Guide to College Board Credit-Earning Exam Accommodations for Blind/Low Vision for Students in Maryland

Accessibility and Exemption Information References

Advanced Placement^® (AP^®):

• Guidance on the process of requesting accommodations: Accommodations on College Board Exams
• Reading and Seeing Accommodations
• Other Accommodations

CLEP^® (College-Level Examination Program^®)

• “Accommodations for ACCUPLACER and CLEP exams are approved by schools, colleges, or test centers, so students do not need to go through the College Board request process before taking those exams.” Taking ACCUPLACER, CLEP, or other College Board Exams with Accommodations web page
  • Test Day web page
  • Request Accommodations

ACCUPLACER^®

• “Accommodations for ACCUPLACER and CLEP exams are approved by schools, colleges, or test centers, so students do not need to go through the College Board request process before taking those exams.” Taking ACCUPLACER, CLEP, or other College Board Exams with Accommodations web page
  • Get Ready for Test Day web page
  • ACCUPLACER® Program Manual 2022

Note: This information is current as of September 2023.

Accommodation	AP® (Advanced Placement®)	CLEP®	ACCUPLACER®
Braille	AVAILABLE, Reading and Seeing Accommodations and Other Accommodations “Contracted” braille	Not applicable; tests are digital	AVAILABLE; ACCUPLACER® Program Manual, page 45
Tactile Graphics	AVAILABLE, Reading and Seeing Accommodations and Other Accommodations “Raised line drawings”	Tests are digital, but no information provided about the accessibility of any graphics included on the tests.	No information provided
Enlarged print	AVAILABLE, Reading and Seeing Accommodations and Other Accommodations “Large print (14 point, 20 point, or other formats)”	Accommodations requested and approved by the testing center. Request Accommodations	AVAILABLE; ACCUPLACER® Program Manual, page 45
Digital accessibility: Refreshable braille display	NOT MENTIONED See Reading and Seeing Accommodations and Other Accommodations	All accommodations are requested and approved by the testing center. Request Accommodations	No information provided.
Magnification with digital magnifier (CCTV)	ALLOWED, Reading and Seeing Accommodations and Other Accommodations Note: “Electronic magnifiers cannot have any capabilities for recording, storage, snapshot or transmission of data, picture, text, or other information.”	Not applicable; tests are digital	No information provided, but tests are computer-based.
Digital accessibility: Screen magnifier	NOT MENTIONED See Reading and Seeing Accommodations and Other Accommodations	All accommodations are requested and approved by the testing center. Request Accommodations	ZoomText ALLOWED; ACCUPLACER® Program Manual, page 45
Digital accessibility: Screen reader	ALLOWED, Reading and Seeing Accommodations and Other Accommodations (“Text-to-speech”)	All accommodations are requested and approved by the testing center. Request Accommodations	JAWS and NVDA ALLOWED; ACCUPLACER® Program Manual, page 45
Human Reader	ALLOWED, Reading and Seeing Accommodations and Other Accommodations	All accommodations are requested and approved by the testing center. Request Accommodations	ALLOWED; ACCUPLACER® Program Manual, page 45
Scribe/Dictated response	ALLOWED, Other Accommodations	All accommodations are requested and approved by the testing center. Request Accommodations	ALLOWED; ACCUPLACER® Program Manual, page 45
Student responds via assistive technology, such as a word processor	ALLOWED, Other Accommodations “Computer (without spell-check, grammar-check, suggested text, or cut-and-paste features)”	All accommodations are requested and approved by the testing center. Request Accommodations	ALLOWED; ACCUPLACER® Program Manual, page 45
Braille Notetaker for student response	Probably ALLOWED, Other Accommodations “Braille device for written responses”	All accommodations are requested and approved by the testing center. Request Accommodations	No information provided.
Braille Writer for student response	Probably ALLOWED, Other Accommodations “Braille device for written responses”	All accommodations are requested and approved by the testing center. Request Accommodations	No information provided.
If Additional Accommodations are Needed …	ALLOWED, Reading and Seeing Accommodations and Other Accommodations	All accommodations are requested and approved by the testing center. Request Accommodations	“The institution will determine other appropriate accommodations based on demonstrated need.” ACCUPLACER® Program Manual, page 45