Disability Support Services
HCC is committed to providing an accessible education and supportive learning environment for all students. A student, or prospective student, with a disability may make an appointment with a counselor in the disability support services (DSS) office at any time for information and assistance. DSS counselors can assist a student through the application, advising and registration process. In order to receive academic accommodations, the student must complete the DSS online student application and provide appropriate documentation of the disability to this office. After appropriate disability verification documentation is accepted, the DSS counselor and the student will meet and discuss appropriate academic accommodations within the interactive intake process. All information provided will be kept confidential and will be used only to determine appropriate and reasonable academic accommodations. Each semester it is the student’s responsibility to request accommodation memos through the AIM online platform. As a result of this, accommodation memos will be produced through the AIM platform and emailed directly through AIM to the student's instructors and a copy will be emailed to the student.
It is highly recommended that students in both credit and non-credit classes needing interpreters work closely with the interpreter coordinator and complete early registration to give the college greater time to find an appropriate sign language interpreter. To schedule a sign language interpreter, a credit or noncredit student must notify DSS of the student’s semester schedule at least three weeks prior to the start of classes. When requesting sign language interpreting services, please send an e-mail to hccinterpretingservices@howardcc.edu, call 443-539-8186 on the videophone or call (voice only) 443-518-3348. Interpreters are also available for college activities.
Services provided to students with documented disabilities include advocacy, interpreters, notetaking assistance, test-taking accommodations, academic advising, and assistive technology. For further information regarding scheduling services, assistive technology, course substitutions, personal care attendants, service animals, the grievance process, or other concerns related to students with disabilities, please contact the DSS office at 443-518-1300, disabilitysupport@howardcc.edu, or in person in room RCF-302.
Noncredit student requests for accommodations must be made by emailing the Disability Support Services office at disabilitysupport@howardcc.edu, calling 443-518-1300, or in person in room RCF-302 preferably at least three weeks prior to the class start date. All information is kept confidential.