I tried taking 2 exams with them back in 2020 and at that time they did not offer a screen reader. Has that changed? I had to have a person read the test which was very difficult. I'm also not sure how this would work with questions that require the use of diagrams, as I remember there were a lot like that. On Fri, Dec 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM Andrew Hodgson via Blind-sysadmins < blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> wrote:
Hi.
Each certification provider like AWS or Microsoft is different and I can only talk about Microsoft. I would like to do some AWS certs myself so would be interested to hear what others have found out.
You need to go through the accommodations process to get your exam booked in with screenreader support. The accommodations I needed were the use of a screen reader (apparently only JFW is supported but would like to know if that is still the case), modified checkin which doesn't require showing ID to the proctor, and extra time. Booking is hard as you need to do it through the accommodations service which doesn't work with my employer's way of booking these exams.
Let us know how you get on, Thanks. Andrew.
-----Original Message----- From: Jakub Lukowicz via Blind-sysadmins < blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Sent: 30 November 2025 22:30 To: blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org Cc: Jakub Lukowicz <jakub7545@gmail.com> Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Certificates with Pearson VUE
Hello, I'd like to take one of AWS certificates with Pearson VUE as provider. As a blind person I need some accomodations and I'm wondering if you have any experience with that. I read some information about what Pearson can provide and I'm going to contact them soon. I'm thinking about the following topics: I'd like to take this test online so I need to use NVDA with headphones. Is it allowed given that they run checks on my computer before exam to look for any unauthorized software. I know that they have their own browser to run those tests and I'd like to know if it's accessible for screen readers and whether I could test it before. I'm from Poland and I have documents confirming my disability in polish so do I need to translate them and provide to Pearson to prove that I'm blind. Lastly how this proctoring works? I know that they assign someone to watch me during the exam but are they aware that I'm using accomodations like headphones and screen reader? If you have any knowledge about above topics or any other suggestion please share. Best regards Jakub
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