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I. King Jordan Student Academic Center (JSAC), Room 1242
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The terms "chronic illness", "systemic illness or disability", and "medical conditions" refer to any of a number of health-related conditions that may affect the respiratory, neurological, circulatory, or immune systems of the body. The symptoms associated with these conditions are often unstable and unpredictable and may be episodic. Conditions referred to by these labels can include:
A chronic disease or medical condition can adversely affect an individual's ability to perform a number of major life activities and, if substantial, would therefore be described as a disability. In other cases, side effects of medications or combinations of symptoms from various conditions can impair major life activities such that the person is considered disabled.
Accommodations for students with chronic illnesses might include:
[Parts of this section were adapted from the pamphlet "College Students who have Chronic or Episodic Disabilities", Association on Higher Education and Disability, Huntersville, NC.]
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Spring 2021 – Dec 12Fall 2021 – May 15