[Missouri-l] Fw: [leadership] Horror Stories sought: Test Accommodation nightmares

[Chip Hailey]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Eric Bridges 
To: leadership at acb.org 
Cc: announce at acb.org 
Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 5:07 PM
Subject: [leadership] Horror Stories sought: Test Accommodation nightmares


While Halloween has come and gone, testing accommodations concerning the GMAT, GRE, LSAT, and others have haunted and continue to horrify blind or visually impaired students across the country. 

ACB has anecdotal evidence that the administration of these and other admissions    tests by organizations like Pearson Education have been completely inadequate for many years.

 

We are seeking concrete information from members that feel as though they experienced discrimination before and during the standardized testing process over the past two years.

Please answer the questions below providing as much detail as possible. This information will allow ACB to approach testing entities, Congress, and the federal government to highlight egregious inequities in this arena.  When finished, email your responses to ebridges at acb.org.  I encourage you to send this note to affiliate lists. As always, please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. 

 

Eric 

 

Name of person and appropriate contact information: 

 

 

Name of test administered:

 

 

Date of test: 

 

 

Name of the party/organization that discriminated: 

 

 

If possible, the name/names of individuals contacted from the party/organization: 

 

 

Place of discrimination located at: 

 

 

Description of discrimination

 

 

If applicable, please describe proposed resolution by the offending party/organization:

 

 

Current status of your situation: 

 

 

Describe how your experience impacted your ability to gain acceptance to school:   

 

 

      Eric Bridges

Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs

American Council of the Blind

2200 Wilson Blvd. Suite 650

Arlington, VA 22201 

Phone: (202) 467-5081

Fax: (703) 465-5085

 



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