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Principles of fairness in testing require that all test takers, including people
with disabilities, have an equal opportunity to demonstrate their capacity on the
construct being measured. Measurement design features and assessment protocols
can pose barriers for people with disabilities. Fairness in testing is a fundamental validity issue at all phases in the design, administration, and
interpretation of measurement instruments in clinical practice and research.
There is limited guidance for instrument developers on how to develop and
evaluate the accessibility and usability of measurement instruments. This article
describes a 6-stage iterative process for developing accessible
computer-administered measurement instruments grounded in the procedures
implemented across several major measurement initiatives. A key component of this
process is interdisciplinary teams of accessibility experts, content and
measurement experts, information technology experts, and people with disabilities
working together to ensure that measurement instruments are accessible and usable
by a wide range of users. The development of accessible measurement instruments
is not only an ethical requirement, it also ensures better science by minimizing
measurement bias, missing data, and attrition due to mismatches between the
target population and test administration platform and protocols.
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