Disability Housing Requests through the Office of Differing Abilities Services

The Department of Residential Education and Housing (REH) at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) is committed to providing housing for all students who meet housing criteria as outlined in the Annual Residence Hall and Dining Services Contract and A Guide to Residence Living.  Specifically, Residential Education and Housing works in conjunction with the Office of Differing Abilities Services (ODAS) to accommodate students with documented disabilities.

Students who are requesting disability accommodations for housing must be registered with the Office of Differing Abilities Services to process housing accommodations.

Students with temporary conditions (injuries) and/or medical situations (short term illness) are not considered persons with disabilities and would not apply for housing support through ODAS.  Instead, if temporary arrangements are required, they should be requested through the Housing Office.

Air conditioning units are not available to students with asthma or severe allergies. Personal air filtering units are acceptable dependant upon the building electrical capacities.

Please visit the Differing Abilities Services website (www.tcnj.edu/~sa/disability) for information on eligibility and registration, documentation and guidelines, as well as resources.

Once students are registered and approved for housing accommodations all information regarding eligible disability accommodations will be communicated to the Housing Office through the Office of Differing Abilities Services.

The Office of Differing Abilities Services will evaluate all disability accommodation requests on an individual basis, including discussion with the student and REH. At times ODAS may consult with necessary campus officials to assist in determining disability accommodations.

Request must be made in a timely manner considering the deadlines for lottery each semester.