Free printable · Grades 6 to 12
Free self-advocacy page: my accommodations
Students who can say what helps them learn are ready to speak up in class and in their IEP meeting. This one-page card asks the student to write what helps, what they can ask for in class, what they will say when something is hard, how they show what they know best, and one thing they are good at.
Make your own in seconds
Ask for a version with your student's accommodations listed, a script for asking a teacher, or a simpler picture version, and SCAFLI makes it.
Try asking for:
- “self-advocacy my accommodations page”
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What it is
A student-written self-advocacy page. The student fills it in, with an adult if they want, and can bring it to their IEP meeting or keep it in a binder.
How to use it
- Fill it in with the student before the IEP meeting, using their words.
- Practice saying the When something is hard line out loud.
- Bring it to the meeting so the student can share it.
Three quick tips
- Start with the strength box, so the student begins with something good.
- Keep the language the student's own.
- Review it each semester; what helps can change.
Questions
- Who fills it in?
- The student, with an adult if they want. It works best in the student's own words.
- Can it list the student's actual accommodations?
- Yes. Tell SCAFLI the accommodations and it puts them on the page. Use initials only.
- Is it for high school too?
- Yes. It works from middle school through high school and transition.
A starting point for your own professional judgment. Use initials only on any page about a student.