[Pibe-division] Taking a Pearson Test

[Sarah Thomas]

Marianne, you make a good point about the reader.  Currently we live in Australia but will be back in Texas by year end.  We will take up this matter with his rehab counselor and see where it goes.  In the meantime David is going to try to get the materials in an accessible format from the training material company—at least let them know that the materials are not accessible and should be.  We talked about contacting the Microsoft accessibility team and letting them know that they are recommending test materials that aren’t accessible.  I don’t imagine it has ever occurred to them.  I will help him study so that he can keep making progress but hopefully this need will change in the future.  David will have to take a lot of these certification exams so we will keep pushing.

Sally
> On Sep 15, 2015, at 6:43 PM, Marianne Denning via Pibe-division <pibe-division at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Sally, I am so sorry you must be his designated study tool.  First,
> does he have an open case with the state department of vocational
> rehabilitation services?  If so, they should hire a reader for him.
> There are many reasons this would be a better idea than you being his
> reader.  He needs to learn to use readers, he needs to have good
> advocacy skills, and he would learn good life skills from the
> experience.
> 
> Don't even get me started on the lack of accessibility I have
> experienced with Pearson.  The sad fact is that Pearson is absolutely
> huge and they need to be forced into becoming accessible.
> 
> On 9/15/15, Sarah Thomas via Pibe-division <pibe-division at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hello,
>> 
>> I said I’d report back after my son took his Microsoft Server 2012 r2 exam.
>> I’m happy to report that the testing experience went relatively smoothly.
>> Pearson hired a reader who arrived on time and was very professional.  My
>> son tells me that the reader did a very good job and was easy to work with
>> (grammar apologies).  The people at the testing facility were polite and
>> helpful.  The exam was a bear.  Turns out that there were a few gaps in
>> David’s knowledge so he did not pass this time.  It is interesting to note
>> that you can get this test with a “free” retake so that is the next order of
>> business.  Seems that retakes are a common occurrence with this exam.
>> Hopefully it will take way less than the 6 months it took to schedule the
>> exam the first time.
>> 
>> David tried to take this exam without purchasing the online testing
>> packages.  This isn’t a good strategy since the questions have a style that
>> bears learning before taking the test.  It’s like the SAT or CPA exam—you
>> may know a lot about the subject but the way it is presented in the exam is
>> challenging.  Unfortunately the online materials are not accessible.  I have
>> become the designated accessibility tool for his studies.
>> 
>> Sally Thomas
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