Testing with Assistive Keyboard and Mouse Input Technology

Assistive Keyboard and Mouse Input tools provide additional support to students with physical impairments who need to use a keyboard and mouse in order to respond to assessment questions. These include keyboards with larger keys, computer mice with trackballs, and other tools that make it easier for students with limited movement abilities to use a computer.

TDS does not include any embedded assistive keyboard and mouse input tools, as these tools typically involve special hardware, but TDS does support several third-party assistive keyboard and mouse input tools.

The table below provides a list of third-party assistive keyboard and mouse input tools that can be used in TDS. Please note, there may be additional supported assistive keyboards and mouse input tools that have not been tested yet. If your students need to use a device not listed here, please test it in a practice assessment first to ensure that there are no issues.

Some third-party assistive keyboards have special function keys that put the computer to sleep. If pressed, the computer will go to sleep and the student will be logged out of the assessment and will have to sign back in to resume testing.