Hi Prateek and all, 1. I would agree with your suggestions. One point though and apologies if this has already been covered. Braille or tactile diagrams do need to be used for rendering certain parts of question papers. Also, a blind candidate could draw tactile diagrams as answers to questions. Think of geometrical proofs that one has to show in class 9 CBSE exams.
2. The choice to use a computer, typewriter or whatever should be with the candidate. 3. What is the scope of these regulations? For instance, are these also applicable to exams such as the GRE or professional exams such as the MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional)? 4. If we are talking about the candidate taking the exam on a computer, how will the security of the answer paper be ensured? I am thinking of a situation where a candidate gets an unexpected result in an exam and then the matter goes to court. When the answer paper is displayed, the candidate can claim that the file has been tampered with. Of course, this would be possible to do in the current paper based system too. I am not so much interested in the technical controls since there are plenty of options but what about the process of applying these controls? 5. If a candidate is accused of cheeting, where is the burden of proof? Is it on the candidate or on the accuser? How will this play out when using assistive devices? Pranav Voice your thoughts in the blog to discuss the Rights of persons with disability bill at: http://www.accessindia.org.in/harish/blog.htm 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
