Mike:

In my oppinion, you fight the battle with clearly  positive examples or
cases that can be demonstrated to work.  This makes it harder for anyone to
make an argument against having blind VE's.

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From: "Mike Freeman" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 11:11 PM
Subject: Re: ve


> Tom:
>
> I completely agree with you.  The question is how to fight the battle.
>
> Mike Freeman < K 7 U I J >
>
>
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> Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 7:12 AM
> Subject: Re: ve
>
>
> > Thanks, Tom, for your input on all of this.  Because I've taught
> graduate level
> > courses at the university level I have some what I might call amused
> reactions
> > to test grading as I've been doing that for years.  It is rather
> explicit in the
> > FCC rules as well as the ARRL/VEC's manual that each person is not
> actually
> > required to grade exams but is required to sign off on them.  This is
> > particularly true of those exams graded with templates.
> >
> > Just as a general informational point, Handi-Hams has braille tests
> available to
> > VEs I gather upon request.
> >
> >
> > While dealing with print documentation is potentially problematic,
> there are
> > numberous ways of doing so from the use of readers to the use of
> scanners to the
> > use of print detection devices such as the PSB system.  Having been an
> > audiologist and speech-language pathologist for some twenty years has
> caused me
> > to have to deal with a large amount of paperwork ranging from the
> testing of
> > clients to writing client reports to filling out insurahce forms to a
> seemingly
> > endless stream of federal paperwork for any of a number of reasons.  I
> suppose I
> > just have a bit of a problem with someone telling me that I can't do
> these
> > things when I've been doing them professionally for a long time.
> >
> > Tom
> >
> >
> > Tom Brennan  KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP, R/D - AU
> > web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
> >