Mars Hill University provides reasonable accommodations to students with disabilities who have a verifiable need for the reasonable accommodation. A reasonable accommodation is an exception to the usual rules, policies, practices, or services that a resident with a disability may need to have an equal opportunity to use and enjoy University housing. This Housing Accommodation Request Form allows a physician, psychiatrist, social worker, or other mental health professional who is familiar with a student and his/her disability to provide the information requested on this form upon request of the presenting student.
PLEASE REVIEW THE ENCLOSED OR ATTACHED MHU DISABILITY SERVICES HOUSING ACCOMMODATION REQUEST FORM (OR STATEMENT PROVIDED TO YOU FROM THE STUDENT) THAT EXPLAINS THE STUDENT’S REQUEST FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION AND THEN ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS EITHER ON THIS FORM, OR IN ANOTHER LETTER FORMAT:
The Fair Housing Act defines disability as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. Under this definition, an impairment is a disability if it substantially limits the ability of the person to perform a major life activity as compared to the average person in the general population.