Student Accessibility on Study Away

Students who qualify for approved academic and/or housing accommodations on-campus and want to request accommodations while away must contact Student Accessibility Services to request reasonable accommodations.

You will need to plan ahead, especially if you have medication or other health considerations that may impact your housing needs or be complicated by differing laws/regulations or access to local medical care. It typically also takes time to complete the process of applying for and establishing accommodations in another setting.

We encourage you to share any approved accommodations on the Guarini Institute's confidential health form and to contact SAS to discuss accommodations in your off-campus program. Although you have the right to provide notification of your disability and request accommodations at any time during your program, it is better to have accommodations in place and not need them than to try to put them in place after there is a concern. Moreover, it often takes additional time to determine how your accommodations may or may not be met in an off-campus location so we encourage you to start the process soon after admission to the program and no later than 90 days prior to departure.

It is your responsibility to notify your SAS advisor about your upcoming program, highlighting its location, start and end dates, and any accommodation concerns you may have. SAS can help coordinate your needs with Guarini Institute staff, who can provide valuable input on accommodation-related questions.

Although the Guarini Institute cannot guarantee that any or all of its program sites can accommodate your specific needs, we will work with SAS and program partners (if applicable) to determine what support may be available.