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Assessment Accessibility Supports and Resources 

Oregon’s statewide assessments include accessibility supports designed to provide students with equitable access while maintaining the validity of assessment results. Use the Oregon Accessibility Manual and the resources below to identify, document, and implement appropriate universal tools, designated supports, and accommodations for students participating in statewide assessments. 
  • Oregon Accessibility Manual
    Find current policies, requirements, and guidance for selecting and providing accessibility support on Oregon statewide assessments. 
  • Recommendation for New Accessibility Supports Form
    Individuals or teams may use this form to recommend an accessibility support that is not currently included in Oregon’s approved universal tools, designated supports, or accommodations. Recommendations are reviewed by ODE’s Accessibility Panel and may inform future updates based on state experience and research. 

  • ​Accessibility Supports Demonstration Presentation
    This presentation includes video demonstrations of the embedded accessibility supports available to students during testing in the online interface. See the presenter notes for the description of the tool and which tests each tool is available.

Text-to-Speech, Read Aloud, and Scribe Protocols
  • ​Text-to-Speech Options
    This document provides a brief overview of the options for Text-to-Speech (TTS) on the ELA and Mathematics tests for Items, Passages, and Stimuli. Please see the Oregon Accessibility Manual (OAM) for specific policies on using Text-to-Speech with students as a Designated Support and as an Accommodation.
  • ​Read Aloud Guidelines for OSAS ELA and Mathematics Tests (English)(Spanish)
    Human test readers must use these guidelines for students using Read Aloud or Read Aloud in Spanish designated support. Recommendations for use are detailed in the Oregon Accessibility Manual.
  • ​ELPA Read Aloud and Scribe Guidelines
    These guidelines outline the qualifications, preparation, and valid implementation of these non-embedded supports for students with an identified need.
  • ​Scribing Protocol for ELA and Mathematics Assessments
    For information on training, documentation requirements, and decision-making criteria for use of scribes and all other statewide assessment accessibility supports, please see the Oregon Accessibility Manual.
  • ​Science Scribe Guidelines
    The guidelines outline and describe the qualifications, preparation, and valid implementation of this non-embedded accommodation for students with IEPs or 504 plans who have an identified need to respond orally to a human scribe or transcriber in order to participate in the Oregon Statewide Science Assessment. Please see the Oregon Accessibility Manual for all other statewide assessment accessibility supports.
  • ​Science: Periodic Table
    NOTE: Although the ODE-provided periodic table is available below and is not considered a secure material, it contains specific content that must not be altered.
Embedded Supports

Oregon’s online ELA, Mathematics, Science, and Social Sciences assessments are available to students who use Braille through a Braille interface. 

For additional information or questions regarding Assessment Accessibility Supports and Resources, please contact the ODE Assessment Team.