[BlindMath] AP Exam Policy for Drawing Diagrams and Graphs

[Michael Link]

Hi Bhavya:

I’ll be curious to hear the responses on this, but the College Board 
was incredibly unaccommodating to me, to the point that I elected not to 
take Advanced Placement exams.  However, that was 6 years ago now.

If it’s any consolation, there is usually another option to get 
college credit.  Once you’re at your college of choice, go to the 
chairperson of the department and ask for the ability to place out of 
whatever course you feel comfortable with.   They will work with you to 
create an exam specific to your needs.

Best
Michael Link
On 15 May 2019, at 15:55, Bhavya shah via BlindMath wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> Although this question may not relate broadly to the fields fo Math
> and Science accessibility, this is certainly a concern of mine
> pertinent to a blind testtaker of the Advanced Placement Physics,
> Chemistry and Calculus exams.
>
> Those who may have dealt with the Advanced Placement exams previously
> would know that it contains a free-response section where solutions to
> questions need to be written with working, numerical calculations, and
> an explanation of the steps used to get to the answer, which steps are
> worth credit. I will be using an unknown scribe for the Physics,
> Chemistry and Calculus AP exams and am not sure at this point how I
> will go about dictating things like free body diagrams with arrows to
> indicate different force vectors, Lewis dot structures with proper
> orientation and placement of electrons, and the occasional coordinate
> plane graphs with the twists and turns of the graph.
>
> In India, where I am from, some of our national Mathematics and
> Science exams for blind students omit questionss requiring diagrams or
> graphs or structures. Furthermore, on the SAT subject tests of
> Physics, Chemistry and Math II (multiple-choice questionss only) that
> I gave a couple weeks ago, one graphical question in Math II and 3
> diagrammatic questions in Physics were instructed to be skipped by me
> (something I had not anticipated). However, I am uncertain about the
> policy of scribe users needing to dictate diagrams and graphs in case
> of the free-response section of the Advanced Placement exams that I
> shall be appearing for. I have reached out to College Board Services
> for Students with Disabilities to seek clarity on this matter, but
> they have been entirely unhelpful thus far.
>
> In case anybody has any information on AP policy in this regard for
> testtakers with disabilities, any inputs from past experience of
> taking the afore mentioned AP exams, or any other suggestions or
> comment, they would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> -- 
> Best Regards
> Bhavya Shah
>
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