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INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY TO ASSESSMENTS THROUGH COMPUTER

BASED TOOLS

JUNE 19, 2011ORLANDO, FL

• Universal Access to Assessments – Jen Higgins• Student Accessibility Assessment System – Jen Higgins• Accessible Portable Item Profile (APIP) – Mike Russell• Advances in Alternate Assessments – Gaye Fedorchak • Discussant – Martha Thurlow

Agenda

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Universal Access to Assessments

• Feasibility

• Effect

• Capacity

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Universal Access to Assessments

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Need for Student Accessibility Assessment

System• Over-assignment: • approximately 15% of students who

used NimbleTools from 2009-2010 were assigned to 5 or more tools

• Mis-assignment: • students are sometimes assigned to

multiple color or magnification tools• Bundling:• some schools assign all students to the

same tools

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• Educate

• Practice Using Tools

• Collect Information

• Generate Personal Needs Profile

Student Accessibility Assessment System

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Project Goals and Timeline continued

Stage 1March–June

2011

Stage 2July – December 2011

Stage 3January – May 2012

Stage 4June – July

2012

Stage 5August –

September 2012