Housing and ESA Accommodations

The Center for Accessibility & Disability Resources and Residence Life work together to provide reasonable accommodations that help support personal development and academic success to students living on campus. All housing and ESA accommodation requests are reviewed by the UWO Housing Accommodation Review Team on a case-by-case basis through the documentation review and interactive initial interview process. The committee meets biweekly to review requests throughout each term.

All first and second-year Oshkosh campus students are required to live in university residence halls. Reasonable accommodations in room assignments, configurations, and adaptive devices are available to students with supporting documentation. 

Housing assignments are based on disability-related needs, not requests or preferences. Not all residence halls are designed to meet the needs of students in the same way. If a student’s first choice for a residence hall is not designed to meet the disability related needs of the student, the student may be assigned to another residence hall where that accommodation can be made.  

Requests for reasonable accommodations should be submitted to the Center for Accessibility & Disability Resources in advance of the anticipated move in date.  Housing Application. 

Any student seeking a housing exemption as part of an accommodation should submit their request to the Center for Accessibility & Disability Resources. If you are seeking an exemption from the housing requirements for any other reason, please contact Residence Life to obtain a Housing Appeal Form.

1. ‎Submit a new or supplemental (for students with existing UWO accommodation plans) accommodation request in Accommodate
2. Complete initial intake form for housing accommodations
3. Submit documentation.
4. Completed Request will be reviewed by the Housing Accommodation Review Team
5. Student will be notified of the decision.
6. Approved housing/ ESA accommodations will be implemented by Residence Life.
7. Students may appeal the housing accommodation decision by following the CADR Housing Accommodation appeal process

Housing Accommodation Process Flow Chart

Documentation Requirements

• Current diagnostic statement as per the DSM-V which indicates subtypes and specifiers (when applicable), along with the nature, frequency, and severity of the symptoms which indicate the need for an Emotional Support Animal.
• Clinical summary of how the accommodation will help to alleviate the identified symptoms or effects of the disability.
• Completion of the Housing and/or ESA document linked below and acknowledgement from provider that the listed considerations have been reviewed with the student prior to making a recommendation.

Housing Accommodation Form

ESA Form