Making Test Items Accessible for Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
Workshop originally held August 18-19, 2008
Workshop Sessions
- Overview/General Issues/Universal Design 1:02 hr. (Carol Allman)
- Braille Basics/Role of Test Editor, Transcriber, and Proofreader 27 min. (Michael Sell)
- Tactile Graphics Issues and Guidelines 1:07 hr. (Karen Poppe)
- Large Print/Color Issues and Guidelines 53 min. (Elaine Kitchel)
- Test Access 19 min. (Carol Allman)
- Audio/Verbal/Multimedia Issues 27 min. (Kristopher Scott)
- Review/Edit Sample Test Items 1:06 hr. (Carol Allman)
- Alternate Assessments 40 min. (Carol Allman)
- Computer-Based Testing 49 min. (Barbara Henderson, Chloe Torres, Larry Skutchan)
- APH Website Resources 20 min. (Linda Turner, Michael McCarty)
Additional Information
Please Note:
- Viewing video on a computer requires a lot of bandwidth—insufficient bandwidth will result in a poor viewing experience. For this reason, APH recommends that companies or groups watch this workshop as a group on one computer (ideally with a projector) rather than on several different machines individually.
- The PowerPoints are intended to be viewed in conjunction with each respective video clip. All other content is recommended and provided as resources.
- A limited number of the 2008 APH Sample Test Items in braille with tactile graphics and/or the tactile graphic used during as a tactile graphics activity by Karen Poppe may be obtained from APH while quantities last. Contact Debbie Willis at dwillis@aph.org or call 800-223-2839, ext. 311, for braille copies.
- Sets of the material are available for a nominal fee upon request.
- These presentations and materials may be copied in whole or in part and distributed free of charge for educational and nonprofit use as long as appropriate credit is given to the author and publisher. No other use of this material is allowed without written permission.