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Psychological Testing and Assessment: An Introduction To Tests and Measurement, 5/e
Ronald Jay Cohen
Mark Swerdlik

The Assessment of People with Disabilities

Chapter Outline


An Overview

Disability and the Law

Who has a disability?

Alternate assessment: Some issues

Assessment and Accommodation

The capabilities of the assessee

The capabilities of the assessor

The purpose of the assessment

Inferences made from test sources

Disability, Assessment, and the Workplace

Assessment and Specific Disabilities

Visual Disabilities

Hearing Disabilities

Visual/Hearing Disabilities

Motor Disabilities

Cognitive Disabilities

Mental retardation and adaptive behavior

Quality of life

Disability As a Diversity Issue

Disability, Diversity, and Culture

The Need for Sensitivity

CLOSE-UP

A Modest Proposal for a Model Form

EVERYDAY PSYCHOMETRICS

Public Law 105-17 and Everyday Practice

SELF-ASSESSMENT