[blindlaw] New York Testing Accommodations

[helga.schreiber26 at gmail.com]

Hi Ann, this is Helga. I think your daughter should be allow more time than 
just double time and that she also will need to have a reader for her test 
questions.  In fact, I also think that she also needs to have a reader to 
read her the reading stories of the test as well since she could get tired 
in going back and forth in order to find a  specific answer to the question. 
And when I say have areader to the stories, I mean she can telll the reader 
the parragraph where the answer of the questions could be since she read the 
story with her CCTV. You need to fight for her rights!! Have you tried to 
meet with the Principal of the school, her vision teacher, and  the person 
in charge of the test and talk to them regarding this issue and letting them 
know that she really needs these accommodations in order to succeed in the 
test? Hope to hear from you soon. Thanks and God bless!

-----Original Message----- 
From: Prevost, Ann Marie
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 11:44 AM
To: Blind Law Mailing List
Subject: [blindlaw] New York Testing Accommodations

I am wondering if anyone has experience in testing accomodations for 
visually impaired school-aged children. I have a visually-impaired daughter. 
She is also dyslexic. She is getting double time and will be able to use her 
CCTV during the Common-Core ELA test. Someone suggested that she should be 
given a reader (to read the questions at least).
She has to read LONG passages, read the questions and often times it is 
required to go back to the passage and find specific details in order to 
answer the questions. Even at double time - this is most difficult for 
someone with a visual impairment on top of dyslexia.
No one I speak to seems to know anything (including her vision teacher from 
the Department of Vision Services). Does anyone on this list have any ideas? 
The test is next week so this is urgent.

Thank you.

Ann

Ann Marie Prevost
Sidley Austin LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
aprevost at sidley.com
212-839-5408





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