130 Specific Accommodations Bank for IEPs/504s
15 US$
130 practical accommodations for IEPs & 504 Plans that tell teachers what to actually do.
“Breaks as needed.”
“Preferential seating.”
“Frequent reminders.”
“Check for understanding.”
They all sound supportive, but they also leave a whole lot up to interpretation.
The Specific Accommodations Bank gives you 130 clear, practical accommodation examples you can adapt to an individual student’s needs, with the implementation details already built in.
So instead of:
Access to fidgets
You’ll have language that defines when and how the fidget can be used, reasonable boundaries, and what to do if a particular tool becomes distracting.
Instead of:
Movement as needed
You can define where and when movement is available, what safe use looks like, and how to redirect movement without simply removing the support.
Instead of:
Breaks as needed
You can clarify how the student requests one, how long it lasts, where they go, when staff should proactively offer one, and what returning to instruction looks like.
Clearer accommodations make it easier for teachers to provide the support the team actually intended.
130 accommodations across 11 categories:
Breaks, Regulation & Sensory Support
Executive Functioning & Organization
Attention, Movement, & Classroom Access
Assignments & Work Completion
Testing & Assessment
Reading, Writing, & Academic Access
Communication & Self-Advocacy
Behavior & Emotional Support
Transitions & School Environment
Check-In/Check-Out & Adult Support
Attendance, Reentry, & Home-School Coordination
More than a list of accommodations.
Throughout the bank, you'll also find practical guidance for:
✓ Turning vague accommodations into specific ones
✓ Building reasonable boundaries into supports like fidgets, movement, breaks and headphones
✓ Avoiding accommodations that require a student to struggle before support becomes available
✓ Clarifying exactly what “as needed” means
✓ Knowing when you're describing an accommodation versus an intervention
✓ Using the “Could a substitute implement this?” test to catch language that still needs more detail
Plus, many accommodations include Individualize This prompts to help you quickly identify the details your team still needs to define.
You don't need 130 accommodations for one student.
You need the right few accommodations, written clearly enough that the people supporting that student know what to do.
Teachers shouldn't have to guess what “frequent support” means.
Case managers shouldn't have to reinvent accommodation language every time they sit down to develop a plan.
And students deserve consistency in how the supports their team selected actually show up throughout their school day.
The Specific Accommodations Bank gives you a practical place to start.
130 specific, practical accommodations.
11 categories.
Written with actual implementation in mind by a veteran special educator.
This resource provides examples and starting points for educational teams. Accommodations should always be selected and individualized based on the student's needs, disability-related barriers, educational environment and team decisions. For educational purposes only. This resource does not constitute legal advice.