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Accessible Education Center Registration Process

​​​​​​​​​​​​​Accessible Education Center

One Main Street, GSB314
Houston, TX 77002-1001
Office: 713-221-5078
Fax: 713-223-7445
aec@uhd.edu

Fall & Spring Semester Hours
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.​

Summer & Semester Break Hours
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Closed on Saturday & Sunday

Step 1

Submit an application online (available on the Accessible Education Center website or at the office) to start the registration process. Provide documentation from a licensed professional in accordance with the documentation guidelines.

Step 2

Staff from the Accessible Education Center will follow up with the student to schedule the intake meeting or request additional documentation. During the intake meeting, the student and the Center Director or Coordinator will discuss reasonable accommodations based on the student's diagnosis, current functioning levels, and access-related barriers to academic success.

Step 3

A staff member will follow up with the Academic Adjustment Evaluation Committee (AAEC) for final approval. This committee, selected by the University Provost, who are charged with providing professional and academic feedback.

Step 4

Once approval is obtained from the AAEC, the accommodation letters will be emailed to each instructors, with the student's Gatormail copied on the email.

Step 5

After accommodation letters are sent to the instructor, academic accommodations are applied to the course.