New Student Registration

The purpose of academic accommodations in higher education is to ensure equal access to education for students with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations remove barriers that could prevent students from demonstrating their true abilities in their education program, provide individualized access support based on specific student needs, and promote disability inclusivity to foster academic success. Accommodations maintain academic and technical standards, but may offer alternative ways to meet them, leveling the playing field and allowing students to fully participate in and benefit from their educational programs. 

The process of determining reasonable and appropriate accommodations relies heavily on the interactive process between each student and their Access Coordinator.

This form should be completed by the student seeking accommodations and services from our office.

Registration for accommodations is completed through an individual, interactive meeting with your Access Coordinator. To initiate the process of requesting accommodations, please begin by completing the New Student Registration Form, using our online system called UC Accommodate. You will use your UC email address and password to sign in and complete your form, and once that is submitted, you will be sent an email with instructions on how to set up a meeting with your Access Coordinator.

While having a diagnosed disability is required in order to receive accommodations, documentation of that disability is not required to initiate your registration for services. However, if it is available, it can be a useful tool and help to ensure that the full consideration of the impact of your disability within the academic environment is considered.

The reasonableness and necessity of requested accommodations must be determined before approval, so students may be requested to provide documentation if:

• documentation would help the student and AR staff identify barriers and workable solutions for accommodations, and/or
• documentation would make the connection between the academic environment and the disability that is not readily apparent through the student’s narrative.

If documentation is submitted, we accept documentation from a variety of sources including: IEPs, 504 Plans, psychological evaluations, medical records, letters provided by qualified medical professionals or a Medical Professional Disability Verification Form.

You can submit documentation online through the registration process.

If you need assistance in completing these forms or require accommodations to do so, please contact the following:

• Main/Clifton campus students: email AccessResources@uc.edu
• UC Blue Ash students: email ucbaar@ucmail.uc.edu
• UC Clermont students clermontar@ucmail.uc.edu