NCEO Brief: Making Accessibility Decisions for ALL Students (#11)

Part of the NCEO Brief series.
Author(s)
Martha L Thurlow, Vitaliy Shyyan, Laurene L Christensen, Sheryl Lazarus

Description

A Brief presenting information on steps to take in the transition from a focus on making decisions about accommodations for students with disabilities and English language learners (ELLs), to a focus on decisions about accessibility and accommodations required by the new assessment approaches of states and collaboratives of states. These new approaches include making decisions for students without an identified disability or ELL status. Seven steps are highlighted that will be useful for states in organizing professional development for educators who will be making accessibility decisions, and for educators themselves who are seeking information on making optimal decisions about accessibility tools and accommodations that meet individual student needs.

Details

Date
June 2015 
Type
Brief 
Edition
Number 11
Publisher
National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO)

Topics

  • Specific life stage
    • Children
    • Adolescents and young adults
  • Educational accountability and assessment
    • English Learners with Disabilities
    • Accessibility & Accommodations
    • English Learners
    • Students with Disabilities