[nabs-l] when technology interferes with testing

[Misty Dawn Bradley]

Hi,
Are there any computers on your school's campus equipped with any screen 
reading software? If so, maybe you can take the tests on a school computer 
or if it is a college or university you can maybe take it in the disability 
services office.
Hth,
Misty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "vejas" <brlsurfer at gmail.com>
To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2013 12:23 AM
Subject: [nabs-l] when technology interferes with testing


>
> Hi all,
> I'm in Spanish level 5-6.  I use a braille-note apex which I often pair to 
> my IPhone.  My teacher is very technology-oriented and he has us use a 
> site called word-champ to do drills and take tests.  I find that 
> word-champ is not always very efficient to use with VoiceOver.  For one, 
> some of the words are cut off, and also there are often problems with the 
> cursor jumping around a lot.  On my last test I scored very poorly and 
> several of my mistakes were due to problems with the site (it cut off some 
> parts of the exam and it wasn't always clear where to write the answer.) 
> My teacher doesn't seem to understand the seriousness of this situation. 
> My dad has seen me do drills before and saw my last test, and understands 
> these problems.  We are having a meeting about it with the teacher on 
> Thursday.
> Have any of you had a similar experience where testing interferes with 
> technology? What did you do about it?
> Vejas
>
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