Learning disabilities questions

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I would like to provide some info from the test center administrator side...

There is a minority of testing candidates at our center who request testing accommodations at the time of setting up an appointment. For the most part, this would be the extra time accommodation. Most candidates are good about calling first to ask about the steps they might need to take. Our office needs to know the specific amount of extra time that candidates are granted before we can book an appointment (there is a big difference between 150%/1.5x, 200%/2x and 300%/3x!). Candidates who say they are granted "extra time" eventually learn that we need specifics and that this generality will not work.

CLEP offers some accommodations available through their testing software (screen magnification, adjustable screen colors, extended time, and rest breaks). Other accommodation requests need to be approved by CLEP ahead of time (reader, scribe, sign language interpreter, a script of the audio sections of the foreign language exams) and may not be available at each individual test center.

Candidates are instructed that they must bring documentation to their appointment (or fax ahead of time), with this documentation coming from either their current school's disability services office or from their medical provider (evaluation and diagnosis within the past 5 years).

For those who seek accommodations to take the DSST exams, you will need to submit accommodations requests directly to DSST (I believe this is explained on their website).

Every testing program is a little different in their requirements of the test center and the testing candidate so it is always good to do your homework ahead of time. Call the testing program (customer service), call the test center (or several), be thorough.