The PUNCH reports that the special examination conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board for the visually-impaired
He disclosed that from 2017, JEOG had processed about 2,600 visually-impaired candidates for the UTME with over a third admitted to courses of their choice in higher education institutions in Nigeria, mainly universities, adding that the initiative had been cited in the last four years in several countries, as a good model for Africa.
The former Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission explained that the mode of examination administration was blended use of Personal Computers and the traditional Braille slate and stylus/typewriters in writing answers to questions that are read out by a subject expert, stressing that the blind candidates take the same test items as those who are not blind.All rights reserved.
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