[nabs-l] accomodations for the GRE

[Justin Williams]

I had that also.  It took me between 5 to 6 hours because someone was
reading it, or did I have ti in braille.  I think I had a bit of bouth.
 Justin

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P.S: I had 100% extended time, which from my understanding can be generally
granted to blind students.
[I apologize that my message got cut off.]

Best of luck!!

On 8/1/17, Miso Kwak <misokwak12 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I took the GRE in December 2016.
> As a Braille reader, I took the exam in Braille. They allowed me to 
> use notepad function on my laptop to write the essay. They provided me 
> with a talking calculator, which was the most difficult part 
> personally, because I was not used to the calculator and had to learn 
> the calculator while trying to solve the quantitative section.
>
> On 8/1/17, Ayoub Zurikat via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> https://www.ets.org/disabilities/test_takers/request_accommodations/
>> Hi, accommodations will vary from one person to another. If you do 
>> not read braille, their are a number of good options. Please check 
>> the link that I pasted in the email.
>> Blessings
>>> On Aug 1, 2017, at 8:14 PM, Roper, Meaghan via NABS-L 
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Daniel,
>>>
>>> I recently applied for accommodations for the GRE exam back in June.
>>> It's
>>> important that you know that it takes approximately six weeks for 
>>> Pearson to respond regarding your accommodations.
>>>
>>> You can pretty much just Google requesting accommodations for the 
>>> GRE exam, and follow the first link that you find on Google. The 
>>> documentation is really simple, and you need one of the sections 
>>> filled out by your DSS person at your college or university.
>>>
>>> I requested 50% more time which is standard for persons with visual 
>>> impairments, as well as having the test administered on a desktop 
>>> rather than in print. There is a list of available accommodations 
>>> for persons with visual impairments available on the website. 
>>> Unfortunately I believe these are listed in a PDF document, so you 
>>> will have to run it through OCR or something to be able to read the 
>>> document. It's about 25 pages long, and if I remember correctly the 
>>> accommodations request form is located on pages 14 through 22 of the 
>>> PDF document.
>>>
>>> I hope that helps.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Meaghan
>>>
>>> Meaghan Roper
>>> Wheelock college | Class of 2018
>>>
>>>> On Aug 1, 2017, at 8:53 PM, Danielle Sykora via NABS-L 
>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>>
>>>> How exactly would I go about requesting accomodations for the GRE?
>>>> Also, what accommodations did you personally request, and were they 
>>>> adequate? Obviously accommodations will be different from person to 
>>>> person, but I'm just curious.
>>>>
>>>> Danielle
>>>>
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> Miso Kwak
> University of California, Los Angeles | 2017 Psychology B.A. | 
> Education Studies Minor | Disability Studies Minor
> (909) 660-1897
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Studies Minor | Disability Studies Minor
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