ARLA/CLUSTER: CEPT faz novas recomendações para os exames a pessoas deficientes para o serviço de amador

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

New CEPT exam recommendation for persons with disabilities

A new recommendation adopted by the Electronic Communications
Committee (ECC) of the European Conference of Postal and
Telecommuncations Administrations (CEPT) seeks to ease the access of
persons with disabilities to licence examinations for the Amateur
Radio Service

ECC Recommendation (14)05 was drafted by the IARU Region 1 Regulatory
Affairs Coordinator and was adopted by ECC on 10 October 2014 after a
consultation process with several administrations providing comments.

The recommendation observes that «for persons with disabilities,
participating in the amateur service […] is not only an important
means of technical self-qualification by setting and achieving goals,
but also a way of integration into society by communicating with other
persons of like interests». However, licence examinations designed for
non-disabled candidates «can prove to be a significant impediment in
obtaining the necessary qualifications to operate a station».

Several administrations of CEPT member countries have already adopted
practices to adapt amateur radio licence examinations to the specific
needs of candidates with disabilities. For other administrations ECC
Recommendation (14)05 provides a framework for action.

The document states that the examination syllabus should be identical
for all candidates but that testing procedures take into account the
individual disability of candidates as confirmed by an official
document. Such procedures can include

Individual testing where appropriate and/or providing reasonable
additional examination time.

Diagram-free questions for visually impaired persons which are read
out for them and their answers noted by an examiner or an assistant. A
possible alternative would be questions provided in Braille.

Examinations conducted in the home of candidates with severely limited mobility.

Link to recommendation in the CEPT database:
http://www.erodocdb.dk/Docs/doc98/official/pdf/REC1405.PDF

IARU Region 1 http://iaru-r1.org/