Guide for Administering Written Employment Examinations to Persons withDisabilities

摘要

The paper provides guidance for administering written examinations to personswith disabilities. The authors provide information on legal requirements for reasonable accommodations and offer detailed guidelines for testing applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing or who have vision or motor impairments. The paper includes a checklist for physical accessibility of test sites and information on effective personal interactions with persons with disabilities. The guide is primarily intended for Federal Government test administrators, but most of the information will be useful for any individual who administers written tests. The topics of test development and test content for persons with disabilities are not covered.