Found this article in the University of Maryland’s online newspaper, Diamondback Online, about attempts to make accomodations for students with Celiac Disease:
Sedaka is one of 25 students with campus meal plans who have identified themselves to Dining Services as having celiac disease, a condition which prevents them from consuming gluten, a protein that is found in wheat, rye and barley.
To accommodate these students, Dining Services has installed two commercial refrigerators – one in each of the dining halls – to be stocked with gluten-free products and served only when specifically requested.
Smoothly incorporating the refrigerators, however, could prove to be problematic. Dining Services has yet to work out a system by which students can have the gluten-free foods retrieved from the freezer and cooked without causing delays in service. Various ideas, such as having the students call ahead or contacting a manager once they get to the dining hall, have been discussed, but nothing has been decided yet.







