Student housing questions

[Tom Earp]

Originally Posted by john1082

Exactly. The kid is a student at Northern Arizona University and has been diagnosed with moderate to severe depression and anxiety disorder. For the past couple of years he has had a single in a dorm (a double room wherein he was the sole ocupant; he paid for both spaces).

For next year the University is saying no dice on that. NAU is enjoying a massive increase in enrollment andthey are short of dorm space for they want everyone to be in a double.

John, I really do not understand this question. If the individual is willing to pay for a double room then what seems to be the problem?

The Un. wants money for the space and he is paying for it, so where is the problem?

Not knowing the full extent of his problems are medication available to help him?

Isn't there a "Government Agency" that would cover a situation such as this?

I know, a lot of questions but I am very interested in a situation like this.

Good luck.

[john1082]

Originally Posted by Tom Earp

John, I really do not understand this question. If the individual is willing to pay for a double room then what seems to be the problem?

The Un. wants money for the space and he is paying for it, so where is the problem?

Not knowing the full extent of his problems are medication available to help him?

Isn't there a "Government Agency" that would cover a situation such as this?

I know, a lot of questions but I am very interested in a situation like this.

Good luck.

No Federal agency gives a damn right now. Official policy in disability seems to be pray and God will help you. Enforcement of ADA rules has fallen to the lowest level since passage of ADA years ago.

In this case the University wants bodies in rooms, not dollars in pockets. A kid with a single keeps another kid out of a dorm room. This is a balancing act betwen a "reasonable accomodation" for a disabled student and the need of a non-disabled student for a bed in a dorm.

[EM1843]

That seems like a reasonable accomodation to me, but what do I know.

[john1082]

Originally Posted by EM1843

That seems like a reasonable accomodation to me, but what do I know.

You know as much as anyone else that I've spoken with.