Disability Documentation

See what type of documentation is required for your disability when submitting your accommodations request.
 

You’ll need to submit disability documentation if any of the following are true:

• you’re requesting accommodations greater than 50% extended test time (time and one-half) and/or extra breaks.
• you were first diagnosed with a disability within the past 12 months
• you indicate in the Part I — Testing Accommodations Request Form that you have a medical condition, or you check "Other" under "Nature of your disability."
• you’re requesting accommodations different from those ETS approved for you within the last 2 years.
• you haven’t previously used the accommodations that you’re requesting.
• you’re unable to submit a valid Part III — Certification of Eligibility (COE): Accommodations History form. For more information regarding the COE, see the Test Takers with Disabilities FAQ page.

Don’t send documentation if you aren’t required to do so. Submitting unrequired documentation will delay the review process. An Individualized Education Program (IEP) or 504 Plan, which provides a history of disability and accommodations use, may be helpful; however, an IEP or 504 Plan alone isn’t sufficient information for accommodations decision-making.
 

If you’re blind or legally blind, you don’t need to submit documentation if you’re submitting a Part III — Certification of Eligibility: Accommodations History form and you’re requesting only accommodations from the list below.

• screen magnification
• selectable background and foreground colors
• braille
• large print (test book and/or answer sheet)
• recorded audio
• human reader
• human scribe
• braille slate and stylus for note-taking only
• Perkins Brailler^® for note-taking only
• 50% extended test time (time and one-half) or less
• extra breaks

If you’re blind or legally blind, a request for 100% extended time (double time) doesn’t require documentation if you’re submitting a Part III — Certification of Eligibility: Accommodations History form and you’re requesting braille, a human reader or recorded audio.

If you have low vision or some other condition that affects visual functioning, such as an eye coordination disorder, please refer to the Guidelines for Documentation of Blindness and Low Vision in Adolescents and Adults and submit your documentation.
 

If you’re deaf or hard of hearing, you don’t need to submit documentation if you’re submitting a Part III — Certification of Eligibility: Accommodations History form and you’re requesting only accommodations from the list below.

• 50% extended test time (time and one-half) or less
• extra breaks
• sign language interpreter (for spoken directions only)
• oral interpreter (for spoken directions only)