Accommodations and Modifications

Accommodations and modifications are used in the school, the classroom and the community. These are supports intended to remove barriers to the student’s access, engagement and progress in these settings. It is important to reflect on what accommodations and modifications were used in the past, what is currently used, and what may be needed moving forward as the student transitions out of high school.

IEP teams should consider:

• Ways for the student to self-advocate for accommodations needed.

• Past work experience and what modifications or accommodations were used to support the student.

• What academic accommodations would transfer to postsecondary.

• Meeting with a disability specialist at a postsecondary school.

• Input from the family and student as to accommodations used at home and in the community.

• Further assessment of assistive technology or independent living.

• OT, PT and Speech may help problem solve accommodations to work related tasks.