(a) The board may authorize one or more of the following accommodations for an applicant for the CPA examination.
- (1) Additional testing time--typically time and a half or double time.
- (2) Separate room--must be monitored throughout test administration.
- (3) Reader--a board approved individual to read information verbatim from the screen for examinees, separate room required.
- (4) Amanuensis--a board approved individual to operate mouse and/or keyboard for examinee, separate room required.
- (5) Sign Language Interpreter--a board approved individual to sign instructions and serve as interpreter between the test center administrator and examinee. Sign language interpreters are normally not allowed to accompany examinees into the testing room.
- (6) Intelikeys keyboard--allows examinee with limited use of hands to operate the keyboard.
- (7) Intelikeys keyboard with magic arm and super clamp--swivel arm that allows precise placement of the keyboard.
- (8) Kensington expert mouse--trackball mouse.
- (9) Headmaster plus mouse unit--mouse operated by head movements.
- (10) Selectable background and foreground colors--allows selection of text and background colors for ease of reading on screen.
- (11) Screen magnifier--attaches to monitor and enlarges the screen.
- (12) Zoomtext software--screen magnification.
- (b) If the board approves the applicant's request for accommodation, the board will contact the testing center not less than 30 days prior to the date that the applicant may test. It is the applicant's responsibility to advise the board of a primary and secondary date for testing.
- (c) Upon arrival at the testing center the applicant may not request other accommodations or accommodations in addition to those the board has authorized.
- (d) There will be no additional fee charged to any candidate for an accommodation approved by the board under this rule.
Source Note:The provisions of this §511.97 adopted to be effective February 4, 2004, 29 TexReg 968.