Which of the following is an example of a Section 504 accommodation?

• A. A scribe for a bubble answer sheet
• B. Extra time for tests
• C. The equipment to video tape a lecture
• D. Preferred seating arrangements

Answer: (B)

Section 504 accommodations are adjustments that remove barriers for students with disabilities to access learning and demonstrate knowledge. Extra time for tests directly addresses barriers related to processing speed or endurance, allowing the student to complete the test and show what they know without being penalized by time constraints. It’s a clear, widely used example of how accommodations level the playing field during assessments without changing what is being measured.

Other options can be accommodations in some contexts, but they’re not as universally applied to testing situations. A scribe may be used in certain cases, but its availability depends on specific test policies; equipment to video tape a lecture and preferred seating are helpful for access to instruction and reducing distractions, respectively, but they don’t directly illustrate the standard testing accommodation emphasis that extra time represents.