{"id":17337,"date":"2021-03-22T12:05:19","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T12:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/?page_id=17337"},"modified":"2026-08-10T12:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T14:30:15","slug":"special-access-versus-accommodation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/special-access-versus-accommodation\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Access &amp; Accommodation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><button class=\"bellows-menu-toggle bellows-menu-toggle-skin-vanilla\" aria-controls=\"bellows-main-269\"><i class=\"fa fa-bars\"><\/i> <span class=\"bellows-menu-toggle-text\">Section Menu<\/span><\/button><div id=\"bellows-main-269\" class=\"bellows bellows-nojs bellows-main bellows-source-menu bellows-align-left bellows-skin-vanilla bellows-type- bellows-expand-current bellows-mobile-collapse\"><ul id=\"menu-assessment\" class=\"bellows-nav\" data-bellows-config=\"main\"><li id=\"menu-item-42331\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-has-children bellows-menu-item-42331 bellows-item-level-0\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Assessment<\/span><button class=\"bellows-subtoggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Submenu\"><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-expand fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-collapse fa fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/button><\/a>\n<ul class=\"bellows-submenu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42361\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42361 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/choosing-the-proper-tool-for-assessment\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Choosing the Right Assessment Tool<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42365\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42365 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/assignments\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Assignments<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42335\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42335 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/quizzes-tool-creating-a-quiz\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Creating Quizzes<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42349\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42349 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/randomizing-quizzes\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Randomizing Quizzes<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42343\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42343 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/manually-grading-quizzes\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Grading Quizzes<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42347\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42347 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/create-a-quiz-report\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Quiz Reports<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42357\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42357 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/quizzes-synchronous-quizzes\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Synchronous Quizzes (New)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-43371\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-43371 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/brightspace-checklists\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Brightspace Checklists<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42339\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42339 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/eportfolio\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">ePortfolio<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42353\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42353 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/brightspace-grade-book\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Grade Book<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42345\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42345 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/quick-eval-overview\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Quick Eval<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42351\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42351 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/respondus\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Respondus Quiz Builder<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42355\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42355 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/special-access-versus-accommodation\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Special Access &amp; Accommodation<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42359\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42359 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/creating-a-video-assignment\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Video Assignments<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42363\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42363 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/grades2banner-interface\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Transferring Grades to Banner<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42367\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42367 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/self-assessments\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Self-Assessments<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42369\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42369 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/using-rubrics\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Rubrics<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42371\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-has-children bellows-menu-item-42371 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/peerscholar\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">peerScholar<\/span><button class=\"bellows-subtoggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Submenu\"><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-expand fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-collapse fa fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/button><\/a>\n\t<ul class=\"bellows-submenu\">\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-42373\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42373 bellows-item-level-2\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/peerscholar\/creating-a-classic-activity\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Creating a Classic Activity<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-42375\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42375 bellows-item-level-2\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/peerscholar\/creating-a-case-study-activity\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Creating a Case Study Activity<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-42377\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42377 bellows-item-level-2\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/peerscholar\/facilitating-in-peerscholar\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Facilitating in peerScholar<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-42379\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42379 bellows-item-level-2\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/peerscholar\/grading-in-peerscholar\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Grading in peerScholar<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42333\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42333 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/awards-tool\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Awards<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column pagecontent is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Special Access &amp; Accommodation<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Instructors often receive requests from students, directly or via Accessibility Services (the Blundon Center), for <strong>Special Access<\/strong> to a quiz, an assignment, or an exam. Students may require an alternative date for completion, additional time, or more than one attempt on a quiz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some students in your course may occasionally need some flexibility in completing assessments (e.g., an alternative due date), while others may require additional time to complete every assessment in the course. Brightspace allows you to meet the needs of those students in two ways: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>by granting <strong>Special Access <\/strong>to a specific assessment, or<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>by granting an <strong>Accommodation<\/strong> for the entire semester. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The chart below summarizes the differences between the two options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>SPECIAL ACCESS<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>ACCOMMODATION<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Available for Quizzes, Assignments, <br>and Surveys<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Available for Quizzes only<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Granted per assessment<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Granted per student<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Applies to one assessment at a time<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Applies to all quizzes in a course<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group note-container has-base-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Note<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If a student requires extra time or a different Due\/Start\/End Date for a single assessment in a course, you should grant them <strong>Special Access<\/strong> to that assessment.<br><br>If a student requires <strong>Special Access<\/strong> for every quiz in a course, you can set an <strong>Accommodation <\/strong>in Brightspace for that student \u2014 a one-step adjustment that will grant special access to all quizzes for the duration of the semester.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle wp-block-ub-content-toggle-block\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-block-0a2cf716-5af4-4741-9789-113a9a8f121e\" data-mobilecollapse=\"true\" data-desktopcollapse=\"true\" data-preventcollapse=\"false\" data-showonlyone=\"false\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-color: #f1f1f1; border-top-left-radius: 8px; border-top-right-radius: 8px; border-bottom-left-radius: 8px; border-bottom-right-radius: 8px; \" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-0-0a2cf716-5af4-4741-9789-113a9a8f121e\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-0a2cf716-5af4-4741-9789-113a9a8f121e\" style=\"color: #000000; \">Granting Special Access<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap ub-hide\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-0-0a2cf716-5af4-4741-9789-113a9a8f121e\">\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in to <strong>Brightspace<\/strong> and go to your course site.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the course navbar, click <strong>Assessment <\/strong>and select <strong>Quizzes<\/strong> from the drop-down menu.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context='{\"imageId\":\"6a8baa44dbb92\"}' data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a8baa44dbb92\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"565\" height=\"191\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/73\/files\/2026\/07\/pic-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2026\/07\/pic-1.png 565w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2026\/07\/pic-1-300x101.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Enlarge\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image: Accessing the Quizzes tool<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Locate the quiz to which you want to give <strong>Special Access<\/strong>. Click the downward arrow next to it and select <strong>Edit<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context='{\"imageId\":\"6a8baa44dc11d\"}' data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a8baa44dc11d\" class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"478\" height=\"358\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/73\/files\/2026\/07\/Quiz-pic-9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42551\" style=\"width:359px;height:269px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2026\/07\/Quiz-pic-9.png 478w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2026\/07\/Quiz-pic-9-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Enlarge\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image: Editing a quiz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Expand the <strong>Availability Dates &amp; Conditions<\/strong> box on the right, and select <strong>Manage Special Access<\/strong>. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context='{\"imageId\":\"6a8baa44dc636\"}' data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a8baa44dc636\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"457\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/73\/files\/2023\/05\/accommodation4-1024x457.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2023\/05\/accommodation4-1024x457.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2023\/05\/accommodation4-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2023\/05\/accommodation4-768x343.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2023\/05\/accommodation4-1536x685.png 1536w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2023\/05\/accommodation4.png 1585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Enlarge\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image: &#8216;Manage Special Access&#8217; in the quiz creation\/editing window<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the <strong>Special Access<\/strong> section, make sure that <strong><em>&#8216;Allow selected users special access to this quiz&#8217;<\/em><\/strong> is selected (it is the default option), and click the <strong>Add Users to Special Access<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context='{\"imageId\":\"6a8baa44dcb7b\"}' data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a8baa44dcb7b\" class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"757\" height=\"261\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/73\/files\/2026\/07\/Quiz-pic-11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42553\" style=\"width:568px;height:196px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2026\/07\/Quiz-pic-11.png 757w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2026\/07\/Quiz-pic-11-300x103.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" \/><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Enlarge\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image: Allowing &#8216;Special Access&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adjust quiz parameters for <strong>Special Access<\/strong>. You can modify the following:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Due Date<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Start Date<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>End Date<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Timing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Number of attempts allowed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When you finish making adjustments, scroll down the page and select the student(s) whom you want to grant <strong>Special Access<\/strong>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Save, <\/strong>then <strong>Save and Close<\/strong>, and you will return to the <strong>Edit Quiz<\/strong> page.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-color: #f1f1f1; border-top-left-radius: 8px; border-top-right-radius: 8px; border-bottom-left-radius: 8px; border-bottom-right-radius: 8px; \" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-1-0a2cf716-5af4-4741-9789-113a9a8f121e\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-0a2cf716-5af4-4741-9789-113a9a8f121e\" style=\"color: #000000; \">Granting an Accommodation<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap ub-hide\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-1-0a2cf716-5af4-4741-9789-113a9a8f121e\">\n\n<p>Some students require extra time for <em>every <\/em>quiz in a course rather than just for a single assessment. Those students can be granted an <strong>Accommodation<\/strong> in Brightspace &#8211; a one-time adjustment that automatically applies to all quizzes. To grant an <strong>Accommodation<\/strong>, follow the steps below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol style=\"list-style-type:1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in to <strong>Brightspace<\/strong> and go to your course site.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the course navbar, click <strong>Communication<\/strong> and select <strong>Classlist<\/strong> from the dropdown menu.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context='{\"imageId\":\"6a8baa44dd6a0\"}' data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a8baa44dd6a0\" class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"917\" height=\"236\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" 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0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image: Accessing the Classlist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" style=\"list-style-type:1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Locate the name of the student who needs an accommodation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the downward arrow next the student&#8217;s name, and select <strong>Edit Accommodations<\/strong> from the menu that opens.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" style=\"list-style-type:1\" class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context='{\"imageId\":\"6a8baa44ddb8e\"}' data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a8baa44ddb8e\" class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"893\" height=\"282\" 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data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image: Classlist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\" style=\"list-style-type:1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the pop-up window, select the <strong>Modify Time Limit <\/strong>box and choose one of two options:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can <strong>multiply the original quiz time<\/strong> by entering the multiplier in the box, or<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can manually enter the amount of <strong>extra time <\/strong>(in minutes) the student needs for each quiz.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context='{\"imageId\":\"6a8baa44de0c8\"}' data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a8baa44de0c8\" class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"865\" height=\"353\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/73\/files\/2023\/05\/accommodation3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30575\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2.449056603773585;width:649px;height:auto\" 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That is, if you give a student an Accommodation AND Special Access to a quiz, the Special Access settings will be applied during the quiz.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special Access &amp; Accommodation Instructors often receive requests from students, directly or via Accessibility Services (the Blundon Center), for Special Access to a quiz, an assignment, or an exam. Students may require an alternative date for completion, additional time, or more than one attempt on a quiz. Some students in your course may occasionally need &#8230; <a title=\"Special Access &amp; Accommodation\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/assessment\/special-access-versus-accommodation\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Special Access &amp; Accommodation\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":255,"featured_media":0,"parent":41377,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[279],"tags":[345,347,231,43,53],"class_list":{"0":"post-17337","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"category-assessment","6":"tag-accessibility","7":"tag-accommodation","8":"tag-brightspace-tools","9":"tag-quiz","10":"tag-special-access"},"featured_image_src":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/255"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17337"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43391,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17337\/revisions\/43391"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}