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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thank you, Cath. Do you ever specify with professors as to font sizes of regular text and super/sub scripts?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Catherine Stager<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 03, 2013 12:58 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Athen] RE: Question -- exams for low vision student<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hi Kathy,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">We strongly encourage delivery of exams in latex from our STEM professors. That is hugely helpful for quick turnaround. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Another little pointer is to flip the exam to landscape for printing purposes. This frequently helps avoid additional formatting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Did you have other types of guidelines in mind?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Cath<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Myriad Web Pro Condensed";color:#1F497D">Catherine M. Stager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu">athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu</a> [<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu">mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Kathleen Cahill<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 03, 2013 9:16 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network (<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>)<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Question -- exams for low vision student<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Colleagues,<br>
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We have a number of low vision students in our student population. Most prefer to take an exam using a video magnifier, or in some cases, a handheld magnifier. One of our students prefers to have the entire exam enlarged onto 11x17 inch paper. In the past,
she has asked for 18 point font, but the resulting font size can vary depending on the original file. Complicating this matter is math notation on the exam, so even if the base fonts are 18 point font, the superscripts and subscripts are not.
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Many faculty prepare exams the day before the test, so we have a limited time frame regarding conversion. Do you have any guidelines you follow regarding exam accommodations for low vision students? We are trying to help the student move toward magnification
devices rather than enlarged print.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Thanks for any ideas you might have.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Kathy<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kathleen Cahill<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Assistive Technology Specialist<o:p></o:p></p>
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