Dear George Sir & Rajesh Sir, In my views, writing an exam with the help of a writer is more desirable than recording it on a tape recorder!
Shraddha. On 1/12/16, George Abraham <geo...@eyeway.org> wrote: > Would be interested in knowing the groups view on this initiative! > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf > Of Asudani, Rajesh > Sent: 12 January 2016 13:32 > To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning > the disabled. > Subject: [AI] Blind can record answers > > 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. 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