As Maharashtra state boards gears towards inclusive education <https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/inclusiveeducation?source=feed_text&story_id=1262886023738622> by giving an option to the blind students to record <https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/record?source=feed_text&story_id=1262886023738622> their exam answers on a tape recorder, we need to understand the feasibility of the medium. Here is what Mr. George Abraham has to say on this initiative.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw3GMTtj96E&index=8&list=PLESYmf8nC0EM0s32ooiBF38G5COsstJLx On 21 January 2016 at 14:34, Parimala Bhat <parimala2...@gmail.com> wrote: > you are right > ----- Original Message ----- From: "pankaj Singh kushwaha" < > justicewith...@gmail.com> > To: "AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > concerningthe disabled." <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 12:38 AM > Subject: Re: [AI] Blind can record answers > > > Dear friends, this is very interesting discussion on th method of >> answering in CBSE board. initially, I support this move, but in long >> run it would harm rather than helping people with blindness. as many >> persons have discussed that if somebody is speaking slow, some on >> having different kind of pronunciation and so on and s forth. even, >> this move revolutiohnized people with blindness to be good speaker >> rather than be good writer. good speaker is not bad thing, but in long >> run it will destroy our capacity to write. for in my case, I can >> dictate better rather than writing. similarly in cighted people they >> can writer better rather than dictating. therefore, we the people >> with blind should support to develop the writing tendency. secondly, >> the writing devices like laptop, tab and eetc are easily available >> to most of the students. if it is not available than out educational >> institutes should work for the availability of devices, because it >> will not take only exam but it will empower them for ever. thirdly, >> the self writing facilitate us to express our actual wil rather than >> dicating thing. some thing, we are so afraid about the writer thing >> or what he will think. fourthly, the idea of recording may be >> radical move in the view of CBSE, but it will change mode of >> evaluation. some blind students would get marks, because of ghis or >> her voice but some would get low marks, because eof his her voice. >> fifthly, because of dictation and recording the spelling study would >> become too weak. even, some time, people with blindness are not able >> to differentiate between week and weak, because of they are prone ot >> speak than writing. if they provide braille writing instrument, that >> is qualify for welcome, because it gives ground level reality and >> maximum use of capacity. here writing speed does matter but braille as >> mode of exam must available along with other any method. thanks >> On 1/12/16, Asudani, Rajesh <rajeshasud...@rbi.org.in> wrote: >> >>> 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. 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