Students who have a qualifying disability with sufficient supporting documentation can apply for housing and/or dining accommodations. All accommodations must be approved by the Office of Disability Services. The deadline to apply for housing accommodations for the Fall semester is mid-March for returning students and mid-June for incoming first-year/transfer students. 

• Housing: Specific roommate and building assignments are not considered reasonable accommodations. These requests should be directed to Residence Life. 

• Dining: Before submitting a Dietary Accommodation Request through Disability Services, you must schedule a meeting with the General Manager of Bon Appetit, Douglas Digiovanni (douglas.digiovanni@cafebonappetit.com), to discuss available items to suit your needs. Alternative dietary options to accommodate food allergies and intolerances are available in the Bruce Lindsay Café and may negate the need for a dietary accommodations request. For more information regarding general housing policies and deadlines please visit Residence Life. 

Incoming first-year and transfer students should submit housing accommodation requests as soon as possible after committing to Vanguard and making a housing deposit. Housing accommodation renewal appointments for returning students are held in early February-mid-March for the following academic year. Any new requests from returning students should be submitted by mid-March. Requests for accommodations submitted after established deadlines are subject to availability and may be placed on a waitlist. 

To apply for a housing/dining accommodation: 

1. Email disabilityservices@vanguard.edu to set up an appointment, in-person or via Zoom with a member of Disability Services to discuss accommodation specifics and address questions or concerns. 

2. Email documentation of disability, the completed Housing/Dining Accommodation Request Packet, and a personal statement outlining your reasons for your request to disabilityservices@vanguard.edu. All information shared is kept strictly private and is restricted to the members of the Housing Accommodation Committee. 

3. Requests will be reviewed by the Housing Accommodation Committee on a monthly basis. The student will be notified via email if the request is approved/denied, or if additional documentation is needed. Housing will follow up with the student regarding the room assignment.  

*Please note that to secure housing, students must adhere to all deadlines set by Housing, including submissions of housing deposits. Visit the Residence Life page for more information. 

For more information about housing and dining on campus please visit the links below.

Campus Dining

Residence Life

Below are general requirements for documentation of disability. Please refer to the tabbed items below for additional, more specific requirements by diagnosis type.

• Based on an evaluation by a healthcare or mental health professional currently licensed by the state to diagnose medical, psychological, and/or learning disorders.

• Documentation from student interns or clinicians under supervision must be co-signed by a qualified and appropriately licensed supervisor. The supervisor must list his/her license number.

• The clinician submitting the documentation may not be a family member or relative of the student.

• Is based upon a clinical evaluation thorough enough to objectively establish the need for accommodations and/or services.

• Printed on professional letterhead, dated, and signed by the evaluator; The license number and contact information of the clinician should be included. Notes written on prescription pads are not considered valid.

• A copy of the student's signed release of information form should accompany any reports sent directly from clinicians.

For more information on documentation, see our Academic Accommodation Guidelines.