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Ruling: Hofstra University entered into a resolution agreement to resolve a student's allegations regarding discrimination in housing on the basis of disability. What it means: Pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act's implementing regulation, postsecondary educational institutions must provide comparable, convenient, and accessible housing to students with disabilities at a cost comparable to housing provided to nondisabled students. Summary: The Office for Civil Rights investigated a student's complaint alleging Hofstra University discriminated against him on the basis of a disability. Specifically, the complainant claimed Hofstra imposed an additional fee on single rooms provided as accommodations for students with disabilities. He also alleged the university failed to provide disabled students with single residence hall rooms when they were required as an accommodation for a disability. The complainant told OCR that someone at Hofstra's Office of Residence Life told him students were always billed the standard rate for the particular type of room and/or building where they resided, even if the room or location had been assigned to accommodate a disability. University

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Publisher

Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); Wiley (ISSN 1531-3999)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Social Sciences