SASS Accommodate Intake Survey

Students must register with Student Accessibility and Support Services (SASS) to receive services. First-year students who submit the completed accommodate intake survey will receive an email letter from the Student Accessibility and Support Services inviting them to submit documentation and set up an appointment to discuss support services at Kenyon. Students are not eligible for accommodations until appropriate documentation has been submitted and reviewed with SASS.

Students should make an appointment to meet with a Student Accessibility and Support Services advisor during the first two weeks of the semester. If an interpreter or captioned media is needed, please notify SASS upon acceptance to the College. The students and an advisor of Student Accessibility and Support Services will review documentation and determine appropriate accommodations during this initial meeting. Accommodation requests are reviewed at the beginning of each semester.

It is the student's responsibility to provide documentation, to Student Support and Accessibility Services, according to the guidelines listed below. Testing must be comprehensive and current (within the past three to five years). Documentation of learning disabilities should include the following:

1. Diagnostic interview
2. Aptitude testing
3. Achievement testing
4. Information-processing testing
5. Signature and credentials of the diagnosing professional
6. List of standardized scores, including all subtest scores
7. Summary, including potential impact of the disability on learning

Documentation should be received by June 1, 2019. It can be loaded directly in to Accommodate using the upload feature below.

Inquiries regarding documentation or services can be directed to the coordinator of Student Accessibility and Support Services by calling 740-427-5453 or by visiting www.kenyon.edu/disabilityservices. During the month of July, inquiries should be directed to the Office of Academic Advising and Support at 740-427-5145.

If the student does not have documentation at the initial intake interview regarding a request for academic accommodation, interim services may be provided if the student has received accommodations at the K-12 level or at another post-secondary institution.

Please complete the following questions for Housing, ESA and Meal Plan accommodations.

1) As defined by the ADA, identify the disability for which you are seeking a housing accommodation. What is the nature and severity of this impairment?

2) How long is this impairment expected to last? Is it characterized as permanent or long term? Please explain.

3) Describe your requested housing accommodation. Please explain how the accommodation is necessary to allow you equal access to your residential living space?*

4) Have you been approved for a housing accommodation previously? If yes, how is this request the same or different?

1) As defined by the ADA, identify the disability for which you are seeking an ESA. What is the nature and severity of this impairment?

2) How long is this impairment expected to last? Is it characterized as permanent or long term? Please explain.

3) Describe your requested ESA. What identified symptoms and/or effects of your disability will be alleviated by this ESA?

4) Describe how your requested ESA is necessary for you to use and enjoy your living space.

5) Have you been approved for an ESA previously? If yes, how is this request the same or different?

1) As defined by the ADA, please identify the disability for which you are seeking a meal plan accommodation. What is the nature and severity of this impairment?

2) How long is this impairment expected to last? Is it characterized as permanent or long term? Please explain.

3) Describe your requested meal plan accommodation. Please explain how the accommodation is necessary to allow you equal access to the College’s meal plan and facility?*

4) Have you been approved for a meal plan accommodation previously? If yes, how is this request the same or different?

DEADLINES:

• Full academic year (Fall and Spring semester) for all current or returning students: Feb. 1
• Full academic year (Fall and Spring semester) for first-year/transfer/readmitted students: June 1
• Spring semester only, new applicants, transfer/readmitted, and returning off-campus study students: Nov. 1
• Summer, all students: April 1*

* Summer requests are for Emotional Support Animals and Housing only, as all students are off the meal plan and placed in apartments. 

Steps to Request

1. Request: To request a program accommodation log into Accommodate and complete the appropriate request. Complete a SASS Intake Survey if you have not already completed one in the past. If you are requesting a program accommodation for the first time or renewing but are already registered with our office, please select "Supplemental/ Additional New Accommodation Request."
2. Verification: Your health provider must complete the housing, ESA and/or meal plan verification form by the deadlines above. Log into Accommodate and upload your verification form by selecting your "documents" tab. The verification form can be faxed to 740-427-5523 or emailed to sass@kenyon.edu. (see below for detailed scanning instructions).
3. Schedule a meeting with the director of SASS using the Appointment menu item in Accommodate to review your request. Please contact sass@kenyon.edu if you are unable to schedule a meeting during this time.
4. If you are renewing a previously approved accommodation please indicate this renewal on the request. Renewal of a program accommodation may not require a meeting with the director of SASS or additional documentation. SASS will contact you if further information or if a meeting is required.
5. Once your request is reviewed by the Program Accommodation Committee, SASS will email a determination letter and notify Residential Life/AVI (dining services) of all approved accommodations. Please see the appeal process below. 

Program accommodations requested after the deadlines will be considered but cannot be guaranteed.