hi david. thankyou for your time and effort to reply so extensively to my post.
i will forward this onto my friend and have her read it and give me her comments on the information you have supplied. regards. stephen ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Griffith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 10:17 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] a map query > Dear Stephen > > I am not aware of any software that will do this but in the UK at least > the > Examining Authority and College would be expected to make *reasonable > adjustment* to enable a visually impaired student to access an examination > under the Disability discrimination Act. > > This would typically allow for sighted assistance and the allocation of > extra time to use this sighted assistance. Exams in this case would take > place in a separate location with a separate invigilator overseeing > arrangements. > > The sighted assistance can only read and describe and cannot provide any > technical advice although it is possible to dictate answers for them to > write down. > > This is precisely the arrangement I had earlier this year when I had to > undertake an Employment Law exam which included a large bundled contract > and > which allowed access to a Statute Book. I was allocated 50% extra time > because it was recognised that reading the long contract aloud would be a > slower process for a visually impaired student. I typed all my answers on > a > PC so did not use the facility to dictate answers. > > I am not sure of which legal jurisdiction you are in but many countries > have > anti discrimination laws. In the UK virtually all large academic > institutions have a specialist disability support service which should > support disabled students through their course ands which is responsible > for > organising special exam arrangement. I have just checked my own disability > service website and they for example also give guidance to lecturers to > provide tactile representation of diagrams where this is necessary. This > may > be extended to maps? I would suggest that your friend needs a proper > supported assessment. Whatever arrangements come out of this assessment > she > should insist on the ability to test these arrangements through a mock > exam. > Often it is only at this stage that problems emerge which need to be > resolved. > > may be worth; > > 1. Checking whether such support is available locally > 2. Pointing out that even if local arrangements are not in place that > better > practice is available internationally and asking them to replicate this. > > Perhaps show this email. I am happy to discuss this further if you need > further description of services in Uk available to disabled students and > employees. > > Regards > > David Griffith > > Hope this helps. > > David Griffith > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of stephen > Sent: Wednesday, 14 November 2007 09:26 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Blind-Computing] a map query > > hello list. > > i have a blind friend who is coming to her final exam for her law course. > > she has told me that it is a possibility that the questions on the final > paper could be to do with a map. > > my question is this. > > does anyone know of any software or hardware that can give a blind person > a > good idea of what is detailed on the map? > > i assume it will detail boundaries and where pipes etc. lie in > relationship > to buildings. > > any help on this matter would be gratefully appreciated. > > regards. > > stephen > Visit the Blind Computing List home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or > body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following > address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Visit the Blind Computing List home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Visit the Blind Computing List home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
