[blindlaw] Queries about Accommodations in the Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

Tai Tomasi ttomasi at driowa.org
Mon May 20 13:36:07 UTC 2019


I recommend posting this question to the email list for the National Association of Blind Studeutns. I believe you can subscribe to that list by sending a message to nabs-l-subscribe at nfbnet.org and you can find information about the list on the NFBNet page listing all NFB email lists. 

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-----Original Message-----
From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of James T. Fetter via BlindLaw
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2019 8:32 AM
To: Blind Law Mailing List <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Cc: James T. Fetter <jtfetter at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Queries about Accommodations in the Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

Yes, but it was about 13 years ago. I think everything is different now. 
At that time, the only options were Braille and a human reader. I didn't have any problem getting accommodations. I did, however, enter a Kafkaesque nightmare, when I attempted to retake the test to obtain a higher score. First, they attempted to have me retake the exact same version of the test I previously took. Somehow, this struck me as highly unethical. Then, they ran the wrong form number, causing me to get the score I would have received for signing my name. By the time the matter was resolved, several graduate programs had made admissions decisions. 
Thankfully, one of the programs I actually liked still was able to take my accurate score into account. And the rest, as they say, is history.

Do they still recommend that blind applicants attempt to waive the GRE requirement? Because that's a great idea--that is, if your goal is to be denied admission.

On 5/20/2019 8:19 AM, Maitreya Shah via BlindLaw wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> Has anyone here taken the GRE general test before? I'm planning to take it soon.
>
> I need to know what kind of accommodations do they provide, as the 
> information provided on the ETS website is a bit vague.
>
> Please let me know if anyone has taken it before, and can help me out.
>
> TIA,
> Maitreya.
>

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