ERIC Number: EJ806403
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0264-6196
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A Taxonomy of Assessment Accommodations for Students with Vision Impairments in Australian Schools
Steer, Michael; Gale, Gillian; Gentle, Frances
British Journal of Visual Impairment, v25 n2 p169-177 2007
Educational accommodations for students with vision impairments are alterations in the way that an assessment or a test is administered. These alterations are not made to give the student an advantage, but to level the playing field with sighted peers. The authors provide for the educational practitioner a taxonomy of these types of accommodation as well as identifying the several principles underlying accommodation policies that are intended to maximize the participation of students with vision impairments.
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Visual Impairments, Classification, Disabilities, Educational Policy, Student Participation, Foreign Countries, Testing Accommodations
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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