This article outlines how to define and assign accommodations, such as Text to Speech (TTS).  Certain accommodations, such as text-to-speech, are available for online testing and others, such as Braille, are paper-based or local accommodations that are noted in the student record.

ADAM and TestNav support different accommodations which are listed below.

Step-by-Step

Admin roles with the appropriate permissions can add or edit the accommodation profiles in Client Settings. A student's accommodations for each profile can then be selected in their student record.

When creating a test, you MUST select the appropriate accommodation profile in Test Config and the appropriate accommodations for that profile in the student record.
  1. Go to System > Client Settings > Accommodations.
  2. In the left column, select all accommodations used in your environment.
  3. In the Limited Editing column, select the accommodations that users will not be able to change if Limited Accommodations Editing is selected for their role in Role Configuration.
  4. The Default profile contains accommodations as they were defined prior to implementing accommodation profiles. Most clients currently use only the Default profile.
  5. Select the Edit icon on an existing accommodation profile to make changes.
  6. Select the Add Profile button to add a new profile that can be used for a type of test, such as ELA or math.
  7. After making changes to an accommodation profile, select Submit button at the bottom of the page.

All profiles will be available in the student record, where you can select the appropriate accommodations for that student from each profile. After an accommodation has been assigned to students or tests, its checkbox will be disabled to prevent data errors.

User roles with the appropriate permissions can assign accommodations to individual students as follows:

  1. Go to Rostering > Users.
  2. Search for the appropriate student, and then select the Edit icon in the Actions column.
  3. On the Accommodations tab, select the appropriate accommodations for each accommodation profile. If a checkbox is grayed out (cannot be selected) that means that it has been selected to be available in another profile in Client Settings but is not available in the current profile.
  4. You can select the Apply to All button to apply the Default accommodation to all profiles.
  5. Select Save.
To upload accommodations for multiple students, see Update Accommodations for Multiple Students.

Teachers can view or edit their students' accommodations as follows:

  1. Select My Classes.
  2. Select a class.
  3. Select the more menu for a student, and then select Accommodations.
  4. You can change the accommodations if you have permission to do so. Select Save after making any changes.

Proctors can view student accommodations (for the ADAM player and TestNav) in the Proctor Dashboard by hovering over the accommodations bubble for a student. The number in the bubble indicates the number of accommodations assigned to the student. Proctors can change the Text To Speech accommodation from the Proctor Dashboard if their role has permission.

See Proctor/Monitor a Test.

List of Accommodations 

Text To Speech is available for the ADAM test player.

  • Text To Speech 
  • Text To Speech plus Graphics 
When creating a Form in ADAM, you can select "Tools and Accessibility" to include on the form. These include Flag Item, Choice Masking, Notepad, Line Reader, Color Scheme, Zoom, Font Size, Dictionary, and Highlighter. These tools are not included in accommodation profiles. See Authoring a New Form.

Form-based accommodations are paper- or screen-based accommodations driven by the test form.

  • Braille
  • Braille plus Tactile Graphics
  • Closed Caption
  • Language
  • Large Print
  • Paper
  • Screen Reader
  • Sign Language

The following accommodations are available in the TestNav online test platform.

  • Add Time
  • Answer Eliminator 
  • Answer Masking 
  • Color Contrast 
  • Dictionary 
  • Dynamic Text to Speech 
  • Enable Extensions 
  • Highlighter 
  • Keyword Translations 
  • Line Reader 
  • Magnifications 
  • Notepad 
  • Online Calculator

Local accommodations are provided at the testing location, not by the test delivery platform.

  • Color Overlay 
  • Double Time 
  • Extended Time 
  • Handheld Calculator 
  • Human Signer 
  • Read Aloud / Human Reader 
  • Scribe 
  • Temporary Accommodation 
  • Time And A Half 
  • Unique Accommodation

Custom accommodations are provided at the testing location, not by the test delivery platform.

  • Alternate Aids/Supports (Support) 
  • Answers Recorded 
  • Bilingual Word Glossary for MLs (Support) 
  • Communication Assistance Script 
  • Directions in Native Language 
  • Extended Time (Support)
  • Frequent Breaks (Support)
  • Individual/Separate Setting (Support) 
  • Kurzweil 
  • Mouse Pointer
  • Native Language Word-to-Word Dictionary
  • No Accommodations
  • Recorded Voice File
  • Small Group Setting (Support)