Tabla de Contenidos:
  • SECTION I. THE CONTEXT
  • Overview of the challenge / David S. Martin, Judith L. Mounty
  • Historical reflections on testing individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing / Marjorie Ragosta
  • SECTION II. TEST DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
  • Test-taking for deaf and hard of hearing individuals: meeting the challenges / Robert B. Weinstock, Judith L. Mounty
  • Access considerations and the provision of appropriate perspective from a testing organization / Ruth Loew [and others]
  • Use of technology and principles of universal design to improve the validity and fairness of licensure tests / Neal Kingston, Michael Ehringhaus
  • Considerations in developing licensing tests that are accessible for all candidates / Carolyn Emrick Massad
  • The psychometric properties of intellectual tests when used with deaf and hard of hearing individuals: practices and recommendations / Susan J. Maller, Jason C. Immekus
  • SECTION III. ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES
  • Equity in testing deaf and hard of hearing individuals
  • legal considerations / Rosaline Hayes Crawford
  • Sign language interpretation in testing environments / Phyllis Rogers
  • SECTION IV. CASES FROM SPECIFIC PROFESSIONS
  • Certification testing for therapeutic recreation: equity, access, and preparation / Anne Simonsen
  • GRE performance and the deaf community / Charlene Sorensen
  • Maximizing access to licensure for deaf and hard of hearing social workers / Teresa V. Mason, Judith L. Mounty
  • New hurdles: the impact of recent federal mandates on the assessment of deaf and hard of hearing teachers and teacher candidates / Paul S. Singletary
  • SECTION V. SUMMING UP
  • Summary and recommendations / Judith L. Mounty, David S. Martin
  • Epilogue: Fort Monroe revisited / Robert Clover Johnson.