Employment Testing of Persons with Diasabling Conditions - IPAC

2. Partially sighted - These candidates may be legally blind
but have sufficient residual vision either to read printed
material with the aid of enlarging devices or, as a minimum, to
see the pattern or layout or graphs, charts, diagrams, etc.
(possibly specially drawn on an enlarged scale with dark lines).
Their vision may be limited in such a way that they can use it
only in parts of the test and will need a reader or other aural
means for the rest of the test.
Reasonable
accommodations:
- brailled booklets
- tape recorded booklets
- large-type test materials
- mechanical enlarging machines and other magnification equip
ment
- a reader
- an amanuensis
- recording device for recording answers
- manual brailler for note taking"
- calculating devices such as abacus or "talking" calculator"
- use of personal tape recorder for note taking (tape to be
furnished by and returned to Civil Service)*
- "magic marker" or black crayon for note taking*
- provisions for special lighting
- extra time
- individual monitor
test centers accessible by mass transit
* To be provided by the candidate
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