CBT Accessibility and Accommodations 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A CBT platform must be compatible with JAWS and NVDA screen readers. Which HTML attribute is most critical for making exam questions accessible?
- class
- aria-label (Correct answer)
- data-id
- tabindex only
Correct answer: aria-label
The aria-label attribute provides descriptive labels that screen readers announce, making interface elements meaningful to visually impaired users.
Question 2: A testing company allows candidates with physical disabilities to use their personal ergonomic keyboard. Which security measure is MOST critical to implement?
- Inspect the device for built-in storage or communication capabilities before the exam (Correct answer)
- Prohibit all personal devices regardless of disability
- Allow the device only if the candidate provides a purchase receipt
- Require the candidate to use a standard keyboard with a wrist rest instead
Correct answer: Inspect the device for built-in storage or communication capabilities before the exam
Devices must be inspected for unauthorized storage or wireless capability to prevent cheating while still honoring the accommodation.
Question 3: Which of the following best describes a 'fundamental alteration' that would allow a testing organization to deny an accommodation request?
- The accommodation would cost more than $500 to provide
- The accommodation would change what the exam is designed to measure (Correct answer)
- The candidate did not submit documentation before the deadline
- The test center lacks a private room
Correct answer: The accommodation would change what the exam is designed to measure
A fundamental alteration occurs when the accommodation changes the core skills or knowledge the exam is intended to assess, providing legal grounds for denial.
Question 4: A candidate who is deaf requests a sign language interpreter for oral instructions during a CBT exam. This accommodation is BEST described as:
- Unreasonable because CBT exams are self-paced
- A reasonable accommodation for a communication barrier unrelated to the tested content (Correct answer)
- Unnecessary because written instructions are displayed on screen
- Only valid if the test measures spoken language skills
Correct answer: A reasonable accommodation for a communication barrier unrelated to the tested content
Providing an interpreter for oral administrative instructions is a reasonable accommodation that ensures the deaf candidate receives equivalent information.
Question 5: Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act primarily governs accessibility requirements for:
- Private sector employers with more than 50 employees
- Federal agency electronic and information technology (Correct answer)
- Public universities receiving state funding
- All websites accessible from the United States
Correct answer: Federal agency electronic and information technology
Section 508 specifically mandates that federal agencies' electronic and information technology be accessible to people with disabilities.
Question 6: A test-taker with low vision requests a font size increase on a CBT platform. The BEST implementation approach is to:
- Provide a separate large-print paper version only
- Build zoom and text-resize functionality natively into the CBT interface (Correct answer)
- Allow the candidate to use their operating system's accessibility zoom
- Reduce the number of answer choices to reduce reading load
Correct answer: Build zoom and text-resize functionality natively into the CBT interface
Native text-resize functionality within the CBT platform ensures all exam content scales properly without layout breaks or loss of information.
Question 7: When must a CBT testing organization inform a candidate of an accommodation decision?
- On the day of the exam
- With enough advance notice for the candidate to prepare or appeal (Correct answer)
- Within two business days after the exam
- Only if the accommodation is denied
Correct answer: With enough advance notice for the candidate to prepare or appeal
Candidates must receive accommodation decisions well in advance so they can prepare assistive tools, appeal if necessary, or make alternative arrangements.
CBT Accessibility and Accommodations 3
A CBT platform must be compatible with JAWS and NVDA screen readers.
Which HTML attribute is most critical for making exam questions accessible?