Dear Access Indians
A short piece has been published in DNA Today <http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-show-leniency-to-visually-impaired-st udents-allow-oral-exams-1992022> which has been shared more than 700 times on FB and has triggered debate in many circles on Social Media <https://m.facebook.com/groups/504930379541967?view=permalink&id=79633885706 7783&refid=18&_ft_> where medical experts have argued that examinees with blindness should be allowed to take their board exams orally. Because "Writers are under a lot of pressure as they know they are responsible for someone else's performance. They have to write exactly what the student says. Dissonance can happen when the person is talking and writing, and can often be seen in the paper. The brain supports you when you are writing than when you are talking. So, there should be some leniency. If there is grading, it should be mild in such cases. There should be more flexibility in checking the papers of such students." What do you say? Avinash Shahi M.Phil Research Scholar Center for the Study of Law and Governance JNU. 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 Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
