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Center for
Accessible Education
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Center for
Accessible Education
Accommodations
Explore detailed information on CAE’s accommodations, guidelines, and procedures designed to provide clarity and support for your individual academic and campus needs.
Accommodations
Explore detailed information on CAE’s accommodations, guidelines, and procedures designed to provide clarity and support for your individual academic and campus needs.

Animals on Campus

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CAE is happy to provide additional support to UCLA students who are studying abroad with the institution, UCEAP, or even a program unaffiliated with the university. Levels of support that the office is able to provide vary, depending on the program you are seeking out. Below is some information to consider in your plans for studying abroad with a disability.

Service Animals

UCLA recognizes the importance of “Service Animals as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) and the broader category of “Assistance Animals under the Fair Housing Act (refer to: Animals on University Property, policy 135). UCLA is committed to allowing individuals with disabilities the use of a Service Animal on campus to facilitate their full-participation and equal access to the University’s programs and activities. This section outlines the process for requesting a service animal in University-owned facilities.

Assistance Animal

UCLA is also committed to allowing Assistance Animals necessary to provide individuals with disabilities an equal opportunity to use and enjoy University faciltiies. This section explains the specific requirements applicable to an individual’s use of an Assistance Animal in University facilities (refer to: Animals on University Property, policy 135). This section applies solely to “Assistance Animals” which may be necessary in University housing or an academic setting. It does not apply to “service animals” as defined by the ADAAA.