How to Apply for Testing Accommodations - Step-by-Step (2020-2021)

Sep 15, 2026

Step-by-step instructions guide parents and students through submitting an SSAT application for testing accommodations for the 2020–2021 cycle. The process covers logging into an SSAT account, navigating to the accommodations application, completing disability background information, selecting the specific accommodations needed, and designating an approver to verify the need and ensure documentation requirements are met. The guide also explains when documentation must be submitted and how the form indicates submission options.

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Requesting Testing Accommodations for the SSAT

Complete disability information

Select testing accommodations

Indicate an approver and documentation

Documentation submission options

RequestingTesting Accommodations for the SSAT This document provides the step-by-step process for submitting an application for accommodations on the SSAT. Additional information for students regarding documentation requirements, deadlines, etc. can be found in the 2020-2021 Testing Accommodations Guide [at](at www.SSAT.org/TA)[ ](at www.SSAT.org/TA)[www.SSAT.org/TA](at www.SSAT.org/TA) First, log in to your SSAT account • Available at: [https://portal.ssat.org](https://portal.ssat.org) If you do not yet have an online SSAT account, please click “Sign Up for a Parent/Guardian and Student Account" First click “SSAT Testing,” then click“Apply for / View My Accommodations” Next, click, “Click to Apply for Testing Accommodations" Application Form for Accommodations • The accommodations form starts with information you need to know regarding steps in the process. • If you need any clarification, click one of the links to: [www.SSAT.org/TA](www.SSAT.org/TA) • Otherwise, click the bottom button to begin. Disability Information • First, you will need to complete some background information detailing your student ’s disability. Indicating an ‘other ’ disability will require documentation to be submitted so we can best review your student ’s needs. If your student ’s disability corresponds to a listed disability in the list, please select it there. Select Testing Accommodations • Next, you will select the accommodations that your student needs for the SSAT. Indicating any ‘other’accommodations will require supporting documentation to be submitted so we can best review your student ’s needs. If your student ’s need corresponds to a listed accommodation in the list, please select it there. Indicate an Approver • Next, list the contact and related information for the individual you are listing as an approver who can: • Verify the need • Has documentation on file that meets SSAT requirements If the ‘Relationship to Student ’ field is NOT ‘School/ Education professional at your student ’s school ,’ you will be required to submit documentation. Approver ’s Documentation • Indicate the type of documentation your approver has on file for your student. • Click “Continue." *Selecting Option 2 will require documentation to be submitted so we can best review your student ’s needs. Documentation Submission Option 1: Not Required • Based upon the information you entered and your student ’s testing needs, the form will indicate whether you are required to submit documentation. • In the example provided, no documentation will need tobe submitted to EMA for review.

FAQs

How do I begin the SSAT testing accommodations application?

Log in to your SSAT account, then go to “SSAT Testing” and select “Apply for / View My Accommodations,” followed by “Click to Apply for Testing Accommodations.”

What information is required in the disability information section?

You must complete background information detailing the student’s disability. Choosing an “other” disability requires documentation so SSAT can review the student’s needs.

When will documentation need to be submitted?

Documentation is required when the form indicates it based on the information entered and the student’s testing needs, including cases where “other” accommodations are selected or when the approver’s relationship is not a school or education professional.

Sep 15, 2026

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