[humanser] Pearson Vue comes through--fortified by Academic Review

[Elif Emir Öksüz]

Congratulation’s Dr. Chappell.
I think Pearson Wue is learning that it has to provide accommodations
in the way we need.
Last year when I was about to take counseling licensure exam with
them, they said they can only provide a reader, not jaws.
Then I talked with people from this list who were able to take the
test with jaws before me.
Pearson Wue, resisted a lot. Finally NFB legislation team had to
intervene. After that they finally admitted to deliver my exam on a
jaws installed computer.
Couple of months ago, one of my friends took the same exam with jaws.
She did not have much problem. They provided her accommodations with
no resistance.
Advocacy is not only good for us, it is good for all the blind
community. If people who took the test before me, or I had accepted
the reader option, and NFB had not intervened at that time, maybe we
would be still struggling.
This positive example that Dr. Chappell shared with us should be
encouraging for all of us to advocate when needed in the future.
Because when you accept something less than you deserve, it had a
potential to become a standard for the blind community. It puts all of
us a step back.
So congratulation’s for successfully passing the exam, and advocating
for all of us


On 7/31/17, Dr.Mary Chappell via HumanSer <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Dr. Carter,
> Yes, I  felt that pain as I  went through this and, I  respect that you
> were
> able to find success with that mechanism. I  am relieved to have that
> behind
> me.
> Mary
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HumanSer [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Deborah
> Carter via HumanSer
> Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2017 9:26 AM
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> Subject: Re: [humanser] Pearson Vue comes through--fortified by Academic
> Review
>
> Praise God! This is from a psychologist who took the test having it read to
> me. I had to take it twice.  Those who come after us should be grateful for
> the progress that has been and will continue to be made in this area.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>
> Dr. Deborah Carter
>> On Jul 29, 2017, at 11:50 PM, Dr.Mary Chappell via HumanSer
> <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> All,
>>
>> For 5 years I have  struggled with accessibility and administration of
>> the Examination for Practice of Professional Psychology (EPPP). That
>> struggle transformed into success on July 17, 2017 when that licensure
>> exam was passed-using JAWS with completion 2  hours earlier than the
>> time extension accommodation. Pearson Vue provided a  professional
>> setting and appropriate technology adaptations  to make the experience
>> as close to stress free as any such exposure could be. Academic Review
>> provided study materials that prepared me with the knowledge and
>> confidence to WIN! Thank you to all who kept the faith-even  when I  got
> weary.
>>
>> Genuinely,
>>
>> Mary Tatum Chappell
>>
>>
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