Concession and accommodation assessments are generally required by schools, education departments and the IEB when applying for learners to be granted the following concessions during examinations:

• Extra time
• A scribe (someone to write down their answers)
• A reader (someone to read the exam paper for them)
• Amanuensis (A person who reads and scribes for the learner)
• Spelling concessions
• Handwriting concessions (for learners who suffer from Dysgraphia)
• Enlarged print
• Use of a computer
• Permission to take food / medication during the examination
• Rest breaks
• Separate venue
• Permission to use special equipment

In order to qualify for a concession or accommodation learners need to have been assessed and to show at least average intellectual ability and a significant long-term learning disability which will compromise examination performance.