I would just say disgusting. They should understand that with in three hours writing an exam with the scribe is very difficult as rightly explained by various people in the article itself.
This is one of the most in just order of the government which I have seen. Regards On 3/12/09, Amiyo Biswas <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > It should be stopped. I don't understand why using a scribe and extra time > are considered as facilities; they are necessities for us. I have noticed > attitude on the part of the officials in West Bengal too. > > Best regards, > Amiyo Biswas. > > Cell: +91-9433464329 > Skype ID: amiyo11 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Renuka Warrier" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 7:49 AM > Subject: [AI] Extra hour for visually handicapped students restored > > > > > Date:11/03/2009 URL: > http://www.thehindu.com/2009/03/11/stories/2009031158030100.htm > > Front Page > > Extra hour for visually handicapped students restored > > R.K. Radhakrishnan and Ramya Kannan > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Government had withdrawn extra time on March 3 > > No existing concession will be withdrawn: officials > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > CHENNAI: The government has decided to cancel an official communiqué that > withdrew the extra time for visually handicapped students writing the Board > exams, > according to senior government officials. No existing concession will be > withdrawn, government officials told The Hindu. > > On March 3, a letter from the Government Examinations Directorate to the > Social Welfare department specified that visually handicapped students will > have > scribes to write exams, but withdrew the extra hour. As per this letter, the > extra time concession remains only for a few categories of students, > including > those with dyslexia and neurological defects. > > In fact, the letter specifically negates the earlier Government Order 270 > issued by the Social Welfare department in 1993 allowing extra time for all > students > with physical disabilities. It goes on to state that all disabilities are > not the same and could not be treated alike, arguing that visually > challenged > students who have scribes need not be given the extra hour. > > Meenakshi R of the State Disability Pressure Group Tamil Nadu says the > withdrawal of extra time is "arbitrary and unjust." This provision will > adversely > impact on the performance of students writing their exams at present and > therefore will also impact on their future, she added. As per the Convention > on > the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the State should provide all > reasonable support to enable a person with disability to participate. > > C. Gopikrishnan of the NGO Nethrodaya says, "It seems as if we are being > told that visually handicapped students get an unfair advantage by having a > scribe. > Any other concession will be in excess." In reality, he says writing an exam > with the government-appointed scribe is very difficult. It requires the > scribe > to call out the questions to the student, who will dictate the answers, > which the scribe has to write down on the answer sheet. A fair bit of time > elapses > in communication between the student and the scribe and allowances have to > be made for that. "Most times, students find that the scribe allotted by the > government has to be given even basic information," says Mr. Gopikrishnan. > > "For instance, a student who was writing accountancy exam had to tell the > scribe on which side of a balance sheet the credit balance should appear. > Sometimes, > students have to dictate even basic spellings," he says. > > > 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 > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature > database 3925 (20090311) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > > > 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 > 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
