Hi,

I used to be a ve with a groupe when I lived in Va, and they'd let me run 
the cw tapes. We used to have six examiners; three for written tests, and 
three for cw. I really enjoyed doing that. It was the only groupe in the 
area that let me as a blind ham help out. I also helped give a blind ham a 
novice code test one time. He took the teck test too.

Carolyn Kj4vt


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From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2011 10:00 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: fcc exams

> The closest I've come to seeing that was for the CW tests, someone did put
> their laptop in front of me and let me type what I heard. As for the test
> itself, it's always, for me, been read to me and when I was a VE at a
> session I've never encountered that before. I have to say though, I don't
> know how comfortable I'd be with that unless someone was keeping an eye on
> them at all times to make sure they had nothing else, what soever open
> anywhere and I'd want to make sure a computer savvy person checked it out,
> or it wasn't the test taker's own computer.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bob Ray" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2011 9:46 PM
> Subject: fcc exams
>
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> I think most of us are aware of the options that we have in taking exams,
>> using a reader, getting a Braille copy, or some using print 
>> magnification.
>> The question has been raised on whether any VEs are allowing people to
>> take
>> their exams on the computer.  When I took my Extra exam today one of the
>> VEs
>> said he had seen one test site that had applicants do their exams on PCS.
>> I
>> had asked around a bit to see if this was an option but found no answers.
>> I
>> should add that I had an excellent reader for the exam and even though I
>> had
>> thought earlier that I would have preferred to do it in Braille I believe
>> it
>> wouldn't have changed anything.  How about some thoughts from the rest of
>> you on this.
>>
>> Also, I would be interested in communicating some with blind persons who
>> are
>> VEs since I am considering taking that on too.
>>
>> 73,
>> Bob
>> WA0KZB/ae