Grinnell College provides housing accommodations for students with medical or psychological conditions and/or disabilities. Examples include, but are not limited to: severe allergies or asthma, mobility limitations, and medical or psychological conditions that are only tenable in certain living environments.
How to Request Accommodations
Students requesting accommodations for medical or psychological reasons must provide medical documentation to the Residence Life and Orientation Department stating the nature of the condition or disability, the requested accommodation(s), and why the accommodation is necessary. Please note that requests DO NOT carry over and must be submitted each academic year.
Admitted Students
Incoming first-years must provide appropriate medical documentation from their current, treating physician that includes a diagnosis and the recommended accommodation(s). Accommodation documentation must be received by the Residence Life Office by June 1. You may fax the documentation to the attention of Laura Gogg at 641-269-3710 or mail it to:
Grinnell College
Residence Life and Orientation
Attention: Laura Gogg
1115 8th Avenue
Grinnell, IA 50112
Returning Students
Second-, third-, and fourth-year students must also provide appropriate medical documentation each year from their current, treating physician that includes a diagnosis and the recommended accommodation(s). You may bring the documentation to the Residence Life Office, room 310-F, JRC 3rd floor, or fax or mail it to the above fax number or address. Deadline: April 1.
Air Conditioning
New or returning students requesting air conditioning due to allergies and/or asthma must provide appropriate medical documentation from their current, treating physician that includes a diagnosis and the recommended accommodationbefore the dealines listed above.
All efforts will be made to ensure incoming students will be placed in air conditioned rooms, and that returning students will be housed in air conditioned rooms, either through the regular Room Draw process or before.
If, due to limited availability, we are not able to meet every need for air conditioning, the student will be allowed to use a stand-alone air conditioner, provided at their own expense. The stand-alone unit must be installed by College staff. Window air conditioning units are not allowed as they damage the window frames.
