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Accessibility and Accommodations for English Learners with Disabilities
Notes: States with active links have policies that address English learners with disabilities. States with no active links either did not have a policy on their websites or had policy information available separately for English learners and students with disabilities. Some states use the terms English language learner (ELL) or limited English proficient (LEP) on websites.
This page provides information for:
- Content Tests
- English Language Proficiency Tests
These links may not reflect changes on state websites after 3/1/2022.
If you cannot find the information you are looking for from the listings below, you may look for it on individual State's education agency websites.
Content Tests
- Alabama
- Alaska In Participation Guidelines, see statement below table on page 19
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware See page 16
- District Of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa In the "Accessibility Manual," see pages 6, 8, 11, 14, 15, 46
- Kansas See pages 5, 8, 12, 13, 26
- Kentucky
- Louisiana Scroll to "Assessment Accessibility + Accommodations"; in "LEAP 2025...User Guide," see pages 8, 22
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey Scroll to Manuals and Training Materials, open Accessibility ... Manual (7th ed.); see pages 6, 21, 29, 60–62
- New Mexico See page 11
- New York In "Testing...Disabilities-Guidance Document and Appendices," see Appendix A, Q44
- North Carolina Select Guidelines for ... English Learners; see page 15
- North Dakota In "NDDPI Accessibility Manual," see pages 7, 10
- Ohio In Accessibility Manual, see pages 11–30
- Oklahoma Select 2021–22 OSTP EL...Manual; see pages 5–6
- Oregon Scroll to General Accessibility Resources
- Pennsylvania Scroll to Handbooks, select 2021 Accommodations...ELs; see pages 4 & 8
- Rhode Island In 2nd tab, see Accommodations ... Manual (2021-22), pages 17, 47, & 69
- South Carolina Scroll to Resources; in "Accessibility Support Document," see pages 11, 14, 23–25
- South Dakota
- Tennessee See page 5
- Texas In 2020–2021 Accommodations Documents, see pdf pages 3, 7, 10–11, 13–14, 16–18, 19–20, 21–22, 23–24, 27–31, 32–34, 35–39, 40–42, 43–45, 49–50
- Utah See pages 16–17, 40
- Vermont See pages 1-5
- Virginia In Procedures ... English Learner Participation (in the VAP), see page 13
- Washington See page 17
- West Virginia In 2020–21...Guidelines, see pages 41, 106, 117
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming Scroll to EL Accessibility Resources
English Language Proficiency
- Alabama See Accessibility...Manual
- Alaska In "Participation Guidelines" document, see pages 27–42
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut See Dually Identified...2021 LAS Links Assessment
- Delaware
- District Of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa See Accessibility...Manual
- Kansas Scroll down to Inclusion and Accommodations Policies
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan Scroll to WIDA
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana Scroll to EL Accessibility Resources
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire Scroll to 2021-22 Accessibility and Accommodations Manual
- New Jersey Scroll to ACCESS...Accessibility and Accommodations Supplement
- New Mexico See Accessibility...Manual
- New York In NYSESLAT School ... Manual, see page 8
- North Carolina See Accessibility ... Manual
- North Dakota See Accessibility...Manual
- Ohio In OELPA Accessibility Manual, see pages 11–12 (13th–14th page)
- Oklahoma See Accessibility...Manual
- Oregon In Accessibility Manual, see Section 5.0 & page 69
- Pennsylvania See Accessibility...Manual
- Rhode Island See Accessibility...Manual
- South Carolina See Accessibility ... Manual
- South Dakota See Accessibility...Manual
- Tennessee See Accessibility...Manual
- Texas Scroll to Related Resources; select Parent Resource...and TELPAS; see info in 1st column for TELPAS
- Utah See Accessibility...Manual
- Vermont See Accessibility...Manual
- Virginia See Accessibility...Manual
- Washington Scroll to Accessibility...Manual
- West Virginia In 2019–20...Guidelines document, see Section V, pages 105–117
- Wisconsin See Accessibility...Manual
- Wyoming See Accessibility...Manual