[NABS-L] Contacting someone from NFB about unequal access when taking the MTEL's

[Hope Paulos]

Hello all. I'm hoping someone can help me. I just graduated from Missouri State University with a Masters in teaching the blind and visually impaired. Upon receiving my Masters I was offered a job at the Carroll Center in Newton, Ma which I am very happy at. In order to obtain certification in Mass as a TVI, I need to take and pass the MTEL's. Currently they are offering an online version which people can take from home. According to the people at the MTEL office, these online tests basically don't allow access to our assistive tech like screen readers. I think they block them somehow. I was told that if I wanted to take the test I should go to a testing center because the computer based tests are not as restricted. I found out that Pearson Vue is  the developers of the online (at home) testing platform. I am unable to go to a testing center (and frankly I shouldn't have to just because I use a screen reader). I'm wondering if someone here can point me in the right direction as to who to contact to see if Pearson Vue is indeed inaccessible and how we can help them become more so. 
I want to be able to take the test in my own home just like anybody else. The fact that this program supposedly blocks screen reading technology bothers me a bit. 
Any help you can provide would be very much appreciated. 

Hope Paulos