Hi Pranav sir, Yes, that's an area I forgot to mention, especially after being a victim of the same in past.
There should be enough lighting in the examination hall where a low vision person is writing the exam. Otherwise, he should be allowed to write it in a place where there is enough lighting. When I wrote my graduation exams, at which time I had enough vision to write my exams, I used to ask the invisilator to allow me to write the exam near the window, or even in the corridor, after checking me to ensure that I'm not doing it with any other intention. Also the present rules of scribe say that the additional time of 20 minutes is given only when a scribe is writing the exam. But, as someone said, it should be given even when a low vision person is writing the exam on his own. I know there are some low vision people with minimum percentage of disability who can read and write at a normal pace. So, there can be a cut off of say 60% after which a low vision person should be allowed the additional time. I am stressing on the rules for low vision people mainly to avoid the usage of scribe as far as possible. Regards, Vamshi G M: +91 9949349497 R: +91 877 2243861 Skype: gvamshi81 www.retinaindia.org >From darkness unto light -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pranav Lal Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 11:11 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AI] Scribe rules for low vision people Hi Vamshi, <snip 4. Any disabled person should be allowed to write the exam with any of his body parts and not necessarily with his hands. PL] I would agree with this since a person could use his mouth to write the exam if he uses a sip and puff system on a computer. In addition, what about lighting? What if the center has lighting in which a low vision candidate cannot work effectively? 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 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
