Assessing Online Learners with Disabilities

This discussion forum examines issues associated with assessing online learners with disabilities. Respond to the following and, if appropriate, include personal experiences as part of your answers.

Effective online learning enables learners with disabilities to participate in a general education curriculum or training program and achieve success. In fact, accommodating learners with disabilities is federally mandated.

• Under what conditions are making assessment accommodations appropriate? Provide a scenario in which you would make an assessment accommodation for a student.
  
  
• How does using a variety of assessments benefit the learner? How does it benefit the instructor?
  
  
• Review the term authentic assessment or authentic task. How does authentic assessment different from more traditional forms of assessment?