{"id":19751,"date":"2022-05-04T15:32:25","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T19:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/?page_id=19751"},"modified":"2023-10-26T10:59:35","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T14:59:35","slug":"differences-between-housing-preferences-and-accommodations-requests","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/services-resources\/student-academic-hub\/student-access-services\/housing-accommodations\/differences-between-housing-preferences-and-accommodations-requests\/","title":{"rendered":"Differences Between Housing Preferences and Accommodations Requests"},"content":{"rendered":"
When students first enroll at Marymount, they are encouraged to submit at the same time both their:<\/p>\n
A housing preference reflects what the student would like<\/em><\/span> to have and what is likely to improve their living space experience even if they have a disability.<\/p>\n A housing need<\/u><\/em> reflects the necessity for SAS to remove or reduce the impact of a barrier caused by a disability. That barrier prevents the student from engaging in a living space in the same way as a person who does not have a disability. For example, if a student can’t use a standard bathroom shower because they are a wheelchair user, then that shower’s configuration represents a barrier to their being able to wash.<\/p>\n\n