Apply for a Registered Accessibility Specialist (RAS) License
Education and Training
An individual must meet one of the following qualifications:
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Degree in architecture, engineering, interior design, landscape architecture, or equivalent and have one year of experience related to building planning, accessibility, design, or review, or equivalent;
- Eight years’ experience related to building planning accessibility design or review or equivalent;
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Certification as accessibility specialist granted by a model building code organization and four years’ experience related to building planning accessibility design or review or equivalent.
Application and Fee
To be certified, an individual must:
- Meet one of the education and training qualifications listed above
- Pass the written examination
- Successfully pass a criminal history background check; and,
- Submit the required fee
Before exam eligibility can be sent to PSI, submit the following:
- Completed application
- Resume and/or copy of your degree and certification(s) if applicable
- Non-refundable fee of $300
All requirements must be completed, including passing the written examination, within one year from the date the application is received. After that year, applicants are required to submit a new application, supporting documents and pay a new application fee.
Licenses are valid for one year from the date of issue.
Examinations
You must pass a written exam to obtain a registered accessibility specialist license.
Please see the exam information page for more information.
Applicants with Criminal Convictions
If you have ever been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor (other than a minor traffic violation) or pleaded guilty or no contest (resulting in a deferred adjudication) to any in-state, out-of-state or federal criminal offense, you must provide a completed Criminal History Questionnaire (PDF) along with your application materials.
The department will conduct a criminal history background check on all persons who apply for a license. Criminal convictions are reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Licenses may be denied based on the nature of the conviction and how long prior to the application the conviction occurred. Depending on your criminal history, a review can take from one to six weeks to complete.
Individuals may request TDLR review their criminal background before actually applying for a license. TDLR uses the same process for this pre-application evaluation as the process as a license application. See the Criminal History Evaluation Letter page for more information.
Please see the Guidelines for License Applicants with Criminal Convictions, which describe the process that TDLR uses to determine whether a criminal conviction renders an applicant an unsuitable candidate for the license, or whether a conviction warrants revocation or suspension of a license previously granted.
