Accessibility Resources

This web page contains links to manuals, instructions, and other resources related to accessibility, including accommodations for students who are taking the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) tests.

Go to: Test Administration Manuals and Administrative Tools || Matrix One and Student Assessment Accessibility Graphics || Smarter Balanced Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations Guidelines || Accessibility Resource Materials || Accessibility Training Videos || Other Resources

Test Administration Manuals and Administrative Tools

• CAASPP and ELPAC Accessibility Guide for Online Testing
• Individual Student Assessment Accessibility Profile (ISAAP) Tool
• 2021–22 CAASPP Student Test Settings Template for Batch Upload (Updated 01/12/22)
• Guidance on Using Eye-Gaze as a Response Method (Updated 03/09/21)

California Assessment Accessibility Resources Matrix and Student Assessment Accessibility Graphics

• California Assessment Accessibility Resources Matrix , a California Department of Education (CDE) web page, with information about universal tools, designated supports, and accommodations (embedded and non-embedded).
• California Student Assessment Accessibility graphics, available on the CDE Student Accessibility Resources web page, include one-page graphics that show which accessibility resources are available on each assessment.

Smarter Balanced Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations Guidelines

• Smarter Balanced Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations Guidelines
  Smarter Balanced policy regarding universal tools, designated supports, and accommodations

IEP Resources

• Available Resources for the Individualized Education Program Teams That Support Student Participation in Statewide Testing

Accessibility Resource Materials

Resources for Test Administrators:

• Smarter Balanced Scribing Protocol
• Guidelines for Choosing Text-to-Speech or Read Aloud in Grades 3–5
• Smarter Balanced Read Aloud Guidelines
• Smarter Balanced Read Aloud Guidelines in Spanish
• Instructions for Using Embedded Glossaries
• See the Printing Enlarged Science Reference Tools quick start guide if the student requires the science reference tools to be enlarged and printed on 11x17 paper.
• Instructions for Using CAASPP Large-Print and Braille Materials
  For paper–pencil testing (Posted 03/18/20)
• Instructions for the Smarter Balanced Illustration Glossary (January 2020)
• Unlisted Resources Web page

Printable Resources for Use with Students:

• Keyboard Commands for Students
• Multiplication Table (Updated 09/08/20)
• 100s Number Table
• Smarter Balanced Translated Test Directions
• CAST Translated Test Directions
• CAST Periodic Table of the Elements for Grade Eight and High School—This printable periodic table is not fully accessible because it is meant for printing only. It is intended for classroom use and closely resembles the fully accessible online periodic table available in the summative CAST and training and practice tests.
• CAST Braille Periodic Table of the Elements for Grade Eight and High School (PRN) (Posted 12/21/18)
• CAST Grade Eight Reference Sheet (Updated 08/04/22)
• CAST High School Reference Sheet (Updated 08/04/22)
• CAST Braille Grade Eight Reference Sheet (BRF) (Posted 12/18/18)
• CAST Braille High School Reference Sheet (BRF) (Posted 08/26/22)

Accessibility Training Videos

• How to Use the Online ISAAP Tool (Video; 10:30) (Posted 12/09/20)
• Importance of Implementing CAASPP and ELPAC Accessibility Resources: Voices from Educators (Video; 8:31) (Posted 04/13/20)
• Configuring Student Test Settings One-by-One in TOMS (Video; 3:01) (Posted 11/26/19)
• Configuring Online Student Test Settings By Batch Upload (Video; 3:20) (Posted 11/19/19)
• TOMS: How to Request an Unlisted Resource (Video; 10:10) (Posted 03/18/20)

Embedded Universal Tools, Designated Supports, and Accommodations Demonstration Videos

• Accessibility Resource Demonstration Videos

Configuring Testing Devices for Students with Visual Impairments

• English Language Arts/Literacy Using Jobs Access With Speech (JAWS) Demonstration (Video; 21:16)
• Mathematics Using JAWS Demonstration (Video; 11:57)
• Configuring JAWS Demonstration (Video; 10:03)
• Configuring ZoomText Demonstration (Video; 10:02)

CAASPP and ELPAC Special Request for Paper Exams

Please visit the CAASPP and ELPAC Special Request for Paper Exams web form to request CAASPP and ELPAC braille, large-print, or paper–pencil assessments for students with an IEP or Section 504 plan.

View the Entering Student Responses and Scores into the DEI (Video; 08:17) for a demonstration on how to enter responses for the paper-pencil CAASPP tests.

Other Resources

• CDE CAASPP Student Accessibility Resources Web page
• Research Brief: CAASPP Accessibility Resources Usage Patterns (Posted 06/24/22)
• Optimizing the Use of Accessibility Resources: Tips For Educators (Posted 06/24/22)
• Optimizing the Use of Accessibility Resources: Tips For LEA and Test Site Coordinators (Posted 06/24/22)
• Practice Tests and Training Tests
  For use in supporting student fluency with universal tools, designated supports, and accommodations
• National Center on Educational Outcomes Web page
• National Center on Accessible Instructional Materials Web page

Last Reviewed: Monday, June 8, 2020