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Central Connecticut State University
Disability Services
- Doctor’s note with medical documentation required for accommodations?
Not required - Paperwork filed with disabilities office required for accommodations?
Not required - Food allergy fair or similar event at start of year?
No
Dining Services
- Dietitian or dining services staff available for a meeting before applying?
Yes - Is ingredient or allergen information onsite/online?
Yes, on both Sodexo’s Bite app and and on all menus: https://ccsudining.sodexomyway.com/images/WeeklyMenu_tcm356-159342.html - Dining staff trained regularly on food allergy, celiac disease, cross-contact?
Yes - Pre-made allergy-friendly meals available?
Yes - Ingredient substitutions available?
Yes - Separate utensils and separate area in kitchen for
food allergy/celiac orders?
Yes - All dining halls able to accommodate allergies, gluten-free diet?
Yes, but Hilltop Café is best-situated and trained to deal with allergies. - All retail sites able to accommodate allergies, gluten-free diet?
Yes
Residential Housing
- Area on housing form to indicate food allergies/celiac disease?
Not specific to allergies, just a question asking if they need any accommodations. - Resident Assistants trained on allergic reactions, auto-injector administration?
No - On-campus residence required in first year?
Yes - Meal plans required if in on-campus housing?
Yes - Possible to group food allergy students as roommates?
Yes - Microwaves/mini-fridge allowed in rooms?
Yes - Room with kitchenette available, even if freshman?
No
Fairfield University
Disability Services
- Doctor’s note with medical documentation required for accommodations?
Yes. Allergies need to be identified on the medical form as well as on a student’s health-care plan. - Paperwork filed with disabilities office required for accommodations?
Students are encouraged to work with accessibility services, but are not required to. - Food allergy fair or similar event at start of year?
Yes, Food Allergy Table event in the dining hall at the beginning of the year.
Dining Services
- Dietitian or dining services staff available for a meeting before applying?
Yes - Is ingredient or allergen information onsite/online?
Yes: https://fairfield.sodexomyway.com - Dining staff trained regularly on food allergy, celiac disease, cross-contact?
Yes. Campus dietitian is a master trainer for the AllerTrain program and employees are retrained annually along with monthly allergy safety reminders. - Pre-made allergy-friendly meals available?
Nothing is pre-made. However an additional station is available for a chef to prepare a meal in a separate kitchen if needs aren’t met in Sodexo’s Simple Servings. - Ingredient substitutions available?
Yes - Separate utensils and separate area in kitchen for
food allergy/celiac orders?
Yes. The Simple Servings station and the free-from pantry area have dedicated utensils and pans that are cleaned in a separate dishwasher. - All dining halls able to accommodate allergies, gluten-free diet?
Yes. There is a dedicated food preparation area called My Zone, which has items free of tree nuts, peanut and gluten, along with the Simple Servings station, which is free of 7 top allergens (fish is served. - All retail sites able to accommodate allergies, gluten-free diet?
Yes, students are able to ask for gluten-free options in campus retail stations.
Residential Housing
- Area on housing form to indicate food allergies/celiac disease?
Yes - Resident Assistants trained on allergic reactions, auto-injector administration?
Yes, all RAs are trained through the AllerTrain training program. - On-campus residence required in first year?
Yes - Meal plans required if in on-campus housing?
Yes - Possible to group food allergy students as roommates?
Yes - Microwaves/mini-fridge allowed in rooms?
Yes - Room with kitchenette available, even if freshman?
Yes, dorm rooms have a small kitchen where students are able to make meals.
University of New Haven
Disability Services
- Doctor’s note with medical documentation required for accommodations?
Yes, through Student Accessibility Center (SAC). A formalized process that requires supporting documentation. - Paperwork filed with disabilities office required for accommodations?
Yes, final paperwork is recorded in SAC. - Food allergy fair or similar event at start of year?
Information on dining accommodations is available during student orientation (SOAR) presentations, at resources fairs, and one-on-one dining services meetings.
Dining Services
- Dietitian or dining services staff available for a meeting before applying?
Yes, from unit management to general manager as well as the district dietitian. - Is ingredient or allergen information onsite/online?
Yes, both types of information are online at newhaven.sodexomyway.com. - Dining staff trained regularly on food allergy, celiac disease, cross-contact?
Yes, managers and supervisors take part in AllerTrain classes. - Pre-made allergy-friendly meals available?
Yes. Simple Servings Top 7-free and gluten-free station. - Ingredient substitutions available?
Yes - Separate utensils and separate area in kitchen for
food allergy/celiac orders?
Yes, storage, production, separate service area and other protocols are used to manage food cross-contact risks. - All dining halls able to accommodate allergies, gluten-free diet?
Yes. At least one menu item is gluten-free. Also available is My Zone, a gluten-, peanut- and nut-free “pantry,” where food items needed by customers with celiac disease or food allergies can be housed with precautions against cross-contact. - All retail sites able to accommodate allergies, gluten-free diet?
Yes
Residential Housing
- Area on housing form to indicate food allergies/celiac disease?
Yes, and SAC will reach out to students with additional information. - Resident Assistants trained on allergic reactions, auto-injector administration?
Yes - On-campus residence required in first year?
Yes - Meal plans required if in on-campus housing?
Yes - Possible to group food allergy students as roommates?
Yes - Microwaves/mini-fridge allowed in rooms?
Yes - Room with kitchenette available, even if freshman?
Yes, part of accommodation process through SAC.
Wesleyan University
Disability Services
- Doctor’s note with medical documentation required for accommodations?
Yes - Paperwork filed with disabilities office required for accommodations?
No - Food allergy fair or similar event at start of year?
Yes
Dining Services
- Dietitian or dining services staff available for a meeting before applying?
Yes - Is ingredient or allergen information onsite/online?
Available on request.
- Dining staff trained regularly on food allergy, celiac disease, cross-contact?
Yes - Pre-made allergy-friendly meals available?
Yes - Ingredient substitutions available?
Yes - Separate utensils and separate area in kitchen for
food allergy/celiac orders?
Yes - All dining halls able to accommodate allergies, gluten-free diet?
Yes - All retail sites able to accommodate allergies, gluten-free diet?
Yes
Residential Housing
- Area on housing form to indicate food allergies/celiac disease?
No. Information about how to request accommodations is included. - Resident Assistants trained on allergic reactions, auto-injector administration?
Yes. Although not required to administer. - On-campus residence required in first year?
Yes - Meal plans required if in on-campus housing?
Yes - Possible to group food allergy students as roommates?
Yes - Microwaves/mini-fridge allowed in rooms?
Yes - Room with kitchenette available, even if freshman?
Yes. Kitchen access in all residence halls.
