Student Accessibility Services (SAS)
Student Accessibility Services (SAS) provides accommodations and support for students with disabilities. Our goal is to provide students with disabilities an equal opportunity to competitively pursue a college education.
Student Accessibility Services (SAS) provides accommodations and support so students with disabilities have an equal opportunity to pursue their education at John Carroll. This page covers how to get started, priority deadlines, accommodation requests, testing accommodations, and SAS resources.
Apply and find your resources in myJCU Accommodation applications, documentation packets, the AIM portal, testing forms, and SAS resources are available in myJCU.
Go to myJCUCommon SAS searches
Fall 2026–Spring 2027 Priority Deadlines
Housing – Incoming First-Year Students
Friday, May 15, 2026
Priority deadline has passed. Late requests are reviewed case by case.
Parking
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Priority deadline for parking accommodation requests.
Meal Plan and ESA
Apply anytime
Requests are reviewed after the required application and documentation are received.
Returning students renewing an existing housing accommodation do not have a priority deadline — see Housing Accommodations below. These deadlines apply to non-academic accommodations only; registering with SAS for academic accommodations is a separate process.
Space is limited. Accommodations are fulfilled based on availability. Applications received after the priority deadline are reviewed case by case, may be waitlisted, and cannot be guaranteed. Housing placements are assigned by Residence Life based on need and available inventory.
Get Started
I’m new to SAS
Whether you’re a current student, an admitted or incoming student, or planning ahead as a family member, start with the SAS application in myJCU. Students aren’t registered with SAS until they’ve applied, submitted documentation, and met with an SAS staff member.
Start the SAS ApplicationI’m already registered with SAS
Use the AIM portal in myJCU each semester to request accommodations and send Letters of Accommodation to your instructors. Request early — testing, housing, and other non-academic accommodations need advance notice.
Open the AIM PortalNon-Academic Accommodations
Housing Accommodations Incoming first-year deadline: May 15, 2026
Housing accommodations are reviewed by the Housing Accommodation Committee and require documentation of a diagnosed impairment that substantially limits a major life activity related to housing.
Incoming first-year students: the priority deadline for Fall 2026–Spring 2027 was Friday, May 15, 2026. Complete the online application in myJCU, and have your licensed treatment provider (doctor, psychologist, therapist, etc.) complete the documentation packet.
Current and returning students, renewing the same accommodation: complete only the online application in myJCU — no new documentation packet is required. Any housing accommodation already approved for the 2025–2026 school year remains approved for Spring 2026 upon returning to campus.
New or changed requests from current and returning students require the online application and a documentation packet completed by the student’s licensed treatment provider.
Meal Plan Accommodation
Most dietary needs are met through standard meal plan options. Students whose needs can’t be met through standard options may request a meal plan accommodation.
First-time requests require the online application and a documentation packet completed by the student’s licensed treatment provider. Apply in myJCU. Students may be asked to meet with Dining Services to discuss available options.
Parking Accommodations Deadline: July 1, 2026
Parking accommodations require an online application and a documentation packet completed by the student’s licensed treatment provider. The priority deadline for Fall 2026–Spring 2027 requests is Wednesday, July 1, 2026.
Apply and upload documentation in myJCU.
Emotional Support Animal (ESA)
JCU provides reasonable accommodations for residents with a verifiable need. An ESA request requires the Reasonable Accommodation Verification Form, completed by a qualified health professional who has evaluated the student.
To get started, apply in myJCU or contact sas@jcu.edu.
Testing Accommodations
If your accommodation involves specialized software or equipment, you’ll test in the SAS Testing Center. All other testing accommodations, including extended time or a reduced-distraction environment, are scheduled at the Satellite Testing Center.
Email the Test Proctor at testproctor@jcu.edu at least three business days in advance. Complete the Exam Administration Form in myJCU for your instructor one week before the test.
About SAS and Your Rights
What SAS does and who we serve
SAS supports students with disabilities so they have an equal opportunity to compete and succeed. Disabilities may be medical or physical, sensory, psychological, or learning related. Documentation and verification of a disability are required, and an intake appointment with an SAS staff member is necessary before accommodations are granted.
Laws and definitions
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act states that no otherwise qualified individual with a disability shall, solely by reason of their disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.
Definition of a disability: a person has a disability if they have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, have a record of such an impairment, or are regarded as having such an impairment.
Your rights and responsibilities
Qualified students with disabilities have the right to an equal opportunity to participate in JCU programs, the right to an evaluation based on ability rather than disability, and the right to appeal accommodation decisions.
Students who exercise these rights are responsible for:
- Identifying themselves as needing accommodation in a timely way, with documentation from a licensed professional.
- Documenting how their disability affects a particular delivery system, instructional method, or evaluation when requesting an accommodation.
- Actively participating in the search for accommodations and auxiliary aids.
- Notifying instructors and providing their Letters of Accommodation.
- Working with instructors on methods of accommodation.
- Scheduling exams at least seven days in advance.
- Meeting the institution’s academic and technical standards, like any student.
SAS Forms, Documentation Packets, and Resources
Application forms, documentation packets, assistive technology guides, testing forms, policy and grievance information, online-learning tips, parent resources, and career workshop materials are available in myJCU.
Open myJCUContact Student Accessibility Services
Office: Grasselli Library and Breen Learning Center, Room G116
Phone: (216) 397-4967 · Email: sas@jcu.edu
Mailing: John Carroll University, 1 John Carroll Boulevard, University Heights, Ohio 44118
