Testing Accommodations Evaluation
High-stakes standardized tests — such as college entrance exams, graduate admissions tests, and professional licensing exams — are designed to measure academic skills under strict conditions. However, for many individuals with learning differences, ADHD, anxiety, visual or auditory processing challenges, and other disabilities, these test conditions create barriers that obscure true ability rather than reflect capability.
An Academic Accommodations Assessment provides the professional documentation and individualized recommendations necessary to request appropriate testing accommodations — helping you compete on a level playing field with your peers.
What Is an Academic Accommodations Assessment?
An Academic Accommodations Assessment is a comprehensive evaluation conducted by a psychologist. It identifies whether you meet eligibility criteria for accommodations under laws like the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and recognizes how your disability impacts your performance on standardized tests.
These assessments support accommodation requests for a range of high-stakes exams, including:
SAT, ACT, PSAT/NMSQT
GRE, GMAT
LSAT
MCAT & medical entrance exams
Bar exam
Other licensing exams
Other professional certification exams
Accommodations are not modifications — they do not alter what the test measures. Instead, they ensure you can accessthe exam content and demonstrate your true skills and knowledge.
Why It Matters
Standard testing conditions assume a uniform way of processing information — but many students don’t learn or perform in the same way. Without appropriate accommodations, talented and capable individuals can be unfairly disadvantaged, leading to lower scores that don’t reflect true potential.
Common accommodations include:
- Extended time
- More frequent or longer breaks
- Reduced distraction rooms
- Assistive technology (e.g., screen readers)
- Alternate formats (e.g., Braille, large print)
- Scribes or oral responses
These accommodations remove barriers that are unrelated to the skills the exam is meant to measure, such as reasoning, analytical thinking, and subject-specific knowledge.
What’s Included in Our Evaluation
Our Academic Accommodations Assessment includes:
1. In-Depth Clinical Interview
We explore your developmental history, academic performance, and day-to-day challenges to understand how your disability affects your test performance.
2. Review of Records
We examine educational, medical, and psychological records to document the history and impact of your disability.
3. Standardized Testing Battery
Psychological and neurocognitive measures assess processing speed, memory, attention, language skills, and other areas relevant to high-stakes testing performance.
4. Functional Impact Report
We summarize test results and describe how your disability affects meaningful activities like standardized testing — crucial for accommodation approval.
5. Feedback & Formal Recommendation Letter
You will be provided with a comprehensive, test-specific advocacy report that meets testing agency documentation requirements, helping reduce delays and improve the likelihood of approval.
Who Should Consider an Assessment?
This evaluation is ideal for individuals who:
Have a documented disability but lack updated or test-specific documentation
Feel their test scores don’t align with their true abilities
Need accommodations for upcoming high-stakes exams
Are seeking extended time, assistive support, or testing environment adjustments
Whether you’re preparing for graduate school, professional licensure, or another high-stakes test, our assessments help you advocate confidently for the accommodations you deserve.
Is this Assessment Covered by Insurance Companies?
Generally, no — testing accommodations assessments are not covered by insurance.
These evaluations are considered non-medical, non-treatment services conducted for documentation and eligibility purposes (e.g., academic or professional testing accommodations), rather than for diagnosing or treating a mental health condition. As a result, most insurance plans exclude coverage for them.
Many testing agencies and licensing boards also require specialized, test-specific evaluations that go beyond what insurers typically authorize or reimburse.
How the Process Works:
Clinical Interview
1. To gather relevant historical information and symptoms.
2. To tailor the testing plan to the specific exam(s) for which accommodations are being requested and to address the documentation requirements of the relevant testing agency or licensing board.
Testing Session
Feedback Session
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