Re: [Blind-sysadmins] certification questions
apply for reasonable accommodations for a reader with certain port Sent from my iPhone
On May 14, 2015, at 5:20 PM, Kelly Prescott <kprescott@coolip.net> wrote:
Hello to all on this list. My name is Kelly Prescott and I am currently enrolled for a degree in Information Technology-Network Administration. I am not new to this area, but up to now, my experience is with Unix/Linux systems which I have little to no problem with in terms of accessability. I managed the Network Operations Center for a ISP for about 10 years, so I am relatively experienced. My weak points are stuff involving Windows as that was not my area. This program is All Windows All the time! I am trying to do the Microsoft certifications and my forst cert attempt was a total non-success. Certiport who provided the test said it was accessible with JAWS, and it was not. So my first question is Is there anyone on here who has gone through the certification process with Microsoft, and if so, how did you manage accessability? My testing center knows less than I do about the process, and when I called certiport customer service, They told me to send a email.
I did that, but I am looking for input/ideas from others so I don't have to "blaze" a new trail from scratch.
-- Kelly PRescott
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yep, when I took the A+ cert, yes I know, different organizations involved (CompTIA and Pearson VUE and a local college), they deemed reasonable accommodation to be supplying me with a reader. Thank god that person knew enough to operate the computer and test software adequately! Someone really needs to sue some of the large test providers. I just wanted to pass the test at the time and didn't feel like fighting that battle. but I hope someone does. At 06:27 PM 5/14/2015, you wrote:
apply for reasonable accommodations for a reader with certain port
Sent from my iPhone
On May 14, 2015, at 5:20 PM, Kelly Prescott <kprescott@coolip.net> wrote:
Hello to all on this list. My name is Kelly Prescott and I am currently enrolled for a degree in Information Technology-Network Administration. I am not new to this area, but up to now, my experience is with Unix/Linux systems which I have little to no problem with in terms of accessability. I managed the Network Operations Center for a ISP for about 10 years, so I am relatively experienced. My weak points are stuff involving Windows as that was not my area. This program is All Windows All the time! I am trying to do the Microsoft certifications and my forst cert attempt was a total non-success. Certiport who provided the test said it was accessible with JAWS, and it was not. So my first question is Is there anyone on here who has gone through the certification process with Microsoft, and if so, how did you manage accessability? My testing center knows less than I do about the process, and when I called certiport customer service, They told me to send a email.
I did that, but I am looking for input/ideas from others so I don't have to "blaze" a new trail from scratch.
-- Kelly PRescott
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