Providing test accommodations is a necessary part of administering and proctoring tests. Yet, testing offices often ignore the importance of the many facets of accessibility not only in providing accommodations for students with disabilities but also for all students they serve. This presentation will focus on the importance of universal design in making testing accessible. There will be a short discussion of the philosophy of universal design and how testing offices need to use these concepts in order to create a testing environment that is accessible. The presentation will then move toward a discussion of specific methods of how to implement universal design concepts in testing through communication (websites, scheduling systems, etc.), facilities (testing rooms, office arrangement, etc.), staff knowledge, test presentation, content and validity, and leadership.

Conference Track: Accessibility in Testing