A friend of mine in Phoenix is disnomic, that's a
severe form of dislexia, but he can pass the theory,
it's the code he has trouble with, as would any
dislexic.
--- Howard Kaufman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> You have to bend over, screech like a monkey and
> hold your ankles.
> The test is receive only, you have to answer some
> questions, and it is at
> five wpm.
> You shame your community of blind hams who have
> excelled at code for eighty
> years.
> If you can understand the theory, you can understand
> the code.
> Code is not required for a tech lite ticket, which
> allows you VHF and UHF
> privileges.
> It may soon not be required for limited HF access.
>
> Equality is taken, it can not be given.  When we ask
> for unneeded special
> treatment we perpetuate a second class status for
> the rest of us.
> I know deaf hams who feel cw with their fingers or
> on their ears.
>
> Do you think if a person is learning disabled they
> aught to get an
> exemption for the theory?





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