ERIC Number: ED636803
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
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What Does Meaningful Accessibility Really Mean?
Mari Quanbeck; Andrew R. Hinkle; Sheryl S. Lazarus; Virginia A. Ressa; Martha M. Thurlow
National Center on Educational Outcomes
This report contains the proceedings of a forum held on June 28, 2023 in New Orleans, Louisiana, to discuss issues surrounding meaningful accessibility of assessments. The forum was a post-session to the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) National Conference on Student Assessment (NCSA) and was a collaboration of the "Assessment, Standards, and Education for Students with Disabilities" (ASES) Collaborative and the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO). A specific goal of the forum was to gather representatives from state education agencies (SEAs), assessment vendors, assistive technology experts, and others to discuss the meaningful accessibility of assessments and to identify possible solutions to the challenges that students face when accessing assessments. [This report is a result of a collaboration with the Assessment, Standards, and Education for Students with Disabilities (ASES) Collaborative.]
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Educational Testing, Technology Integration, Barriers, Success, Students, Teachers, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Equal Education, Students with Disabilities, Disabilities, Civil Rights Legislation
National Center on Educational Outcomes. University of Minnesota, 207 Pattee Hall, 150 Pillsburg Drive Southeast, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Tel: 612-626-1530; Fax: 612-624-0879; e-mail: nceo@umn.edu; Web site: https://nceo.info/
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) (ED/OSERS), Research to Practice Division (RTP)
Authoring Institution: National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO); Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)
Identifiers - Location: North Carolina; Utah; Mississippi; Wisconsin
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Elementary and Secondary Education Act; Improving Americas Schools Act 1994; Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments 1997; No Child Left Behind Act 2001; Americans with Disabilities Act 1990; Every Student Succeeds Act 2015
Grant or Contract Numbers: H326G210002