If ARRL has taken this position, it's a new one.
Mike Freeman < K 7 U I J >
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Subject: Re: ve
> Tom, my concerns have to do with my being told by the ARRL/VES office
that a
> blind person cannot perform the required duties of a VE specifically
because of
> blindness. We'll leave out all the blind teachers running around for
now <g>.
> I just wanted to get input from other blind VEs before I decided
whether or not
> to ask for a ruling from the FCC on this as the position of the
ARRL/VEC office
> seems to be that a blind person cannot comply with the requirements of
VEs in
> Part 97 of the FCC rules.
>
> Tom
>
>
> Tom Brennan KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP, R/D - AU
> web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
>