Hi Ramya My son has low vision. He was allowed to use portable electronic magnifier in 2015 and 2017, 10th and 12th CBSE board exams respectively. There were no restrictions earlier too.
Thanks and regards Sudamani On Fri 19 Apr, 2019, 9:38 AM Ramya Venkitesh, <[email protected]> wrote: > Some important news for visually impaired students studying in CBSE > schools. > The CBSE Board has announced a series of moves to make mainstream education > more accessible for them. > > From 2020, students with visual impairments can use magnifying glasses and > portable video magnifiers during their Class 10 exams. > > This is the announcement in the CBSE's words - "Alternative-type questions > will be provided in lieu of questions having visual inputs for visually > impaired candidates in social science. With effect from 2020, in lieu of > large-font question papers, candidates will be allowed to use magnifying > glasses/portable video magnifiers". > > The move will open more avenues for visually impaired people believes Divya > Sharma, who was forced to opt for home schooling from Class 8 after none of > the schools in her hometown, Naya Nangal, Punjab would agree to teach a > visually impaired child. > > Read on: https://newzhook.com/story/22016 > > Thanks & Regards > > Ramya Venkitesh |Head New Initiatives > > Newz Hook <http://www.newzhook.com/> > > Newz Hook is now on WhatsApp <https://newzhook.com/whatsapp> > > > > > 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.. > > 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..
