[Nfb-science] Fundamentals of Engineering Exam?

[pnwthorsen at aol.com]

Hello,
My son just took the FE exam in April.  He did not use a screen reader but he did ask for accommodations.  He asked for contrast of text, additional time, and a previewing of the testing site to see what the light conditions would be.  It took a very long time to hear back and they said they could not invert the text and he could definitely not visit the site, but they said he could have magnification and more time.  Enlarged text is not too ideal since you need to know what the graphics are on the entire page.  So if you want accommodations on the FE it would be best to submit your request as soon as you can as it takes a long time for them to work out the details.  I believe they could provide screen reading technology, however the testing site computers are usually not normal computers so fitting them with adaptable technology is not something they are used to dealing with.  Good luck and be very persistent.  The engineering world needs to know that a visual disability does not take away from an Engineer's thinking and processing ability.


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Subject: [Nfb-science] Fundamentals of Engineering Exam?


Hello everyone,
For those of you who remember, I had a posting to the list a
few weeks ago about tactile graphics for a job interview I was preparing for. 
Thank you again to everyone who provided assistance.  It should take another six
weeks before I hear if I got the job or not (other applicants to interview,
lengthy background checks to run etc.).

In the meantime, I'm still looking
around.  I've found a couple of openings looking for
Engineer-In-Training/Engineer-Intern certification.  I was looking into the
certification process, which primarily requires a passing score on the
Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam.

It looks like the FE exam is
computer-administered.  Does anyone have any experience taking the FE exam with
a screen-reader (preferably JAWS, NVDA or Orca)?

Thank you. 		 	   		 

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