PPT-Accommodations for students with disabilities

TEA Student Assessment Division September 24 2014 TETN 4851 2015 Disclaimer These slides have been prepared and approved by the Student Assessment Division of the Texas Education Agency If any slide is amended or revised for use in local or regional trainings please remove this slide as well as the TEA footer at the bottom of each slide. Exceptional Children Conference. November 1, 2011. Presented by: Carrie Perkis. Division of Accountability Services. Accommodation:. Changes in the way a student accesses learning/testing. Construct does not change; assignment/content does not change. Introduction. Accessibility and Accommodations. Positive and productive assessment experience. Results that are . fair. and . accurate. Accessibility and Accommodations. Accessibility and Accommodations. By Jeff Hull. Accommodations and Modifications. Accommodations are changes to the course content, teaching strategies, standards, test preparation, location, timing, scheduling, expectations, student responses, environmental structuring and/or attributes which provide access for a student with a disability to participate in a course/standard/test which DO NOT fundamentally alter or lower the standards or expectations of the course/standard/test.. Student Support Services. Dr. Schequita Owens, Director of Support Services. Cheryl Flammer, Special Education Teacher. Kimberleyn. Robinson, Math Specialist. Sarah Smarsch, Reading Specialist. Why is this important?. accommodations@nu.edu. . National . University. 16875 West Bernardo, Suite 110. San Diego, . CA . 92127. 858.521.3968 . (phone). 858.521.3996 . (fax). Student Accessibility Services. Test Accommodation . Training for Instructors. 2016-2017. Intent of training: . Quality education and student success are our highest . values at Purdue Northwest..   Accommodations for students with disabilities are not only required by the law, they help our students succeed in their education . and. Modifications. A guide to providing accommodations and modifications for students.. 2011-2012. Accommodations and Modifications. Some students with disabilities need accommodations or modifications in their educational program in order to be successful in school.. How to Select, Administer, and Evaluate Use of Accommodations for Instruction and Assessment . of Students with Disabilities. 5 IMPORTANT STEPS. Expect students with disabilities to achieve grade level academic content standards. What are designated supports?. Informed adults make decisions about designated supports. Ideally, the decisions are made by educators familiar with the student’s needs, as well as those supports that the student has been using during instruction and for other assessments. Student and parent/guardian participation in the decision, particularly for older students, is also recommended.. in State Assessments:. 2013-2014 and Beyond. Melissa Gholson . Office of Assessment and Accountability. Thinking About Accommodations. Where are we now?. Where are we going?. What’s our plan to get there?. By Holly Zuckerman – Access Coordinator. Disability Resource Center. The Foundation. Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA – 1990): . Civil rights law that “Prohibits . discrimination and ensures equal opportunity for persons with disabilities in employment, State and local government services, public accommodations, commercial facilities, and transportation. Dr. Teresa Dombrowski. Dean of Students . Midwestern University, Downers Grove. Disability Laws in Higher Education. Section 504-Rehabilitation Act of 1973. In 1973, Congress passed Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), a law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of physical or mental disability (29 U.S.C. Section 794). It states:. Addressing the Stumbling blocks on The Pathway to Accommodations. Jill Anderson, M.Ed.. Disability Services. Columbus State Community College. Overview . Columbus State has . >. 5. ,000. . College Credit Plus (CCP) students. Kellie Skiba. Coordinator of Testing and Accommodations. Office of Disability Services for Students. Kellie.l.Skiba@wmich.edu. Meet the DSS Staff. Jayne Fraley-Burgett. Director. jayne.fraley@wmich.edu.