If a student with a disability really understands the material thoroughly, why take extra time to write answers?
A2. Students with visual impairments, mobility impairments, or specific learning disabilities often need more time to take examinations because they may use adaptive devices, readers, scribes or simply because their disability affects the process of writing. They are protected under the law, which specifically mandates auxiliary aids and services during examinations. These auxiliary aids and services, by their very nature, require more time.
Related Questions
- There is a student in my class whom I believe would benefit from extra time on a test, but they do not have a documented disability. Can CDS still proctor the exam?
- What do I do when a student with a disability asks me to provide extra time for her examinations or to arrange for a separate, quiet room in which to take them?
- A student with a disability needs extra time on exams and quizzes. How should this be arranged?
