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The following webpages and documents provide information on testing accommodations for some of the commonly used assessments in adult education:

• BEST Plus 2.0 testing and BEST Plus’ FAQs, on page 7, addressing accommodations
• CASAS testing accommodations webpage
• GED ® testing accommodations webpage
• TABE testing guidelines for inclusive testing and TABE’s FAQs addressing accommodations

This document, developed by Florida Literacy (Marty Beech, Learning Systems Institute, FSU, 2011), provides some useful instructional strategies (Chapter 2) and accommodations for specific disabilities (Chapter 3). Since it was written for Florida, there are some specific policies and procedures that may not apply to other states or situations.

This webpage from understood.org provides definitions, impacts, and accommodations for dyslexia (a learning disability in reading) and dysgraphia (a learning disability in writing).

This website provides resources, instructional strategies, accommodations, and information about dyslexia (a learning disability in reading), dyscalculia (a learning disability in math), and dysgraphia (a learning disability in writing).

This website provides information on a wide range of disabilities, instructional strategies to support learners, and other useful resources.

This report, from the National Institute for Literacy (2009), includes instructional strategies, and accommodations. It also includes a section on ELLs with Learning Disabilities.

This advocacy organization provides information on legal services, Medicaid, independent living services, and information about other state and non-profit agencies.

No Wrong Door Virginia is a network of partners that provide services to people with disabilities.

This division of the Virginia Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) provides vocational rehabilitation programs and services to help people with disabilities prepare for and retain employment.

Virginia Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) provides information and services for older adults, vocational and employment help, and other disability services.