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The Utah State Board of Education Special Education Services is required under many federal and state laws to provide support and oversight to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and Individual Education Program (IEP) teams to implement appropriate accessibility, accommodations, and participation in grade-level instruction and statewide assessments for all students across Utah. This webpage provides policies, guidance documents, and other resources to assist IEP, 504, and English Learner teams with selecting, administering, and evaluating accessibility and assistive technology needs, accommodations, and assessment participation.
34 CFR § 300.172: Access to Instructional Materials
United States Government Publishing Office (GPO)
National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC)
National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS)
Utah State Instructional Materials Access Center (USIMAC)
NIMAS and Accessible Instruction Material (AIM) in Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
National Center on Accessible Educational Materials
Utah State Instructional Materials Access Center (USIMAC)
R277-800: Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind (USDB)
Utah Office of Administrative Rules
Utah State Instructional Materials Access Center (USIMAC)
Page 181: National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC)
Page 196: National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS)
National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC)
National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS)
National Center on Accessible Educational Materials
Utah State Instructional Materials Access Center (USIMAC)
Accessible Materials and Assistive Technology Resources
Explanation of State and Local Education Agency Participation in NIMAS
Assistive Technology (AT) Referral Form
Utah Assistive Technology Teams (UATT)
Department Workforce Services (DWS) Vocational Rehabilitation (VR)
Quality Indicators for Administrative Support of Assistive Technology Services
Quality Indicators for Assessment of Assistive Technology Needs
Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology Implementation
Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology Transition
Quality Indicators for Consideration of Assistive Technology Needs
Quality Indicators for Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Assistive Technology
Quality Indicators for Including Assistive Technology in the Individualized Education Program (IEP)
Quality Indicators for Professional Development and Training in Assistive Technology
Assistive Technology Considerations
Assistive Technology Flow Chart
If you have any questions regarding Assistive Technology, please contact Lavinia Gripentrog at (801) 538-7645 or via e-mail at lavinia.gripentrog@schools.utah.gov.
Utah Participation and Accommodations Policy 2020–2021
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Requirements Testing Accommodations
United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division
Interpreter Guidelines for State Standardized Assessment (SSA)
USBE Exceptional Accommodation Request Form for Summative Assessment 2020–2021
USBE Scribe Accommodation Request Form for Assessment 2020–2021
Assessment and Accountability
Assessment Directors Meetings
Utah State Board of Education Assessment and Accountability
Utah State Board of Education (USBE) Elementary Mathematics Calculator Usage
Academic Progress Monitoring Tools Chart
Academic Screening Tools Chart
National Center on Intensive Intervention (NCII)
Alternate Assessment Participation Guidelines
Information coming soon.
Special Education Effective Instruction and Inclusion Significant Cognitive
Civics Test Requirements and Options for Students with Disabilities
DLM Utah
Test Administration Manual 2020-2021
Dynamic Learning Maps
DLM Administration Operational Checklists
DLM Students and Rosters Flowchart
Acadience Reading
Utah State Board of Education Assessment and Accountability
Enroll in Administering the Early Literacy Alternate Assessment Rubric
Canvas
Acadience Reading Accommodated Alternative Assessment and Alternate Assessment Options Grades 1-3
Early Literacy Alternate Assessment 1st Grade
Early Literacy Alternate Assessment 2nd Grade
Early Literacy Alternate Assessment 3rd Grade
Pre-Kindergarten
Kindergarten
Utah State Board of Education Assessment and Accountability
Tracy Gooley
Specialist
Phone: (801) 538-7887 | E-mail