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The Accessibility Guidelines contain the accessibility features policies and procedures for the DeSSA, DeSSA-Alt, WIDA Assessments and SAT. The complete guide includes all of the appendices or you can access the guidelines by sections provided below.
Questions can be directed to Michelle Jackson at Michelle.Jackson@doe.k12.de.us
COMPLETE Accessibility Guidelines Manual
The Accessibility Guidelines have been updated for the 2020-2021 School Year. Consult the Revisions Log at the end of the manual to track any minor changes.
Key Changes for 2020-2021
- New Supports: Addition of Enhanced Mouse Pointer & Enhanced Zoom as Designated Embedded Supports (see Appendix A-1 and A-2)
- New Appendices: Addition of Appendix A-13, B-9 and C-7
- Deleted: Appendix: Arithmetic Table
- Revised: Appendices A-1, A-2, B-1, B-3, B-6, D-2
- 1/8/2021 New: Addition of a Read-Aloud Protocol Training Video
- All staff providing Human Read-Aloud as a designated support or accommodation must complete this training video.
- Located under Appendix A-7 in Section III below
SECTION I: INTRODUCTION
SECTION II: LEARNER CONSIDERATIONS
SECTION III: DeSSA CONTENT ASSESSMENTS
- Appendix A1 - DeSSA Assessments Accessibility Form
- Appendix B1 - Text to Speech Human Reader Request
- Group A and B Verification Form
- Appendix A2 - DeSSA Accessibility Definitions
- Appendix B2 - Guidelines for Choosing Text to Speech or Read Aloud
- Appendix A3 - Unique Accommodation Request
- Appendix A4 - Human Interpreter for Visual Communication Request
- Appendix C4 - Human Interpreter for Native Language Request Form
- Appendix A5 - Human Interpreter for Visual Communication Certification
- Appendix C5 - Human Interpreter for Native Language Certification Form
- Appendix C6 - Native Language Visual Communication Translator Form
- Appendix A6 - Scribing Protocol
- Scribe Protocol Training
- Appendix C7 - EL First Year Exemption Request
- Appendix A7 - Read Aloud Protocol
- Read Aloud Protocol Training
- Appendix A8 - Suggested Test Reader Script
- Appendix C9 - Read Aloud Protocol - Spanish
- Appendix A9 - Simplified Directions Protocol
- Appendix C10 - Suggested Test Reader Script - Spanish
- Appendix A10 - Instructions for Using Embedded Glossaries
- Appendix A11 - 100s Number Table
- Appendix A12 - Multiplication Table
- Appendix A13 - Math Manipulatives Guidance
SECTION IV: DeSSA-ALTERNATE ASSESSMENT
- Appendix B3 - DeSSA-Alt Participation Guidelines
- Appendix B-3 DeSSA-Alt Participation Guidelines - Spanish
- Appendix B-3 DeSSA-Alt Participation Guidelines - Haitian Creole
- Companion Guide to DeSSA-Alternate Participation Guidelines
- Appendix B4 - Learner Characteristics Inventory
- Appendix B5 - DeSSA-Alt Accommodation Form
- Appendix B6 - DeSSA-Alt Accommodation Descriptions
- Appendix B7 - DeSSA-Alt Test Profile Characteristics
- Appendix B9 - DeSSA-Alt Test Administrator Protocols
SECTION V: ACCESS 2.0
- Appendix C1 - WIDA Assessments Accommodations Form
- Appendix C2 - WIDA Assessments Accommodations Descriptions
- Appendix C3 - WIDA Unique Accommodations Request
- Appendix C8 - Scribe Guidance for ACCESS 2.0
- Appendix C11 - ACCESS-Alt Participation Guidelines
- Appendix C12 - ACCESS-Alt Participation Decision Tree
SECTION VI: SAT
- Appendix D1 - SAT Accommodations Request Process
- Appendix D2 SAT College-Board Approved Accommodation Form
- Appendix D3 SAT Accommodations Descriptions
- State-Allowed Accommodations Form
- College Board Approved Word to Word Dictionaries
- College Board Consent Form for Accommodations
- College Board Student Eligibility Form
APPENDIX E: ACRONYMS
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