[Greater-baltimore] PARCC accommodations

[Yingling, Valerie]

Dear Parents, Students, and Teachers:

If you are aware of a blind Maryland student who has been refused human reader or verbatim reading accommodations on the PARCC assessment, please immediately contact Valerie Yingling, paralegal, at (410) 659-9314, extension 2440, or vyingling at nfb.org<mailto:vyingling at nfb.org>.


To learn more about the Common Core State Standards, PARCC, Smarter Balanced, and the NFB's efforts regarding each, see the NFB's Common Core State Standards Testing Accessibility webpage<https://nfb.org/common-core-state-standards-testing-accessibility>. Remember to complete the NFB's Common Core assessment online survey<http://nfb.org/CommonCoreAssessmentSurvey>.

Valerie Yingling
Paralegal
National Federation of the Blind
(410) 659-9314, extension 2440
Vyingling at nfb.org<mailto:Vyingling at nfb.org>