Hi Amiyo Please just wait dont forward anything now. Once we get the recommendations then each of us can go to our own state. Kanchan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amiyo Biswas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 12:15 Subject: Re: [AI] The Policy
> Hello Kanchan and Suhas, > > Please keep us updated on the issue. We asked the Disability Commissioner > of > West Bengal last ear for a comprehensive guideline. We enclosed a copy of > the rules framed by Maharashtra Commission. However, nothing was done. We > are planning to approach the Commissioner again in April for a policy. I > have already sent to the organisers the draft policy I got from the list. > > > Best regards, > > Amiyo. > > Cell: +91-9433464329 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Suhas Karnik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 8:31 PM > Subject: Re: [AI] The Policy > > >> >> Dear Kanchan, >> >> How can you forget the contribution of National Association for the >> Blind, > (NAB) India. The presence of NAB in the meeting has made a big difference. > The points which you could not push have been dealt by me and got them > unanimously accepted. The contrubution of Prof. Mittal and Shri. Bhaskar > Mehta was significant. The points which you have missed to mention here > are > as follow: >> >> 1. The extra time will not be termed as 'extra' hereafter. It will be > treated as a compensatory time. >> >> 2. The 20 minutes per hour will be minimum, any examining body is free to > grant more allowance if it feels so. >> >> 3. In the assisstive devices we have also added Braille slate >> >> 4. For low vision candidates who could write their own examination paper > but cannot read in normal front shall be given a reader. >> >> >> To put in the proper perspective, the policy will be forwarded to >> Ministry > of Human Resources and Development (HRD), for its approval, however, it > shall be applicable to institutions governed by Central Government. The > S.J.E. Ministry is going to invite opinion from other stakeholders also, > before a final draft.As education falls in the concurrent list, states > will > have to frame their own policy. >> >> However, I feel that no state will adopt a policy which is contrary to >> the > National Policy. >> >> Amities, >> >> Suhas Karnik. >> >> >> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> > Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:15:13 +0530> Subject: [AI] The Policy> > Just > like > to report that we had a good meeting yesterday in Delhi. > the > recommendations are as follows: > 1.Candidate has the discretion to > appoint > his own scribe> 2. Extra time of 20 mins per hour of exam> 3. no fetters > on > qualification of Scribe. This is the best - no junior problem, no stream > problem, no marks problem. > 4. Alternative Formats as suggested in my > draft > plus audio. > 5. All equipment as suggested in my draft. > 6. the details > of > the technology hardware and software to be used will be put in an > annexure. > Here I will re send Manish's points.> Basically everything accepted. I did > not fight about extra time of 30 mins. Everyone felt that 20 mins per hour > was fair. Any loss of time will also be compensated. The biggest > achievement > is on no fetters on Scribe chosen by candidate and multiple scribes. this > battle took nearly 1 and half hours. these recommendations will be the > minimum to be provided some Examining Bodies provide better facilities > like > Pranav has suggested they can continue to do so. > > Now the whole process > starts. it will be recommended to the Ministry then maybe another 2 > sittings > and discussions. then it will be implemented at the Center and we will > have > to go back to each State to ask them to implement it. > It is ironical but > the fight started in Maharashtra and then went to the Center and now we > will > have to go back to each state finally to achieve uniformity. > Closure is > far but the steps have started. > I would like to thank Mr. Sisodia who > started this battle and then got me involved, every accessindian for > sharing > and contributing and the Xaviers Resource Centre for the Visually > challenged > in Researching and actually battling it out with the Authorities.> this > topic can now close for a few days till I post the recommendations as and > when I receive it.> I guess by 2009 exam season we should have everything > in > place. 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