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Universal Feature:

Color: Shows a variety of color contrasting options for students to choose during the test.

Color Overlay: Changes the background color behind text, graphics, and response areas.

Color Contrast/Reverse Contrast: Student may choose from options to change background color and text.

Universal Test Administration Conditions (Universal Feature):

Using different contrast settings (for CBT), or color overlays.

Universal Feature (Online Testing)/Designated Feature (Paper Testing):

Color Contrast/Overlay: Ability to adjust the contrast between the background and text. Examinees may select from preset text and background combinations. Examinees may use color overlays to adjust the contrast in the test booklet. Type: Universal Support for Online Testing; Designated Support for Paper Testing. Recommended Usage: Examinees with visual impairments or examinees who experience eye fatigue when reading black text on a white background. Overlays provided by examinee must be inspected prior to testing and post testing to ensure there is no writing on the overlay.

Designated Feature:

Color contrast: Students may adjust screen background or font color on their electronic device based on their needs or preferences. This may include reversing the colors for the entire interface or choosing the color of font and background.

Color overlay: Students with attention difficulties may need this resource to view test content. This resource may also be needed by some students with visual impairments or other print disabilities (including learning disabilities). Choice of color should be informed by evidence of those colors that meet the student’s needs.

Accessibility Feature (Designated Feature):

Color contrast: Color contrast is available for students who use similar tools to access content during instruction and classroom assessment. For online testing, color contrast settings allow the student to select alternate colors for text and background. There are six contrast setting options from which a student may select a combination that best meets his or her needs. When the color contrast setting is pre-assigned in PAnext through the SR/PNP, the background and text are automatically adjusted. Some graphics (e.g., charts, graphs, tables, maps and drag-and-drop boxes) are presented in full color on a white background. For paper-based testing, students may use external color overlays if they use similar tools to access content during instruction and classroom-based assessment to adjust print to page contrast. These overlays are full or partial pages of colored plastic. External overlays are provided by the school. Note: For online testing, students may use external overlays combined with color contrast settings. Many items include color graphics that overlays may impact. It is expected that students using overlays will need to adjust their use depending on what is on the screen, similar to how they address the issue during typical computer work. Students should have the opportunity to practice with the color contrast functionalities and/or overlays on the student practice resources prior to testing. Functionality is dependent upon specific item type and device configurations. The student can adjust color contrast settings through the User Menu in TestNav.

Designated Feature:

Color contrast (embedded): Enables students to adjust screen background or font color, based on student needs or preferences. This may include reversing the colors for the entire interface or choosing the color of font and background: Black on White; Yellow on Blue; Medium Gray on Light Gray; Reverse Contrast and Black on Rose.

Color contrast (non-embedded): This support requires the Special Documented Accommodation Print on Demand feature and allows the test content of online items to be printed with two different colors. Students with attention difficulties may need this support for viewing the test when digitally-provided color contrasts do not meet their needs. Some students with visual impairments or other print disabilities (including learning disabilities) also may need this support. Choice of colors should be consistent with the color the student accesses during instruction.

Color overlay (non-embedded): Color transparencies are placed over a paper-provided assessment. Students with attention difficulties may need this support to view test content. This support also may be needed by some students with visual impairments or other print disabilities (including learning disabilities). The color overlay requires the Special Documented Accommodation, Print on Demand, or a Large Print Test Booklet. Choice of color should be informed by evidence of those colors that meet the student’s needs during instruction.

Designated Feature:

Color Choices/Contrast (indicate choice) (embedded): Enable students to adjust screen background or font color based on student needs or preferences. This may include reversing the colors for the entire interface or choosing the color of font and background. The test administrator must set this in the TA interface.

Color contrast (non-embedded): Test content of online items may be printed (using Print on request) with different colors.

Color overlay (non-embedded): Color transparencies are placed over a paper-based assessment.

Accessibility Feature (Universal Feature):

Color Contrast (Background/Font Color): Alternate on-screen background and/or font color is enabled via the SR/PNP based on need or preference. The student may change the color contrast option or disable this feature by selecting, “Change the background and foreground color” in the user drop-down menu.

Colored overlays: The student uses colored overlays when taking the assessment. The color is pre-selected and should match what is currently used during instruction.

Universal Feature:

Colored transparencies/overlays may be used.

Accommodation:

Color overlays, high or low contrast.

Designated Feature:

Color contrast (embedded): Enable students to adjust screen background or font color, based on student needs or preferences. This may include reversing the colors for the entire interface or choosing the color of font and background. Students with attention difficulties may need this support for viewing test content. It also may be needed by some students with visual impairments or other print disabilities (including learning disabilities). Choice of colors should be informed by evidence that color selections meet the student’s needs.

Color contrast (non-embedded): Test content of online items may be printed with different colors. Students with attention difficulties may need this support for viewing the test when digitally provided color contrasts do not meet their needs. Some students with visual impairments or other print disabilities (including learning disabilities) also may need this support. Choice of colors should be informed by evidence of those colors that meet the student’s needs.

Color overlays (non-embedded): Color transparencies are placed over a paper-based assessment. Students with attention difficulties may need this support to view test content. This support also may be needed by some students with visual impairments or other print disabilities (including learning disabilities). Choice of color should be informed by evidence of those colors that meet the student’s needs.

Designated Feature:

Color contrast (embedded): Enable students to adjust screen background or font color, based on student needs or preferences. This may include reversing the colors for the entire interface or choosing the color of font and background. Students with attention difficulties may need this support for viewing test content. It also may be needed by some students with visual impairments or other print disabilities (including learning disabilities). Choice of colors should be informed by evidence that color selections meet the student’s needs.

Color contrast (non-embedded): Test content of online items may be printed with different colors. Students with attention difficulties may need this support for viewing the test when digitally provided color contrasts do not meet their needs. Some students with visual impairments or other print disabilities (including learning disabilities) also may need this support. Choice of colors should be informed by evidence of those colors that meet the student’s needs.

Color overlays (non-embedded): Color transparencies are placed over a paper-based assessment. Students with attention difficulties may need this support to view test content. This support also may be needed by some students with visual impairments or other print disabilities (including learning disabilities). Choice of color should be informed by evidence of those colors that meet the student’s needs.

Accessibility Feature (Universal Feature):

Color Contrast (Background/Font Color): Alternate on-screen background and/or font color is enabled via the SR/PNP based on need or preference. The student may change the color contrast option or disable this feature by selecting, “Change the background and foreground color” in the user drop-down menu.

Colored Overlays: The student uses colored overlays when taking the assessment. The color is pre-selected and should match what is currently used during instruction.

Designated Feature:

Color contrast (embedded): Allows students to adjust screen background and font colors. TA selects color choices prior to testing. Available choices are:

• Black on white (default)
• Yellow (dark and light)
• Blue (dark and light)
• Magenta (dark and light)
• Gray (dark and light)
• Green (dark and light)
• Yellow on blue
• Reverse Contrast
• Medium gray on light gray
• White on navy

Color acetate film for paper assessment (non-embedded): Color transparencies that are placed over paper-based assessments.

Designated Feature:

Color contrast (embedded): This feature offers a range of high-contrast foreground and background color settings and a low-contrast foreground and background color setting. If a student’s foreground and background color preference is pre-loaded through the student registration/Personal Needs Profile (PNP) process, this setting will be enabled when the student begins on the start screen. The student may change the color contrast option or disable this feature during testing in the user drop-down menu. This feature may be beneficial to students with attention difficulties, print disabilities (including learning disabilities) and certain visual impairments. Choice of colors should be informed by evidence that specific text and background color combinations meet the student’s needs.

Color overlays (non-embedded): The student may be provided with a semitransparent color overlay to position on top of printed test materials. This feature may be beneficial to students with attention difficulties, print disabilities (including learning disabilities) and certain visual impairments. This feature will only work for printed materials in black text on a white background.

Accommodation:

Color Contrast: Sets a text color and a background color. Options are grey text on black background, yellow text on black background, green text on white background, and red text on white background.

Reverse Contrast: Sets the text color to white and the background color to black.

Color Overlay: Provides a color background behind content on the screen. Color options are light blue, light yellow, light grey, light red, and light green.

Universal Feature:

Color overlay (paper-based testing): Students may be provided with the necessary overlay supplies.

Contrasting colors/reverse colors (computer-based testing): A variety of background colors and font colors are available to make test questions easier to read. To change the background or font color, students will click on the OPTIONS icon once logged into a test. There are three options available:

• Color Choices: Changes the background color that appears behind all text and graphics
• Contrasting Color: Changes both the background color and font color at the same time
• Reverse Contrast: Reverses the text and background colors that are selected

Accessibility Feature (Universal Feature):

Color Contrast (Background/Font Color): The student is able to adjust the text color and background color. Color Contrast, like other visual organizers, is a way for a student to maintain his or her focus on specific section of an assignment or on an assessment. Visual organizers may also be helpful to students who have difficulty with the acquisition, retrieval, or organization of learning. The use of such tools or strategies should be student initiated, rather than teacher initiated. Before Testing: Certain platforms may require that an accessibility feature be identified in advance in order for the feature to be activated within the platform. During Testing: Alternate on-screen background and/or font color is enabled based on need or preference.

Universal Feature:

Alternative background and font color (computer-based testing): The student can select a color combination for text and background.

Colored overlays or tinted lens(es) (paper-based testing).

Designated Feature:

Color Choice: On the online test screen, the color chooser gives multiple background color options. Students with attention difficulties may need this support for viewing test content online. The color chooser also may be needed by some students with visual impairments or other print disabilities (including learning disabilities). The decision to utilize the color selection option for a student should be informed by evidence that color selections meet the student’s needs. This feature must be enabled by the test coordinator or their designee for students to use it. Refer to the Test Administration Manual for more information. Once this feature is enabled for a student and a student has logged into the test, a proctor can then assist the student at the beginning of testing session in selecting the appropriate color.

Contrasting Color: The contrasting text option gives multiple background colors with contrasting text color options for the online test screen. Students with attention difficulties may need this support for viewing test content. It also may be needed by some students with visual impairments or other print disabilities (including learning disabilities). The decision for the color selection option for a student should be informed by evidence that color selections meet the student’s needs. Students must have this feature enabled for them by the test coordinator or their designee. Refer to the Test Administrator Manual for more information. Once this feature is enabled for a student and a student has logged into the test, a proctor can then assist a student at the beginning of testing session in selecting the appropriate color.

Universal Feature:

Classroom materials: Student uses provided materials while testing; these should be provided to students who have used them in instructional or other assessment settings. Examples of low-vision aids are magnifying glasses, electronic magnifiers, cardboard cut-outs, and colored overlays.

Tools in online assessments: Student uses tools or accessibility features available in the online test; availability may vary based on the grade and/or subject/domain of the test. For MCA, available online tools include answer eliminator, highlighter, notepad, calculator, ruler, and straightedge. The following accessibility features are also available for all students: standard text-to-speech, magnifier, zoom, color contrast, line reader mask, answer masking, and white noise.

Universal Feature:

Color contrast

Color overlay

Universal Feature:

Color Contrast—Online Testing: The INSIGHT student platform provides all students access to adjust background or font color based on student needs or preferences.

Color Contrast—Paper Testing: All students taking the paper/pencil assessment may have the test printed in different colors based on student needs or preferences. This tool must be chosen in the Portal under student accommodations prior to testing.

Color Overlay: All students taking the paper/pencil assessment may have a color transparency placed over the test presented to them based on student needs or preferences. This tool must be chosen in the Portal under student accommodations prior to testing.

Designated Feature:

Color choices (embedded): Enable students to adjust screen background or font color, based on student needs or preferences. This may include reversing the colors for the entire interface or choosing the color of font and background. Yellow on Blue; Medium Gray on Light Gray; Reverse Contrast and Black on Rose. Students with attention difficulties may need this support for viewing test content. It also may be needed by some students with visual impairments or other print disabilities (including learning disabilities). Choice of colors should be informed by evidence that color selections meet the student’s needs.

Color contrast (non-embedded): Test content of online items may be printed with different colors. Students with attention difficulties may need this support for viewing the test when digitally provided color contrasts do not meet their needs. Some students with visual impairments or other print disabilities (including learning disabilities) also may need this support. Choice of colors should be informed by evidence of those colors that meet the student’s needs.

Color overlays (non-embedded): Color transparencies are placed over a paper-based assessment. Students with attention difficulties may need this support to view test content. This support also may be needed by some students with visual impairments or other print disabilities (including learning disabilities). Choice of color should be informed by evidence of those colors that meet the student’s needs.

Universal Feature:

Color Contrast: Background color can be adjusted based on student’s need. This is accessed based on the native functionality of the testing device and must be turned on by the test administrator prior to launching the testing software. Students with attention difficulties may need this feature for viewing test content. It also may be needed by some students with visual impairments or other print disabilities.

Designated Feature:

Color contrast (embedded): Enable students to adjust screen background or font color, based on student needs or preferences. This may include reversing the colors for the entire interface or choosing the color of font and background. Students with attention difficulties may need this support for viewing test content. It also may be needed by some students with visual impairments or other print disabilities (including learning disabilities). Choice of colors should be informed by evidence that color selections meet the student’s needs.

Color contrast (non-embedded): Test content of online items may be printed with different colors. Students with attention difficulties may need this support for viewing the test when digitally provided color contrasts do not meet their needs. Some students with visual impairments or other print disabilities (including learning disabilities) also may need this support. Choice of colors should be informed by evidence of those colors that meet the student’s needs.

Color overlays (non-embedded): Color transparencies are placed over a paper-based assessment. Students with attention difficulties may need this support to view test content. This support also may be needed by some students with visual impairments or other print disabilities (including learning disabilities). Choice of color should be informed by evidence of those colors that meet the student’s needs.

Designated Feature:

Color Contrast (embedded): Enable students to adjust screen background or font color, based on student needs or preferences. This may include reversing the colors for the entire interface or choosing the color of font and background. Students with attention difficulties may need this support for viewing test content. It also may be needed by some students with visual impairments or other print disabilities (including learning disabilities). Choice of colors should be informed by evidence that color selections meet the student’s needs.

Color Overlay (non-embedded): Color transparencies are placed over a paper-based assessment. Students with attention difficulties may need this support to view test content. This support also may be needed by some students with visual impairments or other print disabilities (including learning disabilities). Choice of color should be informed by evidence of those colors that meet the student’s needs.

Accessibility Feature (Universal Feature):

Color Contrast (Background/Font Color): Alternate on-screen background and/or font color is enabled via the SR/PNP based on need or preference. The student may change the color contrast option or disable this feature by selecting, “Change the background and foreground color” in the user drop-down menu.

Colored Overlays (paper-based testing): The student uses colored overlays when taking the assessment. The color is pre-selected and should match what is currently used during instruction.

Universal Feature:

Color Contrast/Overlay: For PBT, students may use color overlays when taking the test. When embedded in CBT, both font and background colors as well as contrast are modified.

Accommodation:

Change print color/color contrast on paper test

Change print color/color contrast on computer-based tests

Designated Feature:

Color Contrast: A tool changes background color to provide higher contrast on a computer screen. The required Online Assessment Tutorial is used to determine a student’s preferred alternate background color. Options for color contrast include a background of white, yellow, green, gray, or cream with black font or a black background with white font. This tool must be preselected in the student interface questions (SIQ) in NCTest in order to be available at the time of testing.

Color Acetate Overlays: A color acetate overlay can change background color to provide the student with higher contrast or glare reduction. A student may use only one color overlay for testing.

Designated Feature:

Color contrast: The learner is able to adjust the text color and screen background color based on the learner’s need or preference.

Color overlay: Color transparencies are placed over paper-based materials.

Designated Feature:

Background/font color choice: Alternate on-screen background and font color are enabled.

• Black on light yellow
• Black on light blue
• Black on light magenta
• White on black (inverted)
• White on navy blue

A note about color blindness: The Department follows accessibility color guidelines when developing test items. Items on state tests should not be color dependent. Graphs, maps, charts and other images may have color, but being able to distinguish the colors should not affect a student’s ability to respond to a question. When using color-contrast options, the contrast may not transfer to some images or text in images. If a student comes to an item that they cannot answer, either because it is not universally accessible or the color contrast does not work properly, it is allowable for the test administrator to describe what needs to be explained to the student to be able to answer the question.

Accommodation:

Reverse Color Contrast: Students who have a visual impairment may require this to access the computer screen. This accommodation option must be selected in the online testing client student profile.

Designated Feature:

Color choices (embedded): This is the color combination applied to a student’s test. This setting is designed to help students who experience difficulties associated with the contrast or lighting of the screen. The color option that will work best is specific to each student. Students with attention difficulties, visual impairments, or other print disabilities (including learning disabilities), may need this support for viewing test content. Choice of colors should be informed by evidence that color selections meet the student’s needs.

Color overlays (non-embedded): Color transparencies are placed over printed test materials. Students with attention difficulties, visual impairments, or other print disabilities (including learning disabilities), may need this support to view test content. Choice of color should be informed by evidence of those colors that meet the student’s needs. Color overlays may also be placed on the computer monitor for use.

Accommodation:

Color Overlay and Color Chooser/Contrast: Some students benefit from a color overlay, background, or contrast. SAC may allow student to view the front cover of the grade level answer booklet to determine if student can see the print before testing begins. The test booklets are black-on-white printing and graphics. The answer booklet bubbles are in color-on-white printing. Student may mark answers in the test booklet; the SAC transcribes verbatim the responses into matching answer booklet bubbles. Background color and text color may be changed to make text more readable.

Accessibility Feature (Universal Feature):

ALTERNATIVE BACKGROUND AND FONT COLOR (embedded): Selects an alternative color combination for the text (font color) and background. If selected, student may change the alternative color combination during testing. These combinations are available:

• black text on white background (default)
• 01 = black text on cream background
• 02 = black text on light blue background
• 03 = black text on light magenta background
• 04 = white text on black background
• 05 = yellow text on blue background
• 06 = dark gray text on pale green background

COLOR OVERLAY (non-embedded): The student can use a color overlay or acetate shield of their choice if using a paper test booklet. An acetate shield can be taped over the computer screen if one the preferred color contrast option is not available. PNP: Not Recorded

Universal Feature:

Colored Overlay: A tool that the student can use that changes the contrast between the text and the background color. Online test: students can select this tool from menu. Paper/Pencil test: students can use full page or partial page semitransparent colored overlay (provided by the school), that is used during regular instruction.

Designated Feature:

Color contrast (Black on Rose, Medium Gray on Light Gray, Reverse Contrast, Yellow on Blue) (embedded): Enable students to adjust screen background or font color, based on student needs or preferences. This may include reversing the colors for the entire interface or choosing the color of font and background. Students with attention difficulties may need this support for viewing test content. It also may be needed by some students with visual impairments or other print disabilities (including learning disabilities). Choice of colors should be informed by evidence that color selections meet the student’s needs. Student should verify color choice by using the practice and/or training tests before the assessment.

Color contrast (non-embedded): Test content of online items may be printed with different colors (e.g., Print on Demand or paper/pencil assessment). Students with attention difficulties may need this support for viewing the test when digitally-provided color contrasts do not meet their needs. Some students with visual impairments or other print disabilities (including learning disabilities) also may need this support. Choice of colors should be informed by evidence of those colors that meet the student’s needs.

Color overlays (non-embedded): Color transparencies are placed over the computer screen or over a paper-based assessment. Students with attention difficulties may need this support to view test content. This support also may be needed by some students with visual impairments or other print disabilities (including learning disabilities). Choice of color should be informed by evidence of those colors that meet the student’s needs.

Accessibility Feature (Universal Feature):

Color Overlay: Test administrator provides student with access to colored overlays. Students will use the same color overlay during assessment as are required in daily instruction. Students with attention difficulties may need this support for viewing test content. It also may be needed by some students with visual impairments or other print disabilities.

Accessibility Feature (Universal Feature):

Providing assistive tools, which include:

• colored overlays and the color settings for online tests

Universal Feature:

Color adjustment: Some students with visual needs are better able to view information through color contrast. Students may alter the contrast in which content is presented via computer. Students may choose the font and background color combinations that help them perceive text‐based content, including reverse contrast, such as white font on a black background. A color overlay changes the color of the entire page or screen. Lines and graphics are not affected by the color changes.

Designated Feature:

Color contrast (embedded): Enable students to adjust screen background or font color, based on student needs or preferences. This may include reversing the colors for the entire interface or choosing the color of font and background. Students with attention difficulties may need this support for viewing test content. It also may be needed by some students with visual impairments or other print disabilities (including learning disabilities). Choice of colors should be informed by evidence that color selections meet the student’s needs.

Color contrast (non-embedded): Test content of online items may be printed with different colors. Students with attention difficulties may need this support for viewing the test when digitally provided color contrasts do not meet their needs. Some students with visual impairments or other print disabilities (including learning disabilities) also may need this support. Choice of colors should be informed by evidence of those colors that meet the student’s needs.

Color overlays: Color transparencies are placed over a paper-based assessment. Students with attention difficulties may need this support to view test content. This support also may be needed by some students with visual impairments or other print disabilities (including learning disabilities). Choice of color should be informed by evidence of those colors that meet the student’s needs.

Accommodation:

Color Overlays or Tinted Screens: A student may use one blank color overlay on paper or online tests. Tinted screens are also permitted on online tests. Before a color overlay or tinted screen is used, the Examiner and student must use practice tests to ensure that the overlay or screen does not obscure any shaded areas of the online test items.

Designated Feature:

Color contrast (embedded): Allows the screen background or font color to be changed. This may include reversing the colors for the entire interface or choosing the color of font and background. Students with attention difficulties may need this support for viewing test content. It may be needed by students with visual impairments or other print disabilities (including learning disabilities). Choice of colors should be informed by evidence that specific text and background color combinations meet the student’s needs.

Color contrast (non-embedded): Test content of online items may be printed with different colors using Print on Demand. Students with attention difficulties may need this support for viewing the test when digitally provided color contrasts do not meet their needs. This support also may be needed by students with visual impairments or other print disabilities (including learning disabilities). Choice of colors should be informed by evidence of those colors that meet the student’s needs.

Color overlays (non-embedded): Color transparencies are placed over a paper assessment. Students with attention difficulties may need this support to view test content. This support also may be needed by students with visual impairments or other print disabilities (including learning disabilities). Choice of color should be informed by evidence of those colors that meet the student’s needs. The science tests are printed in colors specifically chosen to help students with color blindness. Adding a color overlay to these test booklets may make it harder for students to understand the content.

Accommodation:

High contrast for computer-based assessments: Enable students to adjust screen background or font color, based on student needs or preferences. This may include reversing the colors for the entire interface or choosing the color of font and background. Reverse contrast turns the screen from white to black and creates text in white. The selection of color is locally set. Students have instructional materials that have different font or background paper color(s). Students use one color for a main idea and another color for details when outlining or taking notes. Students need varying contrast to see visually presented material. For students who have visual impairments or perception difficulties and use this accommodation for instructional purposes. Students with attention difficulties may need this accommodation for viewing test content. It also may be needed by some students with visual impairments or other print disabilities (including learning disabilities). Choice of colors should be informed by evidence that color selection meets the student’s needs. See test administration manual for color options.

Color contrast: Test content of online items may be printed with different colors. Students have instructional materials that have different font or background paper color(s). Color coding using a variety of print colors on paper is used for students. Students can use one color for a main idea and another color for details when outlining or taking notes. Students with attention difficulties may need this accommodation for viewing the test when digitally provided color contrasts do not meet their needs. Some students with visual impairments or other print disabilities (including learning disabilities) also may need this accommodation. Choice of colors should be informed by evidence of those colors that meet the student’s needs.

Color overlays: Color transparencies are placed over a paper-based assessment. Color transparencies are placed over paper-based instructional materials. Students with attention difficulties may need this accommodation to view test content. This accommodation also may be needed by some students with visual impairments or other print disabilities (including learning disabilities). Choice of color should be informed by evidence of those colors that meet the student’s needs.

Designated Feature:

Color choices (embedded): The background color changes according to the color selected without changing the color of text, graphics or response areas. Students with attention difficulties, visual impairments, or other print disabilities may benefit from this support. Color supports should be informed by evidence that color selections meet the student’s needs.

Contrasting color (embedded): Using color combinations that are in opposite positions on the color wheel, the font and background colors change according to the combination selected. Students with attention difficulties, visual impairments, or other print disabilities may benefit from this support. Color supports should be informed by evidence that color selections meet the student’s needs.

Reverse contrast (embedded): All colors on the test page are displayed in the reverse (negative) color. Students with attention difficulties, visual impairments, or other print disabilities may benefit from this support. Color supports should be informed by evidence that color selections meet the student’s needs.

Color overlay (non-embedded): A transparent colored sheet that is placed over a page of text or is affixed to a computer screen. Provides assistance to students who normally use this support when reading to reduce visual stress.

Designated Feature:

Color contrast (Black on White, Dark Blue, Light Blue, Light Green Reverse Contrast, Magenta, Medium Gray on Light Gray, Yellow on Blue) (embedded): Enables teachers to adjust screen background or font color, based on individual student needs prior to approving entrance into a testing session. This may include reversing the colors for the entire interface or choosing the color of font and background. This is selectable in TIDE or may be added prior to approving entrance into the assessment. Students may need this support for viewing test content. It also may be needed by some students with visual impairments, attention difficulties, or other print disabilities (including learning disabilities). Choice of colors should be informed by evaluative results or through trial-and-error prior to testing. The specific color(s) and for what subject(s) the student needs the color contrast support, should be determined by the team.

Color overlays (non-embedded): Color transparencies are placed over the assessment. (Paper and Online). Students may need this support to view test content comfortably or for an extended period of time. This support also may be needed by some students with visual impairments or other print disabilities (including learning disabilities). Choice of color should be informed by evidence of those colors that meet the student’s needs. The specific color(s) and for what subject(s) the student needs the color contrast support, should be determined by the team.

Inverted color (non-embedded): Test content of online items may be viewed with inverted colors. Not provided by the online testing platform and requires the use of permissive mode. Students may need this support for viewing the test when digitally-provided color contrasts do not meet their visual needs. Some students with visual impairments or other print disabilities (including learning disabilities) also may need this support. The specific color(s) and for what subject(s) the student needs the color contrast support, should be determined by the team.