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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
UPDATE: The Accessibility Guidelines are currently being updated for the 2021 Spring Assessment Administration. The Full Guidelines will be completed by November 30, 2020.
NEW: Appendix C-7 EL First Year Exemption Request - DOE approved accommodation
Revised Appendix B-3: DeSSA-Alternate Participation Guidelines
As of 10/5/2020, the DeSSA-Alt Participation Guidelines have been updated. This revision will further meet the requirements of the State's Compliance Plan for Science and align with our Compliance Monitoring Protocol (coming soon).
What has changed: There is now a Rating Scale which generates a score to help with the decision-making process (IEP teams should also reference the IEP rubric in the Companion Guide.)
In addition, IEP team must indicate whether the evidence provided at the IEP eligibility meeting support the criteria requirement.
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 B2 - Guidelines for Choosing Text to Speech or Read Aloud
- Appendix A2 - DeSSA Accessibility Definitions
- 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 C-7 EL First Year Exemption Request
- Appendix A7 - Read Aloud Protocol
- Appendix A8 - Suggested Test Reader Script
- Appendix C8 - Read Aloud Protocol - Spanish
- Appendix A9 - Simplified Directions Protocol
- Appendix C9 - Suggested Test Reader Script - Spanish
- Appendix A10 - Instructions for Using Embedded Glossaries
- Math Manipulatives Guidance
- Appendix A11 - Arithmetic Table
- Appendix A12 - Hundreds Table
- Appendix A13 - Multiplication Table
SECTION IV: DeSSA-ALTERNATE ASSESSMENT
- Appendix B3 - DeSSA-Alt Participation Guidelines
- 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
SECTION V: ACCESS 2.0
- Appendix C1 - WIDA Assessments Accommodations Form
- Appendix C2 - WIDA Assessments Accommodations Descriptions
- Appendix C3 - WIDA Unique Accommodations Request
- Appendix C7 - Scribe Guidance for ACCESS 2.0
- Appendix C10 - ACCESS-Alt Participation Guidelines
- Appendix C11 - 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
