Disability Resources

Other Disability-Related Information

Know Your Rights

This is a link to a brochure on the rights of disabled students in higher education provided by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights.
 
This link will take you to a guide for students with mental health disabilities on campus.
 
 
 

Housing Requests (Disability-Related)

On-campus resident students requesting permission for a housing change due to a documented disability must submit requests to the Academic Success Center by the following dates:

  1.  June 30 for fall term
  2.  October 31 for spring term
  3.  March 31 for summer term

While requests submitted after these dates may be considered, CIU cannot guarantee that it will be able to meet late applicants’ needs including any needs that arise during the course of a semester.

 

Food Allergies

CIU Rams’ Guide to

Special Dietary Needs

We have a program to assist students requiring special dietary accommodations for food allergies.

How do we work with students who require special diets?

  • If a student’s food allergy constitutes a disability (as defined by ADA standards above), our procedure for assisting that student is as follows:
  • Step 2: Have your licensed medical professional complete and sign this form

Verification of Physical Disability_0621.pdf
  • Step 3: Ensure form is returned to ASC for evaluation.
  • Step 4: ASC Resource Team will evaluate documentation and make recommendations for accommodations.
  • Step 5: ASC director will contact you to discuss the results.
  • Step 6: If approved, you will sign a contract with the ASC and the accommodations will be forwarded to the essential parties (e.g. dining hall director, professors, etc.) for implementation.
  • Step 7: Each semester, you will meet with the ASC director for a review of the accommodations.
  • Please note: you are welcome to discuss your accommodation plan or any related issues with the ASC director whenever you might have a question or need clarification. Please schedule an appointment at the link listed above in Step 1.

 

CIU is committed to providing students with food allergies the necessary information and individualized services to allow them access to campus living and dining.

Frequently asked questions:

  • Q: If I have a food allergy, but I'm not sure if it is considered a disability, what should I do?
  • A: Make an appointment with the ASC director for a conversation.

 

 

Grievance Procedure

An explanation of the Academic and General Grievance Procedures can be found in the online catalog.  If a satisfactory resolution of a disability grievance cannot be reached within the University, students should contact the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights.