[humanser] FW: Justice Department Issues Technical Assistance on Testing Accommodations for Individuals with Disabilities Who Take Standardized Exams And High-Stakes Tests

Tue Sep 8 19:04:20 UTC 2015

This is fantastic! This will give us all an informed platform from which to
request accomodations. Thank you for the information!

Regards,

Michael "Big Dog" Abell

Helping individuals to find their eyes in the dark.
(480) 369-0805

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Subject: [humanser] FW: Justice Department Issues Technical Assistance on
Testing Accommodations for Individuals with Disabilities Who Take
Standardized Exams And High-Stakes Tests

The following may be of interest to some.

Yasmin Reyazuddin
Aging & Disability Services
Montgomery County Government
Department of Health & Human Services
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To: Reyazuddin, Yasmin <Yasmin.Reyazuddin at montgomerycountymd.gov>
Subject: Justice Department Issues Technical Assistance on Testing
Accommodations for Individuals with Disabilities Who Take Standardized Exams
And High-Stakes Tests

The Justice Department issued technical assistance today on the obligation
of testing entities, both private and public, to ensure that the test scores
of individuals with disabilities accurately reflect the individual's
aptitude, achievement, or the skill that the exam purports to measure,
rather than his or her disability.  The document discusses who is entitled
to testing accommodations, what types of testing accommodations must be
provided, and what documentation may be required of the person requesting
testing accommodations. The document also discusses prohibited flagging
policies and how test scores for test-takers receiving disability-related
accommodations should be reported.

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