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Private School Placement for Children with Disabilities: The Difference Between Unilateral Parental Placement and District Private Placement

By: Chloe Plaisance* (*Chloe Plaisance is currently a law student at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. Chloe completed a legal internship with ACDL’s Education Team in the Spring of 2022.) EN ESPANOL  ASL VIDEO Eligible students with disabilities receive special education and related services through a plan called an […]

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Special Education Self-Advocacy Tips

EN ESPANOL ASL VIDEO By: Chloe Plaisance You or your parent/guardian can take the following steps to move the testing accommodation approval process along. Contact the school’s SSD coordinator at least one month before the testing accommodation request deadline—which is 7 weeks before the SAT and 3 weeks before the ACT—to ask them to make […]

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Requesting Testing Accommodations from the College Board and ACT

EN ESPANOL ASL VIDEO By: Chloe Plaisance Because the College Board and ACT are their own entities, unattached to the public school system, they will not have the information they need to provide you with the accommodations you need unless your school provides that information. College Board Exams The College Board has a webpage that […]

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Types of Available Testing Accommodations During the SAT, PSAT or ACT

EN ESPANOL ASL VIDEO By: Chloe Plaisance Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), testing entities like the College Board and ACT must provide accommodations for individuals with disabilities. According to guidance from the U.S. Department of Justice, “[t]esting entities must ensure that the test scores of individuals with disabilities accurately reflect the individual’s aptitude […]

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Who is Eligible for Testing Accommodations During the PSAT, SAT and ACT?

EN ESPANOL ASL VIDEO By: Chloe Plaisance College entry exams such as the PSAT, SAT, and ACT are subject to the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA. As such, the test administrators are required to provide testing accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Under the ADA, an individual with a disability is a person who has […]

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Navigating the PSAT, SAT or ACT Exams with a Disability

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