The Smarter Balanced Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations Guidelines web page 
includes many helpful resources to help educators understand Smarter's approach to assessment accessibility and to implement the use of the universal tools, designated supports, accommodations that are available for the Smarter Balanced assessments. Resources on this Web site include policy and research documents, guidelines, and tools for the implementation of assessment accessibility at the school and district levels. For your convenience, links to the most frequently used items are included below:
Accessibility Resources Comparison to Previous Year
(PDF)
Guidelines for Choosing Text-to-Speech or Read Aloud in Grades 3–5
(PDF)
Illustration Glossary: A New Accessibility Resource for Mathematics
(PDF)
Instructions for Using Embedded Glossaries
(PDF)
Read Aloud Guidelines in Spanish
(PDF)
Simplified Test Directions Guidelines
(PDF)
Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations Guidelines
(PDF)