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The Office of Student Disability Services is required to offer accommodations to students based on their disability. 

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Students may apply for a reasonable housing accommodation at the same time they apply to live on campus (new applicants), or at the same time they renew their on-campus housing assignment (returning residents).

Some common housing accommodations may include, but are not limited to:

• an ADA accessible room/bathroom
• a private room and/or private bathroom
• an Emotional Support Animal
• first floor housing
• a housing assignment on a quiet floor
• climate-controlled room
• permission to bring an additional refrigerator

A reasonable housing accommodation request must include:

1. completing a , and

2. providing Supporting Documentation. All housing accommodations EXCEPT for Emotional Support Animals (ESAs) will use the documentation requirements below.  The steps for the ESA request process, including the specific documentation requirement (Section II of the Application for ESA), can be found on the Accommodations for Emotional Support Animals page.

Requests cannot be processed until documentation is received. Acceptable documentation must be current (no more than three years old) and meet the requirements.

Supporting Documentation

Documentation must:

1. be a signed letter on professional letterhead

2. be from the student’s medical or mental healthcare provider or licensed therapist who is not an immediate family member

3. include a diagnosis of the individual’s disability

4. contain a clear description of the current impact and functional limitations resulting from the disability

5. include a statement supporting the student’s specific housing accommodation

Documentation may be submitted to the Office of Student Disability Services via:

• Email at msu.studentdisabilities@murraystate.edu
• Fax at 270.809.4339
• In-person at 423 Wells Hall or
• Mail to:
  ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓƵ State University
  423 Wells Hall
  ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓƵ, KY 42071

Please note that students requesting a reasonable housing accommodation for the first time must include current supporting documentation.

Students renewing their housing accommodation request may be expected to submit current documentation annually (at the beginning of each academic year).

Individuals requesting a housing accommodation related to a mental/emotional disorder (anxiety, depression, etc.) must submit updated documentation annually (at the beginning of each academic year).

Students requesting an Emotional Support Animal (ESA) must submit an ESA Application Form annually (at the beginning of each academic year). If you have previously registered with SDS for other accommodations, but did not select the ESA accommodation at that time, a new SDS Registration Form must be submitted indicating the ESA request.

Housing Disabilities Assignment and Appeals

For more information, please see Housing Disabilities Assignment and Appeals.