Housing and Dining Accommodations
Step One: Apply for On Campus Housing
Prior to requesting a housing or dining accommodation, you must complete the housing application. To apply for housing, log in to your MyCULiving Portal using your IdentiKey and password. Please review information regarding important dates for the University Housing Application Process. If you have any questions, please contact universityhousing@colorado.edu or 303-492-6673.
Step Two: Register with Disability Services
Students who are not currently registered with Disability Services:
- Register with Disability Services by submitting an Application for Accommodations.
- Please note that if you need to request academic accommodations, you must schedule a separate academic Access Meeting.
Students who are currently registered with Disability Services:
- Submit a Supplemental Request in Accommodate
Step Three: Submit Documentation
Students requesting reasonable accommodations and/or services must submit documentation of a disabling condition to verify eligibility. Students are required to submit documentation regarding the diagnosis(es) that demonstrates a disability covered under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 as amended (2008) and Fair Housing Act.
Please review our Documentation Guidelines for Housing & Dining Accommodations for additional information. All documentation is kept confidential. Additional forms of documentation may include:
- Medical providers may fill out our Disability Verification Form.
- A letter from a qualified medical professional.
- Psychological evaluation(s).
- Psychoeducational evaluation(s) with standardized test scores.
- A physician’s medical records.
How to submit documentation:
- Submit as part of your Application for Accommodations.
- Upload to Accommodate.
- Email to your Housing Access Coordinator or dsinfo@colorado.edu.
- Fax to 303-5601.
- Drop-off in-person at Center for Community, N200.
Step Four: Disability Services Reviews Submitted Documentation
The Housing Access Coordinator will provide a Notice of Determination to the student within 10 business days following the start of the review process. This 10-day time limit may be extended at the discretion of the Housing Access Coordinator, upon written notice to the student. In order to initiate the review process, the student must submit an Application for Accommodations and provide supporting documentation.
Step Five: Monitor Your Email
Monitor your CU Boulder email address for information about your new housing assignment, if applicable, based on your approved accommodation. Housing assignment information will come from universityhousing@colorado.edu.
Housing accommodation request deadline: Academic year 2025-2026
University Housing applications open March 3, 2025. Students should complete a housing application prior to requesting housing accommodations within Disability Services. For assistance with completing a University Housing application, please contact University Housing at UniversityHousing@colorado.edu or 303-492-6673.
Students who wish to request disability-related housing accommodations should submit their requests to Disability Services before April 18, 2025 for the 2025-2026 academic year. Submitting prior to this deadline increases the likelihood, but does not guarantee, that a room that meets your accommodation needs will be available due to limited space/housing availability. Please note that Disability Services will still review any requests beyond April 18, 2025.
The Housing accommodation team will strive to determine and, for those considered eligible, meet newly arising needs for housing accommodations as soon as reasonably possible given the limited availability of housing options following the assignment process. If accommodated housing is granted, but unavailable, University Housing will communicate next steps to the student.
These deadlines provide Disability Services with time to review requests, communicate with healthcare providers and consider specific housing-related needs before housing assignments are communicated to all CU students. It is critical that requests and all supporting documentation is received by the posted submission deadline.
Receiving an approval for a housing accommodation through Disability Services does not guarantee the ability to secure a housing contract as these are two separate processes. Disability Services strongly encourages students to complete a University Housing application as soon as possible to increase the likelihood of securing on-campus housing.
Housing Accommodation FAQs
If you are not yet registered with our office, you will need to register. If you are already registered with our office, you can submit a supplemental request.
A healthcare provider can draft a letter according to our Documentation Guidelines for Housing, Dining and Parking Accommodations. Some providers prefer to complete our Disability Verification Form. If you have specific questions about documentation requirements for your request, please contact DSHousing@colorado.edu for assistance.
The review process for housing and dining accommodations may take up to 10 business days. In the event that Disability Services is unable to issue a decision within the 10 business day timeline, an access coordinator will communicate with you.
In order for us to communicate with your parents regarding your accommodation request, please fill out a Release of Information Form found in the Accommodate Portal. It is important to note that even with a release of information on file, students will need to play an active role in the accommodation process. Parents cannot solely establish accommodations on behalf of their students.
Incoming freshmen must complete a University Housing application to be eligible to request housing accommodations. We are not able to review an incoming freshman for accommodations if they have not completed the University Housing application.
Once a student is approved for housing accommodations, they are permanent, and no further action is needed to renew them if the student is living in University Housing. If a student with accommodations is selected for housing again, their currently approved accommodations would apply again.
Even if your request is approved after you have already been assigned a room, University Housing will work to place you in a room that meets your accommodation needs. Please reach out to UniversityHousing@colorado.edu or 303-492-6673 with any questions about your placement.
To inquire about where a student is on the housing waitlist, please contact University Housing at UniversityHousing@colorado.edu or 303-492-6673. Disability Services does not have access to this information.
Disability Services cannot guarantee campus housing as an accommodation. Approved housing accommodations through Disability Services do not guarantee the ability to live on-campus, so we are not able to influence the waitlist process. Please contact University Housing at UniversityHousing@colorado.edu or 303-492-6673 for more information on your position on the waitlist and next steps.
Please contact Disability Services at DSHousing@colorado.edu or 303-492-8671 and University Housing at UniversityHousing@colorado.edu or 303-492-6673 as soon as possible to notify them of this.
Eligibility for RAPs and LLCs is determined solely by the RAPs and LLCs and cannot be provided as an accommodation. If there is a specific RAP or LLC you are interested in, please contact them directly for further assistance. View the list of RAPs and LLCs.
After approval, Disability Services will notify University Housing of your accommodation needs. University Housing handles all housing accommodation assignments, so please monitor your Colorado.edu inbox for any regularly scheduled emails from University Housing. Disability Services is not involved in the room assignment process, and we cannot guarantee whether a room assignment that meets your accommodation needs will be available. University Housing will determine if they have space available. For questions about your housing assignment, please contact UniversityHousing@colorado.edu or call their office at 303-492-6673.
If you would like to continue to pursue a denied accommodation, you are always welcome to submit additional supporting documentation and a Supplemental Request. Once these are received, we will re-review your request. Requesting accommodations is an interactive process, so we can always reopen your case, reconsider new information and any denied requests and issue another Notice of Determination as many times as needed.
Regardless of availability, Disability Services (DS) will review accommodation requests and issue a decision based on the information we have from both the student and their provider(s). If the accommodation request is approved, DS will notify University Housing, who will then assess if a space is available to meet the student’s accommodation(s). If no space is available at the time, University Housing will reach out to the student and discuss next steps/options.