Fact · Accessibility and health
A student who cannot test with dictation may only rarely be approved for a human scribe on digital SAT tests.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“In rare circumstances, a student who is unable to test with dictation may be approved in SSD Online”
Using Accommodations on Digital Tests (SAT Suite of Assessments), College Board, n.d., Writer/Scribe, Dictation for Digital Tests.
Open the original- What it measures
- SSD Online is the College Board system where schools submit accommodation requests for students.
- What it does not show
- The page says the human scribe is rare. Approval still depends on documentation and review by the College Board.