Braille Transcript A braille transcript of the closed Students may have difficulty hearing the captioning created for the listening listening portion of the passages and also (ELA listening passages. The braille transcripts are do not have enough functional vision to passages) available in the following braille read the closed captioning provided for codes: the passage. These students who are visually impaired or blind and deaf or hard ELA of hearing AND who use braille may have access to Braille Transcripts. These EBAE uncontracted students must be registered in TIDE for EBAE contracted both braille and closed captioning. The UEB uncontracted use of this accommodation may result in UEB contracted the student needing additional overall time to complete the assessment. Closed captioning Printed text that appears on the Students who are deaf or hard of hearing computer screen as audio materials and who typically access information (for ELA listening are presented. presented via audio by reading words that passages) appear in synchrony with the audio presentation may need this support to access audio content. For many students who are deaf or hard of hearing, viewing words (sometimes in combination with reading lips and ASL) is how they access information presented orally. It is important to note, however, that some students who are hard of hearing will be able to listen to information presented orally if provided with appropriate amplification and a setting in which extraneous sounds do not interfere with clear presentation of the audio presentation in a listening test. Text-to-speech Text is read aloud to the student via This accommodation is appropriate for a embedded text-to-speech technology. very small number of students. Text-to- (for ELA reading The student is able to control the speech is available as an accommodation passages) speed as well as raise or lower the for students whose need is documented Students who use volume of the voice via a volume in an IEP or 504 plan. (See Appendix F for text-to-speech will need headphones control. more information on unless tested individually in a separate deciding who may setting. need this accommodation.)
Braille Transcript (ELA listening passages) A braille transcript of the closed captioning created for the listening passages. The braille transcripts are available in the following braille codes: ELA EBAE uncontracted EBAE contracted UEB uncontracted UEB contracted Students may have difficulty hearing the listening portion of the passages and also do not have enough functional vision to read the closed captioning provided for the passage. These students who are visually impaired or blind and deaf or hard of hearing AND who use braille may have access to Braille Transcripts. These students must be registered in TIDE for both braille and closed captioning. The use of this accommodation may result in the student needing additional overall time to complete the assessment. Closed captioning (for ELA listening passages) Printed text that appears on the computer screen as audio materials are presented. Students who are deaf or hard of hearing and who typically access information presented via audio by reading words that appear in synchrony with the audio presentation may need this support to access audio content. For many students who are deaf or hard of hearing, viewing words (sometimes in combination with reading lips and ASL) is how they access information presented orally. It is important to note, however, that some students who are hard of hearing will be able to listen to information presented orally if provided with appropriate amplification and a setting in which extraneous sounds do not interfere with clear presentation of the audio presentation in a listening test. Text-to-speech (for ELA reading passages) (See Appendix F for more information on deciding who may need this accommodation.) Text is read aloud to the student via embedded text-to-speech technology. The student is able to control the speed as well as raise or lower the volume of the voice via a volume control. This accommodation is appropriate for a very small number of students. Text-to- speech is available as an accommodation for students whose need is documented in an IEP or 504 plan. Students who use text-to-speech will need headphones unless tested individually in a separate setting.
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