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Housing Accommodations

Learn how Cal State Monterey Bay ensures accessible and inclusive on-campus living through housing accommodations coordinated by SDAC.

SDAC

At Cal State Monterey Bay, our Student Disability and Accessibility Center (SDAC) collaborates with Student Housing & Residential Life (SHRL) to ensure all students have access to safe, inclusive, and supportive living environments.

Whether students need modified facilities, private spaces, or other arrangements due to a documented disability, we are committed to providing reasonable accommodations that promote independence and success.

Housing Accommodations

To understand more about disability accommodations in housing, it may be useful to read an introduction at the National Center for College Students with Disabilities Training Center website.

Requests for CSUMB campus housing accommodations based on disability-related needs are managed by Student Disability and Accessibility Center (SDAC).  Student Housing and Residential Life are responsible for the implementation of the authorized accommodation, based on housing availability.  It is not required to live on campus; off campus needs may sometimes better meet student needs.  

PRIORITY CONSIDERATION:  SDAC applications received March 1 - March 31.

  • Applications received by SDAC after that time are still accepted. Due to limited availability, we strongly recommend submitting your housing applications during the priority consideration period for the best opportunity to receive your requested housing accommodation.

Please follow these steps to ensure timely consideration of your Housing Accommodation Requests

Steps:

  1. Complete an SDAC Application (if you do not yet have one on file).
    • If you have had a previous Housing request and aren't requesting any changes, please submit your housing request directly in AIM for advisor review.
    • If you have never had a Housing Accommodation with SDAC or are requesting a change in accommodation, please schedule an appointment with an advisor by emailing sdac@csumb.edu, or calling 831-582-3672 after your application is submitted.
  2. Complete the Student Housing and Residential Life housing application. 
  • This must also be completed in order for Housing to process your request for your accommodation.

Types of Housing Accommodations

  • Students may request eligibility for student housing when enrolled in less than the required minimum number of course units.
  • Some student housing facilities have been modified to provide restroom accessibility features such as grab bars and roll-in showers or shower seats for students with physical disabilities. Visual alarms for Deaf/Hard of Hearing students are also installed in some areas.
  • Any additional facility modifications should be requested through the SDAC accommodations request process.
  • Students who need personal care attendants must plan to recruit, hire, and manage their care. CSUMB does not provide attendant or personal care.
  • Contact SDAC to clarify procedures for allowing personal attendants in student housing and for permission to be issued a key to a student’s room.
  • The Monterey County Department of Social Services may be able to assist students with disabilities through a state-wide program. Students on Social Security Insurance may expedite eligibility.
  • The In-Home Supportive Services program assists low-income elderly and disabled adults and children to remain safely in their own homes. The program pays the wages for a helper (provider) to come into the home to do housekeeping, laundry, personal care, shopping, meal preparation, and medical transportation. IHSS staff work closely with the Public Authority for In-Home Supportive Services to assist clients in finding a provider.
  • For more information, visit the Monterey County Department of Social Services site.
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