Well, you both have valid points. The braille note is technology and could
aid me in cheating if I wanted it too. But the thing is, why should I have
to go to the trouble of a reader or someone to write my answers when I could
just write the answers in my bn and then print them out? They can have my
card and I am willing to go through every folder if necessary to prove to
them that I have no hidden files. And about your point about becoming too
dependent on pdas, you have a point there, but the truth is, I probably
could not function in high school without it. I would need a whole lot more
assistance if I didn't have it, and there are so many assignments, I could
not keep up easily.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Terri Pannett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 10:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Braillenote] braille note on testing
I think there is a simple truth here which we must acknowledge. Those of
us who are fortunate enough to obtain BrailleNotes, PC's, PDA's, cell
phones etc, are spoiled and we have become too dependent on them. I
remember the days when there were no PC's, BN's or notetakers. In those
days, I had to use braillers, slate and stylus, and readers to take tests.
The BN has made life easier, but the truth remains that if sighted people
aren't allowed to use their computers and calculators to take tests and
must use the good old pencil abacus and slide rule, then those of us who
are blind should also have to give up our BN and PC's too and we must use
the brailler, slate, abacus and reader/transcriber to take tests, too. We
do NOT need to take tests using a BN. Is there really a good case for
making exceptions for BN users? No, I don't think so. Sure taking the
test will be much more difficult but sighted test takers who must give up
the PDA will be withdrawing from their dependency on PDA's, too.\
But anyone who takes a test must iron out all of the difficulties ahead of
time in order to make sure the test will run as smoothly as possible. If
you have a guide dog, be sure to mention it so your reader won't be
someone who's allergic to dogs and since your dog can't give you any
answers, you should be allowed to take it with you.
Terri Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX
----- Original Message -----
From: "kathleen shelton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 7:23 PM
Subject: RE: [Braillenote] braille note on testing
Hi! Here is my 2 cents. When I was in graduate school, about 12 years
ago, we were allowed to use our devices but had to prove that they had
no files on them. Back then it was the braille 'n speak and we would
copy files to a disk and go into the file menu to show that the braille'n
speak was empty. That seems like it would be more difficult to do with
the braillenote since there are so many folders and places to hide files.
Another way we took tests was in a room by ourselves on a computer with
voice which had been emptied of files. Often these kinds of issues must
be worked out way ahead of time. It looks like you have to go and take
your chances. I have had a lot of experience taking tests and all kinds
of things can go wrong. Once I took a civil service test with a "scribe"
who was allergic to dogs and read the test with her head out the window.
That was distracting. All I can say is that if things don't go well,
raise your issues before the grades come back. If you wait till then and
don't do well it will just look like sour grapes.
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