Testing accommodations, requested right and appealed when they're denied
We help students and professionals get the accommodations their disability requires on school, admissions and licensing exams, in every state. Our practice is led by an attorney with years of experience working with testing agencies.
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Find your exam
If a testing agency or licensing board runs your exam, the ADA requires it to be accessible. Choose your exam to see who decides and how the process works.
School-administered
Given at your high school, decided by a national testing organization.
Admissions
Private high school, college, graduate and professional school admissions.
Certification and licensing
Licensing and credentialing exams for law, medicine, nursing and other professions.
- Bar exam
- MPRE
- USMLE and COMLEX
- NCLEX
- CPA, PE/FE and other exams
- Praxis
- ASWB social work exams
- +5 more
High school equivalency
Exams that award a high school equivalency credential.
- GED
- HiSET
Why the details matter
Accommodation requests are growing, and every agency runs its own process with its own deadlines.
What we do
First requests
We review your history and documentation before anything is filed, so the request matches what the testing agency looks for.
How first requests workDocumentation review
We find what's missing or weak in evaluations, records and support letters, and coordinate with your evaluator to fix it.
What we reviewAppeals and reconsideration
When a request is denied or partly approved, we answer each stated reason with targeted evidence, on the agency's deadline.
If you've been deniedHow we work with you
- Free consultation
We talk through your exam, test date and documentation, and tell you honestly whether we can help.
- Documentation review
We compare your records to the agency's criteria and list exactly what needs to be added.
- Request or appeal
We prepare the submission with you and coordinate with your school, program or evaluator.
- Through the decision
We stay with you through the agency's decision and any appeal.
Why accommodations get denied
Most denials come down to documentation, not eligibility. Licensing exams often apply a stricter standard than schools did.
Out-of-date evaluation
Many agencies expect testing from the last few years.
No functional impact
A diagnosis alone doesn't show how the condition limits timed test performance.
No history of use
The accommodation doesn't appear in school or prior testing records.
Missed deadlines
Some agencies allow only one reconsideration per test date.
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Talk it through before you file
Tell us which exam you are taking, your test date and where things stand. The first consultation is free, and we will tell you honestly whether we think we can help.