[nabs-l] Placement Exams

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Gordyn,
When I entered college I took a math placement test.  Back then in 2002, it 
was regular paper and pencil.
How I did it was I just used my vision. A reader read the questions to me 
and I used paper and a dark marker to write out and work the questions.
I think totally blind students were permitted to have a brailler to do the 
problems.
But  now a days they have computer placement tests.
Your college should accommodate you with extra time and other accomodations.
If its on the computer, jaws may not read it right.  You might want to have 
a reader read out the questions.  If you use nemeth braille,
then transcribe the questions to braille and answer the problems.  Tell the 
reader what answer you got.
If it was a hard copy test, they could make tactile graphs.  But again 
computers present more accessibility challenges because many software 
programs are not compatable to jaws.
Bring something like tape to make tactile graphs. Your reader can describe 
the graphs and tables and tactially draw the graphs if needed.

Good luck.
Ashley

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jordyn Castor
Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2011 8:29 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: [nabs-l] Placement Exams

Hey NABS,
I was accepted into a college and am required to take a math placement
exam. If I register with the DSS office before I take the exam, can I
request extra time or something? Will colleges make accommodations on
those types of exams? If I'm not allotted extra time, any tips on taking
this math exam not about the math itself but about like using the system?
Thanks!
Jordyn

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