Dietary Accommodations
Champlain College students with documented disabilities may request appropriate and reasonable dietary accommodations in order to safely access dining services at Champlain’s Dining Hall, managed by Sodexo. The Office of Accessibility works closely with Sodexo staff to assist students who require dietary accommodations.
Please complete the following steps to request dietary accommodations.
Step 1: Fill out the Dietary Accommodations Student Request Form
Step 2: Complete the Consent to Treat Form
The Office of Accessibility will be consulting with the Student Health Center as well as the Campus Dietician for dietary accommodation requests. The Student Health Center will need a completed version of this form to be able to consult. This form can be submitted via email or attached to the online request form.
Step 3: Your Provider Submits Your Dietary Accommodations Documentation
We ask all students seeking dietary accommodations to send in documentation from a provider regarding their medical condition/disability. Below is a list of questions that you can send to your doctor. They will need to respond to the prompts in a letter format:
- Medical Condition/Disability
- Please describe your relationship with the student (e.g., physician, therapist, evaluator, etc.) and the duration of your relationship.
- Date of most recent assessment.
- Recommended reassessment date, if any.
- Test results/clinical observations in support of the above condition.
- Please describe the type, severity, and frequency of symptoms currently experienced by the student, and how the disability interferes with eating/dining in the campus dining hall.
- Please provide any suggestions regarding how we can best accommodate this student’s disability-related impairment, including their specific dietary needs (gluten free, dairy free, peanut/tree nut free, specialized diet, menu planning, etc.).
- Please include any comments or other information, including additional testing results, which may help us determine the most appropriate assistance for this student.
Step 4: Meeting with Sodexo Staff
Once documentation is received, the Office of Accessibility will review the student’s documentation and requested accommodations. Upon review, the student and the Office of Accessibility will work together to determine appropriate next steps.
These may include (but are not limited to):
- The student meets with Sodexo’s Registered Dietitian and dining hall staff to create a meal plan that meets their needs.
- The student meets with Sodexo dining staff to tour the dining hall and identify how to access the food they need.
- If the student wishes to live on campus but is unable to access the food they need in the dining hall due to severe dietary restrictions, the student may be approved for an accommodation to live on campus without a meal plan. Other accommodation options may be exhausted first.
Additional Accommodations
The Office of Accessibility offers a wide range of services to ensure students with disabilities have equitable access to their education.
Champlain recognizes that being able to fully participate in residential housing is a big part of the college experience. If you have needs that require special housing arrangements, we can help.
Test accommodations are any modifications made to tests or testing conditions that allow qualified students to demonstrate their knowledge and skills in a testing environment.
Office of Accessibility
Location
95 Summit Street
Mailing Address:
375 Maple Street
Burlington, VT 05401
Office Hours
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Fax Number: (802) 865-5764