Times of India: Blind students can 'record' board exam answers on tape recorder Abhishek Choudhari | TNN | Jan 9, 2016, 04.24 PM IST NAGPUR: Don't be surprised if during this summer's state board exam a candidate asks the invigilator for additional 'cassette' instead of additional supplement. Students suffering from visual impairment (partial/full) can now record their answers on tape recorder rather than taking help of a writer. This new rule is part of a slew of revolutionary changes brought in for special needs students by state school education minister Vinod Tawde.
Speaking to TOI, Tawde said, "Visually impaired students can get the questions read to them 20 minutes before the paper starts so that they can get a feel of things. Their answers will be recorded and the device will be sent for evaluation in the same way we send the traditional answer sheets." For all special needs students the minister has offered other exam concessions, like 20 minutes extra time per exam hour, liberal evaluation, grace marks, facility of talking calculator, on-screen reading software (if available) etc. Students suffering from cerebral palsy, autism, impairment of speech and hearing, physical disability, spastics, learning disorder etc are some who have been given these examination concessions. Parents who have children with special needs have been advised to get in touch with their schools and local board office for details. सादर / With thanks & Regards राजेश आसुदानी Rajesh Asudani सहायक महाप्रबन्धक AGM बाजार आसूचना ईकाई MIU भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक Reserve Bank of India नागपुर Nagpur 0712 2806846 President VIBEWA Co-Moderator VIB-India A-pilll = Action coupled with Positivity, Interest, Love, Logic and laughter. ________________________________ Caution: The Reserve Bank of India never sends mails, SMSs or makes calls asking for personal information such as your bank account details, passwords, etc. It never keeps or offers funds to anyone. Please do not respond in any manner to such offers, however official or attractive they may look. Notice: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this email by error, please notify us by return e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The Reserve Bank of India accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ 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 Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
