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I can help you with some of the accommodations we have for my DS7:
-For each major assessment (tests) and for local/district assessments: Schedule extended time (up to time and half), provide opportunities for breaks and movement, provide a scribe for multiple written sentences, assignments and tests and allow oral responses;
- allow additional time(up to time and half)to complete written work;
- provide access to spelling resources;
- adapt homework to allow for reduced writing expectations
- Allow oral response for math fact fluency assessments
And we have the scribing SDI. My advocate is big on the iPad. I have to admit it looks like some good stuff, like the 'audionote app' and the mental note app' look fabulous for people like our LOs. Here is a video on both