CEPT Considers License Exam Accommodations for Disabled
The European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications
Administrations (CEPT) will be considering a recommendation from its Electronic
Communications Committee to urge member nations to provide more accommodations
for people with disabilities taking amateur radio license exams. Newsline
reports that the committee adopted the recommendation in October, at the urging
of Region I of the International Amateur Radio Union. Recommendations include
added flexibility in testing locations and/or additional time to complete
exams, and providing visually-impaired candidates with Braille exams that do
not include diagrams. There are no details yet on when the full CEPT may take
up the recommendation and/or how the new procedures might be implemented when
and if approved.