OSA approves reasonable housing accommodations to support L&C students with disabilities that impact the daily tasks of living. Below are some common examples of OSA housing accommodation

• Access to accessible laundry facility
• Access to single use locking bathroom
• Ground floor residence hall
• Single Room
• Limit to only one roommate
• Visual fire alarm
• Wheelchair accessibility

Here are the steps to start that process:

• Review the LC Residential Accommodation Documentation Form

• Talk to your provider about specific housing accommodations that will support you

• Share the LC Residential Accommodation Documentation with your provider and ask them to complete it and return it to you or to access@lclark.edu

• If you already have accommodations with our office: Schedule a Zoom or in person appointment with OSA

• If you do not have accommodations with our office: Complete our intake form, then schedule an appointment with OSA
• If you are an incoming student (no Lewis & Clark email address or ID number): email access@lclark.edu or call 503-768-7192 to schedule an appointment

During your initial appointment, an OSA staff member will engage with you in an interactive process around your disability, how your disability impacts you in a residential setting, along with exploring reasonable accommodations to support you. It’s helpful when documentation from your provider is submitted before scheduling an initial appointment with OSA.

OSA has no authority in room selection. Campus Living staff will assign rooms to meet prescribed accommodations.

OSA approves accommodations to support students with disabilities that may impact their ability to safely access and navigate our dining facilities. These may include, but aren’t limited to:

• Modified meal plan
• Access to meals made without gluten
• Dairy- or lactose-free meals
• Access to meals made without specific allergens

Here are the steps to start that process:

• Review the LC Residential Accommodation Documentation Form

• Talk to your provider about specific meal plan accommodations that will support you

• Share the LC Residential Accommodation Documentation Form with your provider and ask them to complete it and return it to you or to access@lclark.edu

• If you already have accommodations with our office: Schedule a Zoom or in person appointment with OSA

• If you do not have accommodations with our office: Complete our intake form
• If you are an incoming student (no Lewis & Clark email address or ID number): email access@lclark.edu or call 503-768-7192 to schedule an appointment

During your initial appointment, an OSA staff member will engage with you in an interactive process around your disability, how your disability impacts you in a residential setting, along with exploring reasonable accommodations to support you. It’s helpful when documentation from your provider is submitted before scheduling an initial appointment with OSA.

If your request to modify your meal plan is not related to a medical or disability-related need, please do not meet with our office. Please contact Bon Appétit.

Parking Accommodations

Lewis & Clark has several disabled parking spots for students to use campus wide. This allows students the ability to choose between various locations with more flexibility depending on where students need to go, on and off campus.

Here are the simple steps to acquire a temporary disability parking permit form from the Oregon DMV:

• You and your physician complete the appropriate sections. NOTE: Incomplete applications will not be processed.
• Submit the completed application at any DMV office, OR
• Mail to: DMV Driver Transactions Unit, 1905 Lana Ave NE, Salem Oregon 97314.
• If accepted, you will receive a sign to hang in your rear view mirror.

Parking Exemption for First Year Student-Medical Needs Only

If your parking exemption is NOT related to a medical need, please do not meet with our office. Please contact Transportation and Parking.

Students must attend frequent medical appointments. Frequent is defined as six or more health related appointments each month.

Here are the steps to start that process:

• Review the LC Residential Accommodation Documentation Form

• Talk to your provider about specific meal plan accommodations that will support you

• Share the LC Residential Accommodation Documentation Form with your provider and ask them to complete it and return it to you or to access@lclark.edu

• If you already have accommodations with our office: Schedule a Zoom or in person appointment with OSA

• If you do not have accommodations with our office: Complete our intake form
• If you are an incoming student (no Lewis & Clark email address or ID number): email access@lclark.edu or call 503-768-7192 to schedule an appointment

During your initial appointment, an OSA staff member will engage with you in an interactive process around your disability, how your disability impacts you in a residential setting, along with exploring reasonable accommodations to support you. It’s helpful when documentation from your provider is submitted before scheduling an initial appointment with OSA.

Assistance Animals are allowed only within the dwelling unit of their owner as a reasonable accommodation if:

1. the person has a disability;
2. the animal is necessary to afford the person with a disability an equal opportunity to use and enjoy their dwelling; and
3. there is an identifiable relationship or nexus between the disability and the assistance the animal provides.

Please review the Lewis & Clark Service & Assistance Animal Policy and the Animal Control Policy. Please make sure that your animal is not on the Oregon Prohibited Species list before bringing it to campus.

Here are the steps to start that process:

• Review the LC Residential Accommodation Documentation Form

• Talk to your provider about Assistance Animal accommodations that will support you

• Share the LC Residential Accommodation Documentation Form with your provider and ask them to complete it and return it to you or to access@lclark.edu

• If you already have accommodations with our office: Schedule a Zoom or in person appointment with OSA

• If you do not have accommodations with our office: Complete our intake form
• If you are an incoming student (no Lewis & Clark email address or ID number): email access@lclark.edu or call 503-768-7192 to schedule an appointment

During your initial appointment, an OSA staff member will engage with you in an interactive process around your disability, how your disability impacts you in a residential setting, along with exploring reasonable accommodations to support you. It’s helpful when documentation from your provider is submitted before scheduling an initial appointment with OSA.

Once OSA receives and reviews the Assistance Animal Request form and your documentation from a licensed mental health or licensed healthcare provider, we will send you a link to the Assistance Animal Registration form. If you are requesting a dog or a cat as an assistance animal, you must register your assistance animal with Multnomah County.

Once all steps are completed, OSA will notify you whether or not your request for an assistance animal is approved. OSA will also notify Campus Living that your request for an assistance animal is approved. Campus Living will then contact you with information about housing community expectations.

Residential buildings and public sinks and showers are not a reasonable place to bathe an animal on campus.

Here are local grooming locations and bathing options:

Original Bark

Pretty Paws and Claws

Wiggles and Wags Grooming

Cats in the City

*Waterless Bathing Option