Educational Supports for e-Learning Environments
As of May 5, 2020
· Employment Law and COVID-19 · https://www.eeoc.gov/wysk/what-you-should-know-about-covid-19-and-ada-rehabilitation-act-and-other-eeo-laws
High Stakes Testing (current information about tests and accommodations for them)
· SAT: https://pages.collegeboard.org/sat-covid-19-updates
· SAT accommodations (although written for AP exams, this page has lots of info): https://apcoronavirusupdates.collegeboard.org/coordinators/accommodations
· ACT: https://www.act.org/content/act/en/covid19/faq.html
· ACT accommodations: http://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/registration/accommodations.html
· ETS tests: https://www.ets.org/s/cv/important-update/?WT.ac=etsorg_cv_important_update_200301
· ETS lists accommodations updates per a specific test (Praxis, GRE, etc.). For example: https://www.ets.org/praxis/important_update/disability_accommodation_covid19
Accommodations While Learning at Home
· DOE Q&A – Providing Services to Children with Disabilities During the Corona Disease 2019 Outbreak: https://sites.ed.gov/idea/idea-files/q-and-a-providing-services-to-children-with-disabilities-during-the-coronavirus-disease-2019-outbreak/#Q-A-1
· IN Department of Education Special Education – COVID-19 Guidance and Resources: https://www.doe.in.gov/specialed/covid-19-guidance-and-resources
· Many university Disability Services offices have posted information on their websites about how college students with disabilities can access accommodations during this time. Here are some examples (best to visit each campus website for a given student’s report when possible):
- Purdue: https://www.purdue.edu/drc/about/updates.php#students
- Ball Sate: https://www.bsu.edu/about/administrativeoffices/emergency-preparedness/pandemicfluprep/coronavirus
- IUPUI: https://diversity.iupui.edu/offices/aes/index.html
Resources for e-Learning Study Skills
· Tools for Prepping for the ACT: https://www.act.org/content/act/en/covid19.html
· Helping Students with ASD Learn/Manage at Home During Quarantine: https://www.masala.com/how-to-help-children-with-complex-needs-during-lockdown-324872.html
· See ‘Home-Based Learning, Activities & Recreation” section https://www.php.com/covid-19-additional-resources-information/
· Tips for Parenting During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak https://www.unicef.org/coronavirus/covid-19-parenting-tips
