A point to be taken notice of is that it is ok to have scribes write for you, but you will not have scribes working for you when you work. Hence the practice of using scribes is perpetuating a practice of dependency. Think about it!
-----Original Message----- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Ashmira Hamirani Sent: 02 March 2013 16:12 To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] FW: Successful Effort with CBSE! i think that is a great achievement. to be able to give exams independently is a very nice and a fulfilling experience. i know this because i was one of the first students with visual impairment to write an exam on computer in the tata institute of social sciences for my masters in social work. it was a difficult thing then because the institute was not ready to provide papers in soft coppy and the moderator/incharge of the centre for persons with visual impairment (the place where we had to give our exams due to installation of jaws in the computer) had to scan the paper and we had to wait till he is able to scan and edit the paper. it meant that we started the paper half an hour after other students. also we had difficulties to concentrate as there was a lot of noise in the centre. i am happy that the cbse is positive about giving question papers in soft coppy. ashmira On 3/2/13, Sonu Golkar <sonug.m...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Sonu Golkar > Mo: +919483529980 > Skype: sonu.golkar > -----Original Message----- > From: young-vo...@googlegroups.com > [mailto:young-vo...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of vibhu sharma > Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 4:47 PM > To: young-vo...@googlegroups.com > Subject: Successful Effort with CBSE! > > Dear Young Voices Delhi Group > > It is my pleasure to share with you about the Central Board of > Secondary Education (CBSE)'s decision to provide the visually > challenged students with a computer at the examination centre during > the board exams. The computer will also be loaded with JAWS. The > question paper will be loaded in the computer, in Microsoft Word, > before the visually challenged student is given the paper to answer. > > While it is a dream come true for all of us, it is my pleasure, as > well as a responsibility to share with you that my school Principal, > had helped me pursue it with the board. Naturally, it wasn't an easy > task, but for more than a year, my school Principal, Special Educator, > and my parents along with me, had been pursuing this with the board > and finally we have been successful. Of course, there were > disappointments, worries, but we never gave up, and finally, we have > been successful, in bringing a benefit not only to ourselves, but for > whole of the community of the visually challenged, to all those, who > want to write their exams independently. > > We have been successful, in achieving another step, towards the > empowerment of the visually challenged! And this has been made > possible by the tireless, continuous, constant efforts and supports of > my school Principal! > > Thanks and regards > Vibhu Sharma > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "YOUNG VOICE" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to young-voice+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing > accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_acc > essindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > 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 > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessin dia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in 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 Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in 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
