had broken her back in an athletic
accident and needed special equipment
for physical therapy. The parents were
insistent that this was a reasonable
accommodation, and it was clear they
were willing to force the issue if I
believed differently. We allowed the
student to have the room as a single at
a double rate (it helped that we were not
at 100 percent occupancy).
What happens when that space is
needed for an attendant or a service
animal? These accommodations
are considered reasonable under
the ADA. Some rooms are specially
renovated to accommodate these
circumstances, often on first floors,
to allow easy access for attendants or
easier access to the outside for service
animals. What is considered a service
animal and what functions they serve

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Talking Stick - March/April 2013
Table of Contents
New Member Highlight
Vision
Just In
Your ACUHO-I
Transitions
Res Life
Facilities
Regroup
Calendar
A Fair Division of Space
Why They Stay
Conversations
First Takes
Reporting Out
New Members
Snapshot
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Talking Stick - March/April 2013 - Cover2
Talking Stick - March/April 2013 - 1
Talking Stick - March/April 2013 - 2
Talking Stick - March/April 2013 - Table of Contents
Talking Stick - March/April 2013 - New Member Highlight
Talking Stick - March/April 2013 - 5
Talking Stick - March/April 2013 - Vision
Talking Stick - March/April 2013 - 7
Talking Stick - March/April 2013 - Just In
Talking Stick - March/April 2013 - 9
Talking Stick - March/April 2013 - 10
Talking Stick - March/April 2013 - 11
Talking Stick - March/April 2013 - 12
Talking Stick - March/April 2013 - Your ACUHO-I
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Talking Stick - March/April 2013 - Transitions
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Talking Stick - March/April 2013 - Res Life
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Talking Stick - March/April 2013 - Facilities
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Talking Stick - March/April 2013 - Regroup
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Talking Stick - March/April 2013 - Calendar
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