{"id":7310,"date":"2024-04-05T13:01:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T17:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoodcomstudies.com\/theblueandgrey\/?p=7310"},"modified":"2024-04-05T13:01:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T17:01:06","slug":"the-deadline-for-esa-and-service-animal-applications-is-approaching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theblueandgrey.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/05\/the-deadline-for-esa-and-service-animal-applications-is-approaching\/","title":{"rendered":"The deadline for ESA and service animal applications is approaching"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Gracyn Van Bemmel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The deadline for students who wish to renew their emotional service animal (ESA) housing accommodation is April 12, and the deadline for students who are seeking a new accommodation is July 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students who wish to apply for accommodations must submit the Release of Health Care Form, the Housing Accommodation Medical Documentation Form (for housing only), or the Housing Accommodation Medical Documentation with ESA Form, all to be completed by the student\u2019s licensed medical provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to an email sent from the Office of Residential Life on April 2, \u201csuites, semi-suites and semi-suite singles are not considered accommodation rooms.\u201d If students wish to live in these types of rooms, their housing accommodation request will be denied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is also important to note the differences between emotional support animals and service animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Service animals provide a service to their handler, such as aiding a visually impaired person, whereas emotional support animals do not provide a service and may provide the owner with calming, stability and other kinds of support in a housing environment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As such, an emotional support animal is prohibited from entering any building on campus other than the student\u2019s own residence building and room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If students are interested in getting an emotional support animal, there are many local animal shelters near Hood that have cats, dogs and other animals available for adoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Animal Welfare League of Frederick, Maryland, located on E. Patrick Street, is open from noon to 4 p.m. on the weekends for visitors to meet the resident cats that reside in the shelter. You can learn more about &nbsp;the cats on the League\u2019s website at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/awlfc.org\/\">http:\/\/awlfc.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Frederick Humane Society, located on North Market Street, is also an option for cat and dog adoptions. Its website is&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fchs.org\/\">http:\/\/www.fchs.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few students have their pets on campus with them, and they wouldn\u2019t change anything for the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI like having the responsibility of having an ESA to take care of. It\u2019s been really grounding,\u201d Rebecca Carroll, owner of a black cat named Jack, said. \u201cI can go back to my room and have a sense of home. Not to be soapy, but my cat\u2019s my best friend.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If resident students wish to have ESA on campus with them, they are required to contact the Office of Accessibility Services, which is housed on the first floor of the Beneficial-Hodson Library, and the Office of Residential Life, which is housed on the second floor of the Whitaker Campus Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the paperwork is approved, students must provide all vaccinations and Maryland licensing paperwork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think it\u2019s good because some days I get so busy with classwork that I don\u2019t talk to anyone,\u201d Kadem Hodge, owner of a tuxedo cat named Oreo, said. \u201cSo, it\u2019s nice to have some sort of company.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students who are interested in registering their pets on campus as an ESA can learn more information and find the applications on the Hood website under accessibility and accommodations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>By Gracyn Van Bemmel The deadline for students who wish to renew their emotional service animal (ESA) housing accommodation is April 12, and the deadline for students who are seeking a new accommodation is July <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/theblueandgrey.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/05\/the-deadline-for-esa-and-service-animal-applications-is-approaching\/\" title=\"The deadline for ESA and service animal applications is approaching\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":7271,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[7,26],"class_list":["post-7310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-hood-college","tag-news-2"],"aioseo_notices":[],"cc_featured_image_caption":{"caption_text":"","source_text":"","source_url":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblueandgrey.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblueandgrey.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblueandgrey.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblueandgrey.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/35"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblueandgrey.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7310"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theblueandgrey.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7311,"href":"https:\/\/theblueandgrey.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7310\/revisions\/7311"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblueandgrey.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblueandgrey.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblueandgrey.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblueandgrey.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}