[Blindmath] Survey looking for anecdotal evidence-Test Accommodations

[Barbara Henderson]

I suggested to Eric that he post on Blindmath:

From: Eric Bridges [mailto:ebridges at acb.org] 
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 4:51 PM
Subject: Seeking More Test Accommodation Horror Stories

Thank you to those perspective and current students who have responded to ACB's questionnaire. 

If you are not a  student but know somebody who is, please feel free to send this message to him or her. Furthermore, if you are aware of higher education associations in your state, it would be helpful to send this message to them as well. 

We are seeking as many concrete  responses as we can get regarding the discrimination people who are blind or visually impaired have  faced over the past two calendar years while having admission exams administered. Specifically, we are interested in the organizations that administered the tests and their failure to properly accommodate the test taker. We have antidotal evidence that organizations such as Pearson Education and ETS have not provided reasonable accommodations to blind or visually impaired test takers for many years. Please take a few minutes to respond to the questions below.   

These responses will allow us to approach Congress, test entities, and the federal government with greater leverage. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. 

Best Regards, 

Eric 



Name of person and appropriate contact information:   

Name of test administered:  

Date of test:   

Name of the party/organization that discriminated:   

If possible, the name/names of individuals contacted from the party/organization:   

Place of discrimination located at:   

Description of discrimination  

If applicable, please describe proposed resolution by the offending party/organization:  

Current status of your situation:   

Describe how your experience impacted your ability to gain acceptance to school:     


Eric Bridges
Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs
American Council of the Blind
2200 Wilson Blvd. Suite 650
Arlington, VA 22201 
Phone: (202) 467-5081
Fax: (703) 465-5085


Barbara W. Henderson
Test & Assessment Project Leader
American Printing House for the Blind
1839 Frankfort Avenue
Louisville, KY 40206
502-899-2328/1-800-223-1839 x328 
Fax: 502-899-2219
bhenderson at aph.org