Hi!

I won't go over the arguments again as no one, I suspect, will be
convinced either way and spinning one's wheels for no gain wastes list
bandwidth.

But I emphasize that blind persons have proctored exams thru various
means for many, many years. Blind persons also hold positions with
security clearances that require that they be responsible for classified
data. Somehow, they manage.

As Chairman Mao putit: Let a hundred flowers bloom; let a hundred
schools of thought contend.

73!

Mike Freeman
Amateur Radio: K 7 U I J
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... Virtue is its own punishment!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marilyn & Larry Dorn" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 3:08 PM
Subject: Re: Blind VE's


> Hi, folks!
>
> Glad to see that some folks understood what I was saying.  I'm afraid
Mike
> missed the point of the word "witness".  There is no need to have
someone
> sighted witness your signature.  What I said was that you as a V E are
> signing as a witness to the exam.  Your signature is simply swearing
that
> you have witnessed the answers given to the exams and that they are
> correct.  If you cannot see the answers written on a paper, how can
you
> witness to such a thing?  If you take someone else's word that they
are
> correct, whether or not they are one of the V E's or your own reader,
you
> are still not really a witness.  You would be swearing as a witness
second
> hand.
>
> If a test is given that is done orally and you can actually witness
orally
> the test questions and code and the answers, then that would be an
> option.  As for cheating, although it might not be the majority, we do
know
> that it happens.  If you have signed as a witness and the session
and/or
> team is found to be doing anything along the lines of cheating, your
> reputation and license can be on the line as much as if you were a
sighted V E.
>
> The real point is this.  It's up to you whether or not you care to do
any
> part or all of a V E's job.  Just be aware of the risks that are
possible
> when you sign your name.  If you want to do it, by all means go for
it.  I
> encourage you to do whatever your inclined to do.  I'd sure hate to
see
> someone get into real trouble though just because they didn't know the
> risks and thought they had to prove something to the sighted world.
>
> 73,
> Larry, N7MRN
>