GED Accommodation Requests

Step 1: Gather Disability Documentation

Documentation Forms and Guidelines:

• Documentation Guidelines for Candidates for GED Test Accommodations
• Request for Testing Accommodations Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
• Request for Testing Accommodations Learning and Other Cognitive Disorder
• Request for Testing Accommodations Physical/Chronic Health Condition
• Request for Testing Accommodations Psychological and Psychiatric Disorder

Documentation must:

• Be concluded by a licensed professional, qualified to diagnosis and treat specific disability.
• Include a clear diagnosis and description of functional limitations.
• Clearly identify each individual diagnosis and related functional limitations when multiple disabilities or barriers are determined.
• Be current! Suggested:
  • Learning Disabilities: <5 years old
  • ADHD: <3 years old
  • Psychiatric/psychological: <1 year old
  • Physical/chronic health conditions: Generally < 1 year old, depending on the condition and its expected duration
• Report must include:
  • Relevant information about the history of your condition, its impact on your functioning, what treatments you are using, and your prognosis (how long your condition is expected to continue)
  • All scores, subtest scores, and Index scores for any tests that were administered to you
  • A specific diagnosis
  • Include specific recommendations for testing accommodations, with a rationale for each recommended accommodation (see NOTE # 2 below)
  • The signature of the evaluator

Step 2: Request Reasonable Accommodations

• Reasonable Accommodation Request Form

Documentation and Reasonable Accommodation Request Form can be faxed, emailed or mailed to.

Step 3: Schedule Meeting with Accommodation Specialist

Step 4: Develop Accommodation Plan

This consists of meeting with an Accommodation Specialist to review documentation and determine accommodations.