Very helpful information.<div><br></div><div>Ron Stewart<br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b>U.S. Department of Justice</b> <<a href="mailto:usdoj@public.govdelivery.com">usdoj@public.govdelivery.com</a>><br>Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2015<br>Subject: Justice Department Issues Technical Assistance on Testing Accommodations for Individuals with Disabilities Who Take Standardized Exams And High-Stakes Tests<br>To: <a href="mailto:ron@ahead.org">ron@ahead.org</a><br><br><br><u></u>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">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.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">For a copy of the <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUwOTA4LjQ4ODQ4NDcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDkwOC40ODg0ODQ3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NTQ3NzMxJmVtYWlsaWQ9cm9uQGFoZWFkLm9yZyZ1c2VyaWQ9cm9uQGFoZWFkLm9yZyZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&100&&&http://www.ada.gov/regs2014/testing_accommodations.html" title="Link to Guidance Document" target="_blank">Guidance Document</a> or to find out more about the ADA, visit <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUwOTA4LjQ4ODQ4NDcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDkwOC40ODg0ODQ3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NTQ3NzMxJmVtYWlsaWQ9cm9uQGFoZWFkLm9yZyZ1c2VyaWQ9cm9uQGFoZWFkLm9yZyZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&101&&&http://www.ada.gov" title="Link to ADA.gov" target="_blank">www.ada.gov</a> or call the Justice Department's toll-free ADA Information Line at 1-800-514-0301 or 1-800-514-0383 (TDD).</font></p>
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