Guidelines for Accessible Assessment
Guidelines for Accessible AssessmentMay 2019
About these guidelines
Acknowledgements
Members of the Working Group:
Contents
Introduction
Section 1: Accessible Assessment
What is Assessment?
Open Book Exams
What are Reasonable Adjustments?
Principles of Reasonable Adjustments
Section 2: General Considerations
Security and confidentiality
Access to assessment materials
Production and storage of assessment materials
Delivery of assessment materials
Timeliness
Access to practice tests
Randomised Assessment
Section 3: Responsibilities of Specialist Teachers Vision Impairment/Disability Service Practitioners
General recommendations
Recommendations for measuring and drawing
Section 4: Accessible Format Papers
Braille Assessment Materials
Overview
Paper format
Instructions to the student
Body of the paper
Graphics
Proofreading
Compiling the paper
Checking:
Include:
Dispatch:
Large Print Assessment Materials
Overview
General considerations
Reformatting Large Print Papers
Consistency:
Paper Size, Type, and Binding:
Formatting and Fonts:
Setting out and Splitting of Questions:
Answer Sheets, Booklets and Answer Spaces:
Reference Material:
Explanatory Notes:
Graphics
Placement of Graphics:
Labelling of Graphics:
Written Descriptions:
Proofreading
Include:
Dispatch:
Digital Assessment Material – online and offline
Accessibility and Universal Design
Platform Design
Keyboard accessibility
Item Design
Readability
Font and styling
Layout and structure
Tables
Colour contrast
Use of colour to convey information
Text alignment
Multiple Format Assessment Materials
Section 5: Examination Environment and Conditions
Disability provisions
Extension of examination time:
Reader
Amanuensis (Scribe or Writer)
Examination supervision
Role of the supervisor
Venue
Use of Access Technology
Glossary
Links
Additional Reading