Blind 2016/17 UTME Candidates To Test-run Braillenote Machine.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said that all blind candidates for the 2016 UTME would practice with the Braillenote Apex machine at their respective centres a day before the main examination.
According to JAMB’s Director of Psychometrics, Mr Omokunmi Popoola, this will help reduce anxiety in the special candidates and enable them to get familiar with the functionality of the machines.
“The blind candidates are good to go, judging from our observations and their cooperation during the recent one-day sensitisation workshop conducted in various centres across the six geopolitical zones in the country,” Popoola said.
He noted that the exercise recorded a huge success as many of the candidates felt at home with the gadget.
According to him, a majority of the blind candidates were coming into contact with the machines for the very first time.
“The candidates were asked to try their hands on the gadgets, in order to get familiar with its functionality one day before the examination.
“We shall be reaching out to our officers in the respective centres to direct them on how to go about this development.
“We also did this with our candidates last year and we will continue with it in the future” he said.
According to the director, the board follows the progress of these candidates before, during and after its examination, which include placements into universities of their choice.
He also said that the board was working to adjust some challenges associated with the machines, in order to further facilitate the hitch-free use of the gadget by the candidates. (NAN)
