Last Updated on May 7, 2026
The Accommodations tab is used to track any accommodations provided to the student. If you are unable to make selections, please contact your District Test Coordinator or SEA, listed on your member/state page of the WIDA website.
Important: The following online accommodations must be selected and saved in WIDA AMS before testing in order for the accommodations to be available for the student during online testing:
- Online: Assistive Technology (AT)
- Online: Speech to Text (STT)
- Online: Repeat Item Audio (RA)
- Online: Extended Speaking test response time (ES)
For more information on accommodations, see the Accessibility and Accommodations Manual.
Note: You can mark accommodations for the paper-based WIDA ACCESS assessments on the applicable booklet or in WIDA AMS.
Accommodations Tab
- To view or edit a student’s accommodations, select Student Management from the WIDA AMS My Applications menu. Choose a site by selecting Select a Site …, then confirm your Academic Session.
- Select the appropriate Testing Program from the filter on the left side of the screen.
- Select the student you wish to view from the list that populates. You can use filters to narrow your selection.
- Select the Accommodations tab.
- Note: If the student was imported into WIDA AMS via Student Import File, any accommodations included in that import will already be selected.
- Make adjustments to the accommodations by domain and select Save to save your changes (or Close to return to Student Management without saving any accommodations changes).
To apply accommodations to multiple students at once, see Updating Accommodations for Multiple Students.