Hi Braille is only an enabling provision and is optional. If the candidate is comfortable with it, and the board is willing to give it then, why should we scuttle it.
I don't see any merrits in dropping it. Harish. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sanjay Prasad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 12:16 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Writer > Hello > I can partially agree with your points numbered 16, 17 and 18 provided > you are not going to insist these points to be implemented in > graduate/post graduate levels. my views are: > if a blind person is pursuing career in a nontraditional > field--computers, engineering and other branches of sciences, then > that individual is responsible to manage graphs, figures etc. on > his/her own behalf through accessible tactile devices. > insofaras writing answer sheets in Braille is concerned, it is not > possible in graduate and post graduate levels as we do not have > standard Braille symbols for scientific and technical languages. Of > course one minus point of writing examination papers in Braille may be > difficulty in re-evaluation of the papers--may be in rare cases--as > we have very few experts to decide a person's ability in any given > subject. It is also difficult to prove the sighted world I mean, the > Education Department which ultimately certifies a blind person in 10th > and 12th Exams. I think this option of writing public exams in > Braille can be eliminated. > Let me tell you that I am an avid reader of Braille books and > magazines. I have mentioned only some technical difficulties and > their consequences which have to be overcome. > thanks, > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
