[announce] Horror Stories sought: Test Accommodation nightmares

[Eric Bridges]

While Halloween has come and gone, testing accommodations concerning the
GMAT, GRE, LSAT, and others have haunted and continue to horrify blind or
visually impaired students across the country. 

ACB has anecdotal evidence that the administration of these and other
admissions    tests by organizations like Pearson Education have been
completely inadequate for many years.

 

We are seeking concrete information from members that feel as though they
experienced discrimination before and during the standardized testing
process over the past two years.

Please answer the questions below providing as much detail as possible. This
information will allow ACB to approach testing entities, Congress, and the
federal government to highlight egregious inequities in this arena.  When
finished, email your responses to ebridges at acb.org.  I encourage you to send
this note to affiliate lists. As always, please let me know if you have any
questions or concerns. 

 

Eric 

 

Name of person and appropriate contact information: 

 

 

Name of test administered:

 

 

Date of test: 

 

 

Name of the party/organization that discriminated: 

 

 

If possible, the name/names of individuals contacted from the
party/organization: 

 

 

Place of discrimination located at: 

 

 

Description of discrimination

 

 

If applicable, please describe proposed resolution by the offending
party/organization:

 

 

Current status of your situation: 

 

 

Describe how your experience impacted your ability to gain acceptance to
school:   

 

 

      Eric Bridges

Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs

American Council of the Blind

2200 Wilson Blvd. Suite 650

Arlington, VA 22201 

Phone: (202) 467-5081

Fax: (703) 465-5085

 

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