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Guide to College Board Credit-Earning Exam Accommodations for Blind/Low Vision for Students in Maryland

Updated as of December 26, 2023.

Accessibility and Exemption Information References

Advanced Placement® (AP®):

CLEP® (College-Level Examination Program®)

ACCUPLACER®

Note: This information is current as of December 2023.

AccommodationAP® (Advanced Placement®)CLEP®ACCUPLACER®
BrailleAVAILABLE, Reading and Seeing Accommodations and Other Accommodations “Contracted” brailleNot applicable; tests are digitalAVAILABLE; ACCUPLACER® Program Manual, page 45
Tactile GraphicsAVAILABLE, Reading and Seeing Accommodations and Other Accommodations “Raised line drawings”Tests are digital, but no information provided about the accessibility of any graphics included on the tests.No information provided
Enlarged printAVAILABLE, Reading and Seeing Accommodations and Other Accommodations “Large print (14 point, 20 point, or other formats)”Accommodations requested and approved by the testing center. Request AccommodationsAVAILABLE; ACCUPLACER® Program Manual, page 45
Digital accessibility: Refreshable braille displayNOT MENTIONED See Reading and Seeing Accommodations and Other AccommodationsAll accommodations are requested and approved by the testing center. Request AccommodationsNo information provided.
Magnification with digital magnifier (CCTV)ALLOWED, Reading and Seeing Accommodations and Other Accommodations Note: “Electronic magnifiers cannot have any capabilities for recording, storage, snapshot or transmission of data, picture, text, or other information.”Not applicable; tests are digitalNo information provided, but tests are computer-based.
Digital accessibility: Screen magnifierNOT MENTIONED See Reading and Seeing Accommodations and Other AccommodationsAll accommodations are requested and approved by the testing center. Request AccommodationsZoomText ALLOWED; ACCUPLACER® Program Manual, page 45
Digital accessibility: Screen readerALLOWED, Reading and Seeing Accommodations and Other Accommodations (“Text-to-speech”)All accommodations are requested and approved by the testing center. Request AccommodationsJAWS and NVDA ALLOWED; ACCUPLACER® Program Manual, page 45
Human ReaderALLOWED, Reading and Seeing Accommodations and Other AccommodationsAll accommodations are requested and approved by the testing center. Request AccommodationsALLOWED; ACCUPLACER® Program Manual, page 45
Scribe/Dictated responseALLOWED, Other AccommodationsAll accommodations are requested and approved by the testing center. Request AccommodationsALLOWED; ACCUPLACER® Program Manual, page 45
Student responds via assistive technology, such as a word processorALLOWED, Other Accommodations “Computer (without spell-check, grammar-check, suggested text, or cut-and-paste features)”All accommodations are requested and approved by the testing center. Request AccommodationsALLOWED; ACCUPLACER® Program Manual, page 45
Braille Notetaker for student responseProbably ALLOWED, Other Accommodations “Braille device for written responses”All accommodations are requested and approved by the testing center. Request AccommodationsNo information provided.
Braille Writer for student responseProbably ALLOWED, Other Accommodations “Braille device for written responses”All accommodations are requested and approved by the testing center. Request AccommodationsNo information provided.
If Additional Accommodations are Needed …ALLOWED, Reading and Seeing Accommodations and Other AccommodationsAll accommodations are requested and approved by the testing center. Request Accommodations“The institution will determine other appropriate accommodations based on demonstrated need.” ACCUPLACER® Program Manual, page 45

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