PEPNet convened a 2008 Test Equity Summit in response to a 2007 national PEPNet needs assessment (http://www.pepnet.org/resneeds.asp). This needs assessment identified the need for training and information related to test equity issues experienced by individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.
The Test Equity Summit explored the problems, challenges, and issues that academic and psychoeducational tests pose for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. Participants in the summit included specialists on deafness and educational testing; individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing; test and test accommodation developers; language and communication researchers; academicians; K-12 educators and administrators; health professionals; and clinicians with extensive experience in psychoeducational evaluation.
