Resources for Students with Visual Impairments 

Find resources on this page for students with visual impairments that may require assistive technology or other accommodations such as screen readers, paper–pencil tests, braille, and more.

User Guides

Testing Students with Visual Impairments Overview chapter of the Accessibility Guide CAASPP Paper–Pencil Testing Test Administration Manual

CAASPP and ELPAC Special Request for Paper Exams

Please visit the CAASPP and ELPAC Special Request for Paper Exams web form to request CAASPP and ELPAC braille, large-print, or paper–pencil assessments for students with an IEP or Section 504 plan.

Note that the braille hybrid adaptive test (HAT) for the Smarter Balanced for Mathematics and the optional, supplemental tactile graphics package for the California Science Test (CAST) can be requested by contacting the assigned LEA Success Agent. Either package can be ordered for a student to minimize the amount of embossing that must be done during either Smarter Balanced mathematics or CAST testing.

View the Entering Student Responses and Scores into the DEI (08:34) for a demonstration on how to enter responses for the paper–pencil CAASPP tests.

Instructions for Braille and Large-Print Paper–Pencil Tests

CAASPP

Instructions for Using CAASPP Large-Print and Braille Materials Printing Enlarged Science Reference Tools

ELPAC

Instructions for Using the Initial ELPAC K–12 Paper–Pencil Braille Test Form Instructions for Using the Initial ELPAC K–12 Paper–Pencil Braille Test Form Instructions for Using the Initial ELPAC K–12 Paper–Pencil Large-Print Test Form Instructions for Using the Initial ELPAC K–2 Braille Writing Test Form Instructions for Using the Initial ELPAC K–2 Large-Print Writing Test Form Instructions for Using the Summative ELPAC K–2 Braille Writing Test Form Instructions for Using the Summative ELPAC K–2 Large-Print Writing Test Form

Configuring Testing Devices for Students with Visual Impairments

English Language Arts/Literacy Using Jobs Access with Speech (JAWS) Demonstration Mathematics Using JAWS Demonstration Configuring JAWS Demonstration Configuring ZoomText Demonstration

Braille Files

The following files are available as braille-ready format (BRF) files and printer output files (PRNs).

CAST Braille Grade Eight Reference Sheet CAST Braille High School Reference Sheet CAST Braille Periodic Table of the Elements for Grade Eight and High School