Updated as of January 18, 2024. Use Accommodations Early and Often By identifying needed accommodations and using them often, you will get familiar with their use. This can be especially true for electronic assessments because you don’t want to be struggling to understand the technology during your assessment. The more comfortable you are with the […]
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Updated as of January 18, 2024. In general, companies that administer assessments categorize accommodations for assessments by the task for which the accommodation is needed. Understanding these categories helps determine which accommodations are needed to provide both access and equivalent ease of use when taking assessments. Categories of Assessment Accommodations Presentation Presentation refers to how […]
Updated as of January 18, 2024. For individuals with disabilities, accommodations make the difference between access to opportunities and being shut out of those opportunities. Accommodations, while vital, vary from individual to individual and depend on many different factors. Join the Bridges Helpdesk as we explore understanding, identifying, and advocating for accommodations in the area […]
Updated as of January 18, 2024. What is Assistive Technology? In the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the federal law that created Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), “assistive technology devices” (AT devices) have a broad definition and, essentially, anything that helps a student with a disability do something is an AT device (see the legal […]
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Updated as of February 10, 2024. Before deciding on what accessible AT device you need, you will want to determine how it will be useful to prove why you need it. A great tool to use in this determination is the SETT Framework (developed by the late educator Joy Zambala). SETT stands for Student, Environment, […]