Editing General Educational Development (section)

===Students with disabilities===
People with disabilities who want to take the GED test may be entitled to receive reasonable testing accommodations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ged.com/about_test/accommodations/|title=Accommodations}}</ref> If a qualified professional has documented the disability, the candidate should get the appropriate form from the Testing Center:
* [[disability|Physical disability]] and [[chronic illness|chronic-health]] disability (such as [[blindness]], low vision, hearing impairment, and mobility impairment): "Request for Testing Accommodations—Physical/Chronic Health Disability" form
* [[learning disability|Learning or cognitive disability]] (such as [[dyslexia]], [[dyscalculia]], receptive [[aphasia]], and written-language disorder): "Request for Testing Accommodations—Learning and Other Cognitive Disabilities" form
* [[emotional and behavioral disorders|Emotional]] or [[Mental health|mental-health]] disorder (such as [[bipolar disorder]], [[Tourette's syndrome]], and [[schizophrenia]]): "Request for Testing Accommodations—Emotional/Mental health" form
* [[Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder]] (inattentive type, hyperactive–impulse type, or combined type): "Request for Testing Accommodations—Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder" form

The candidate returns the completed form to the GED testing center. Each request is considered individually. If accommodations are approved, the local GED testing examiner conducts the testing with the approved accommodations, which are provided at no extra charge.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}} Accommodations may include, but are not limited to:{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}
* [[Compact Cassette|Audio cassette]] tests
* [[Braille]] or large-print tests
* Vision-enhancing technologies
* Use of video equipment
* Use of a talking calculator or abacus
* Use of a [[sign language interpreter]]
* Use of a scribe (a person who writes down the test-taker's answers)
* Extended testing time