[K12OSN] ***Texas Users: How to deal with test.nav

[Accessys@smart.net]

What I'm saying is that under the Disability laws it is illegal to
demand that proprietary software be aquired in order to use what is
free to everyone else.

28CFR36.301.C

technically this only applies to persons with disabilities, but if a
visually impaired person uses EMACSpeak as their video to audio screen
reader then they could not be charged or forced to pay for adaptive
software such as JAWS in order to be able to take a test that works
with say windows only.


also I would check with the electronic freedom foundation to find
the exact wording, but if the state mandates a certain software and
the local system is using a different software and the software must
be purchased from a single provider then I believe it is illegal, you
should check with your local legal folks.



Bob


On Thu, 4 Oct 2007 ahodson at elp.rr.com wrote:

> I am surprised nobody picked up on this comment, as it really doesn't
> clarify what side of the fence you are sitting on. Are you saying that
> it is ILLEGAL to run a state mandated test on a system that is not
> proprietary (ie, Mac or Windows?) - If that is so, could you please
> expand a little? I sincerely hope that we haven't arrived at the stage
> where your operating system is mandated by law/lawyers/politicians!!!
> cheers
> Alan Hodson
> El Paso, TX
> -=o=-
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Accessys at smart.net" <accessys at smart.net>
> Date: Wednesday, October 3, 2007 10:26 am
> Subject: Re: [K12OSN] Texas Users: How to deal with test.nav
> To: "Support list for open source software in schools." <k12osn at redhat.com>
>
> >
> > technically under ADA and 508 laws it is illegal to MANDATE an
> > unprovided (free) proprietary system.    I think there are a few other
> > laws on this issue too.
> >
> > Bob
> >
> > On Wed, 3 Oct 2007, Alan Hodson wrote:
> >
> > > Greetings again list
> > >
> > > Texas users are mandated to use test.nav as an assessment tool -
> > we as a district naturally have it available on Macs and PCs. I am
> > wondering if anyone knows of a hack/way to implement the needed
> > applications so thin-client labs can also become usable for testing.
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Alan Hodson
> > > http://tinyurl.com/3e4sh8
> > > El Paso ISD, TX
> > > -=o=-
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