[Anonymous]

I’ve been diagnosed with an vision problem and am going to try to see if I can get special accomodations – I can’t see out of my left eye and need bigger text/more time on the test. Has anyone gotten special accomodations? Does NASBA work with you, your state board and Prometric easily?

[Yvonne570]

I believe there are accomodations, which was part of the initial application of the exam with your state.

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[MikeInMIA]

I have. I sent all the required information to my state board. It took a little longer I guess to process my application but once my first application was processed my follow up applications for the remaining 3 exams were all super quick (24-48 hours). Once you get the accommodation you might have issues with prometric depending where you live. I live in a big city and my local prometric told me the days and times I could come in. I suppose if you live in a small city it could be even more restrictive. Overall it was an easy process just you will not have all the test scheduling freedom others enjoy.

[mla1169]

I have read that getting the accomodations is possible but they make you jump through hoops in order to get them, you have to provide a lot of evidence to them. Ive not personally tried because even though I qualify, its not worth the stress/effort to me to prove it and since I dont take any accomodations at work I know its not affecting my test peformance.

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[MikeInMIA]

There is not a lot of hoops to jump through if you have been consistent with your accommodation throughout life. I have asked the same accommodation during high school and college and so getting it extended to cpa was not much hoops at all.

[mla1169]

That would be my problem Mike, I have fought very hard NOT to be accomodated all my life, and made very sure that only a very few people who really needed to know actually know I have a disability. I actually qualify only to take any type of exam orally because of a neurological condition that makes handwriitng almost impossible for me and typing quite a bit more difficult than most people. I just (personally, not with anybody else) take major exception to being different in any way 🙂

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AUD -49, 71, 84
REG -56,75!
BEC -75

Massachusetts CPA (non reporting) since 3/12.

[Anonymous]

This is a recent diagnosis, just in the past year so I imagine it may be somewhat difficult. I've been diagnosed with macular dystrophy which is a somewhat rare disorder that eventually will lead to being legally blind. I've found that working on the PC for lengths of time cause severe headaches and make seeing things difficult.

[MikeInMIA]

I think as long as your doctors cooperate the state board will. probably the more difficult thing is to get everything the board asks for.

[HighMileageDude]

It shouldn't be a problem. You just have to send in the necessary paperwork. At most Prometric locations (but not all), there is a separate, distraction-free testing room for candidates with special accommodations.

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