ACT National vs. Special Accommodations

National vs. Special

Which test program do I select for accommodations

or English learner supports?

National

Select National if you are NOT procient

in English OR have a documented

disability requiring accommodations

that CAN be provided at a test center.

Examples include:

One and one-half time,

or breaks as needed

with standard time

Wheelchair

accessibility

Large print (18-point

font) test booklet

Need to mark answers in

test booklet

Sign language interpreter

for verbal instructions

Use of an authorized

bilingual word‑to‑word

dictionary or translated

written test directions

Special

Select Special if you have a

documented disability requiring

accommodations that CANNOT

be provided at a test center.

Examples include:

Double time or triple

time

Alternate test formats

(braille with raised line

drawings; pre-recorded

audio; screen reader

software, or a human

reader in a 1:1 setting)

Scribe to record answers,

and/or a computer

for the writing essay

(paper-based testing)

For more information on requesting accommodation/EL

support, view www.act.org/the-act/accomms.

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