Students with a scribe or reader accommodation face barriers to reading and writing (by hand or typing) due to a variety of functional limitations including physical, cognitive, vision, or medical/pain related to their disability and or medical condition. A scribe or reader accommodation is approved when technological alternatives, such as screen readers, text-to-speech programs, are not feasible either due to the time required for the student to become proficient to utilize the technology effectively or the nature of the disability.

Accommodation Wording: Scribing of answers by invigilator - for in person tests written with SAS

Accommodation Wording: Reading of questions by invigilator - for in person tests written with SAS

These accommodations could apply to in person or online tests/exams/quizzes. The student is responsible to book the test/exam/quiz with SAS following SAS guidelines for requesting testing and exam accommodations;

• SAS will coordinate the trained invigilator required to scribe or read and a separate room for the student to sit the assessment.