Praying very hard: Preparing to retake my network exam

This is going to be my second attempt and truth be told I do have great reservations. What is going to change? What is going to be different? What is my mind set going to be?

To do the best that I can and to hope for everything to be good. I am not the focal point here. It is to take this step to help build a better future for the next generation of hopeful participants of network goers.  

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Stressful and scary: The aftermath of a horrible exam experience

 

I don’t think that I was really prepared for this one but at the end of the day? Nothing is impossible!

I went prepared. I followed all of the preparations that I needed to do before the exam commenced and then came the tidal wave!

Stephie had already left and now it was just me with the scribe in the exam room. The young lady logged into the exam and read the instructions to me. I consented to the terms specified for taking the exam.

Then came the tidal wave. When she opened the core of the exam, the very first question contained diagrams and required my scribe to describe. She faltered and desperately said that she did not know how to describe them to me.

I then asked her to take a quick look at the list of questions to see how many other questions were similar in pattern. She checked and told me that there were several. Bang, and there was the tidal wave!

I decided to bring a halt to this horrible moment and I called Stephie and asked her to return! With heart beating quickly and a very concerned Stephie, I left knowing that yet another glitch in unequal learning had just occurred.  

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Exciting but also nerve racking: Exam Time

 

You would think that by now I should be used to sitting exams. Not quite there as yet but working on it.

It is a moment of nervousness, anxiety, excitement, and so much more. It is a time to be strong, committed, and determined to succeed. 

Easier said than done?  Got to work on it.

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A stressful time:Preparing for my final exam

This was no different than any other previous exams except that it was the final exam of my law studies and the one that would stand between completion of a long and arduous journey to obtain my dream of a law degree.

For these reasons, this final exam was probably the most important for me and so I took some additional time to prepare.  I listened more carefully to my coach and to my intuition.  I was more meticulous when studying and I took time to rest well and to catch up on my sleep in between periods of studying.

These strategies sure paid off and on the day of the exam I was as ready as I could be.  And there was Sam, walking with me and helping me to be calm and positive!  Yes, my dear friend Sam!  She was my anchor on that day!  Keeping things light and uplifting!

It worked! Thank you Sam!

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A smoother experience! June 16 exam is over

 

Just one more exam for me to sit and with every ounce of luck I will have completed my beloved law degree which I have dreamed of obtaining ever since I was a child.

This particular exam went much more smoothly than the one of October 2020. Sam was with me to help me get set up and to download the exam.  The technical part of the exam to download and upload went without a hitch.

Sam was so very supportive and while I sat in my office writing my exam, Sam sat at my dining room table doing her work.  I took 2 brief breaks to visit her and to visit the washroom.  We chatted for a few minutes each time I came out of my office and mercifully I was done with half hour to spare.

So, this is now behind me.  One more exam to go! I would say that as a blind/vision impaired student, this is not for the faint of heart.  Sighted assistance and support are both necessary.

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Happy to be back: Back to school

In January 2021 I returned to my law studies at the University of London, England after a wee break.  Things are different now when it comes to how the University is going to allow and enable us to write our exams.

My next exam is in June 2021 and instead of traveling to the Seneca Testing Centre to write my exam, I'll now be able to write it from the comfort of my home.  However, I'll need and require my friend Sam to come to my home to ensure that I can download my exam questions and to upload the completed exam paper.

It may sound straightforward but last October there was no audio or captioning for the instructional video and poor Sam had to read it all to me.  In addition, the page for downloading and uploading the exam presented challenges to us.

As a vision-impaired student, these are the things that really make me nervous: if there is no one around to assist me and I can only hope and pray that things improve in this area for my June exam.

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The changing landscape: My October law exam

Boy, oh boy, and what a difference it was for this exam! Due to the pandemic, everything changed for our online exams at the University of London and now my friend Sam had to come to my home to be the invigilator.

Sam came early and together we made very sure that everything was ready to go, but as they say: something had to go wrong.

It came when Sam attempted to access the instructional video and guess what? There was no audio and no captioning so those of us with either an audio or hearing disability were out of luck.

This was quite disappointing, that the University of London failed to create an accessible video, and Sam and I certainly made our unhappiness and disappointment known to the university. This should not be happening in these modern times when accessibility is being promoted more vigorously.

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Continued frustrations: My Apple exam

There are exams and then there are exams. If I were to categorize my Apple certification exam, which I wrote on August 4, 2020, I would say that it was probably one of the most stressful but at the same time interesting of all!

From the start, this exam was never meant to be a smooth one but Shane was absolutely superb in ensuring that I had the best chance to succeed and succeed I did!

This exam was not accessible for a vision-impaired person. The developers of Apple's exams are still very much behind when it comes to accessibility and they do not seem to fully understand.

My first interaction with Apple exams was two years ago in 2018 and nothing much has changed since then. Several questions are difficult to understand for someone who is vision-impaired and requires sighted assistance to navigate and describe.

Additional time for a person with a disability to write is offered, but alas! At the end of regular time one is kicked out of the exam and is unable to re-enter to complete the exam.

Hopefully these glitches will be rectified in the near future and I look forward to working with Apple and the administrators of their exams to make things more accessible.

I'm Donna J. Jodhan, your friendly accessibility advisor, wishing you a terrific day!

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Crunch time! Before my exam

It's probably not the best of times for me. Before my exam, and I can tell you that the time prior to the exam is about a month before the actual day.

It is the time when my brain is going full tilt.  When my emotions are a bit out of whack and my sleep patterns are really crazy.  It is the time when I am probably most vulnerable and when my daily schedule goes through the ceiling.

I am doing my best to finish up all of my studying and I do this through countless hours of electronic reading.  Who says that this is all for the soul?

I read electronically.  I write my essays on my desktop computer.  All of my exam preparations are done on my desktop and the rest is all in my mind's eye.

I can practically see the text in my mind and I can hear it all through the robotic voice of my computer.  All is on full alert.

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