[blindlaw] IQ Testing

[Melanie Peskoe]

Please consider contacting Barbara Cheadle at the NFB National Center in
Baltimore.  She is the President of the National Organization of Blind
Children.  The group also has a listerv much like this one.  I think you
will find many people with similar stories as yours there.  Good luck.
Melanie

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From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of James Weisberg
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 1:47 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] IQ Testing

I'm confident everyone who is on this list who is blind has had that  
experience.  Sorry.
On Nov 10, 2008, at 8:40 AM, Prevost, Ann Marie wrote:

> Hello-
>
> I am an attorney in NYC and the mother of a 4 year old visually  
> impaired/legally blind daughter. She is also a triplet which makes  
> this interesting. I have recently had all three tested for a  
> particular Gifted and Talented program in the City. The results have  
> come in. I am not surprised - however - I am angry. The boys tested  
> within 2 points of each other and will very easily make the cut-off  
> for at least some of the G&T programs in the City. My daughter's  
> score was more than 20 points less then the boys. Yes they  
> supposedly made accommodations - a few enlargements I believe.  
> However the test is geared toward children with vision. No matter  
> how bright she is she has a disadvantage in that she does not  
> receive her information the same way. Maybe when she is older these  
> tests will even out - but as a 4 year old I don't think they can  
> possibly be accurate. If she had been 5 or 10 points behind I  
> wouldn't be so upset - but not 20.
>
> My daughter is lucky because she is set to go to the public school  
> my older son is already in. However, that is not the point. What  
> upsets me is that we are supposed to accept this score instead of  
> insisting on a test for the visually impaired - which don't seem to  
> exist. Heck, I would like to test all the other children who took  
> the test on the things she knows and does!!!!!!
>
> What I am more worried about is the future when she needs to take  
> other tests which do not adequately reflect her ability.
>
> Has anyone had any experience with this?
>
> I can't thank you all enough. Being on this list serve has been so  
> helpful to me.
>
> Ann Marie Prevost
>
> Ann Marie Prevost
> Sidley Austin LLP
> 787 Seventh Avenue
> New York, New York 10019
> aprevost at sidley.com
> 212-839-5408
>
>
>
>
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