go back in your memory lanes and remember that we have together experienced the same. dictating our answers to somebody while having the question papers in braille in class 11 when the plus 2 system had just begun. it was a nice exxperience for me. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keshav Kumar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 6:50 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Writer
> in that case, would the question paper too be available in braille? or, a > reader would be made available to read it? > > think about the size of a question paper in braille, also keep in mind the > fact the examining body would require a trust worthy braille press to > properly print and proof read, before sending them to the examining body, > that too, with no chanses of paper leeking! > > if a reader is to be arranged, just to read the question paper, what type > of > qualificational terms should be laid down? and finally, who should be > responsible to arrange a reader? > > regards, > Keshav. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Harish Kotian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 4:57 PM > Subject: Re: [AI] Writer > > >> 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 >> > > > 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
