Housing Disabilities Accommodations

Overview – Housing Disabilities Accommodations

Accessible housing for students with disabilities is available at Marymount University. Disabilities-based housing accommodations modify aspects of residential life to lessen or eliminate the impact of impairments. Current Marymount students and prospective students (which will also be referred to as students henceforth) who wish to have residential accommodations that mitigate the impact of their disability must work with Student Access Services (SAS) to put them into place.

To request housing accommodations on the basis of disability, students should complete the SAS Registration Packet and provide clinical documentation that meets SAS documentation guidelines. For information on the process and how to request accommodations, please visit the Getting Started page. Students also must complete a housing contract through the Office of Student Living.

For students to request and be considered for disability-based housing accommodations, please note the following:

• Housing assignments are offered to students on a first-come/first-serve basis. If eligibility is established for the students requested housing accommodation, placement remains contingent upon institutional capacity and availability, and may not be available immediately. The student will work with the Office of Student Living to determine if placement is available if eligibility is established.
  • SAS has a priority deadline that is in place to assist students that are requesting housing accommodations. SAS recommends that students submit a housing request no later than:
    • Returning Student: March 15th for the Fall 2026-Spring 2027 academic year.
    • Incoming Students: May 17th for the Fall 2026-Spring 2027 academic year.
      
      Any housing requests submitted after the priority deadline will still be reviewed on a rolling basis. However, availability may be more limited due to institutional capacity. If accommodation eligibility is established, students will work with the Office of Student Living for placement if space becomes available.
• If your request involves an emotional support animal (ESA), a personal care attendant (PCA), or you are living on campus with a service animal, the Office of Student Living may ask the student to provide additional information such as, vaccination records, picture of the animal or a background check.
• Once a Marymount student’s disability access needs are identified, then:

1. SAS informs the Office of Student Living of a student’s accommodation eligibility.
2. The Office of Student Living determines what placement options are available and if that placement will meet the students SAS housing accommodations.
3. If placement is available, the Office of Student Living offers the student a residence that meets all or most their accommodations needs.
4. If the Office of Student Living cannot meet the student’s accommodation needs, the student should contact Student Access Services to determine if there are alternative accommodations that may meet their needs.