Related service providers (e.g., speech-language pathologists, audiologists, psychologists, and physical and occupational therapists) play an important role in making accessibility and accommodations decisions. The expertise of related services providers enhances student access, active participation, and progress in learning the grade-level general education curriculum. Two new NCEO resources address topics related to related service providers.

Related Services Providers: Important Contributors to the Accommodations Decision-making Process suggests strategies for supporting related services providers so that they can participate more confidently as members of Individualized Education Program (IEP) teams when decisions are made about instructional and assessment accommodations.

Speech-language Pathologists’ (SLPs’) Experiences with Accessibility and Accommodations for Students with Disabilities presents the findings of a survey of school-based SLPs. Survey results addressed factors influencing how SLPs make accessibility and accommodations decisions, how SLPs participate in the IEP team, and SLPs’ professional development needs in this area.