02-27-15 22:16 Daryl Stout wrote to ED VANCE about Re: CW Was: Older     1/2   
      
    DS> @MSGID: <54F1A919.1311.windowsb@capcity2.synchro.net>   
    DS> Ed,   
   Howdy! Daryl,   
   -snip-   
    EV>Wasn't (Isn't) there a Section in the Rules and Regulations where the   
    EV>F.C.C. will accommodate Handicapped people who are taking a test to   
    EV>become a Amateur Radio Operator?   
    EV>It seems like I remember reading something like that long ago.   
      
    DS>   There still is. The Volunteer Examiner (VE) Team can give   
    DS> "accomodations" to "disabled" or "special needs"   
    DS> examinees...but the examinees need to notify the VE Team BEFORE   
    DS> the session, so proper arrangements can be made. These include:   
   -snip-   
    DS>   Now, as long as they pass an exam, they can take the next one   
    DS> in line for FREE. That also means they can walk into an exam   
    DS> session, and pass all 3 exams (Technician, General, and Amateur   
    DS> Extra) the first time, and only have to pay $15 total (I've   
    DS> seen that happen at least twice). While the Morse Code test is   
    DS> long gone, still going from Zero To Extra in one session is   
    DS> still quite a feat.   
      
   Would You have an info about the F.C.C.'s provision for giving the Code   
   Test to a handicapped person?   
      
   Iirc, You tried taking a Code Test, but had difficulties.   
      
    DS>   Along that line, Kristina, KT1NA, XYL of W1AI, Jim   
    DS> Cunningham, creator of Ham Test Online, did just that. Her   
    DS> story is on their website, and it's an inspiring one.   
      
   Ah!, another ROUNDTUIT to look up.   
      
    EV>I was in the room with my wife when a Doctor gave her some test to see   
    EV>how her nerves in her arm were.   
    EV>I remember seeing Needles poked lightly in her arm but don't remember   
    EV>her experiencing any pain during the test.   
      
    EV>Hopefully that was a EMG test back then, don't know.   
      
    DS>   I've talked to several people and comments range from "it's   
    DS> not bad" to "severe acupuncture and torturous pain". I   
      
   Hope You can find better information at the Mayo Clinic web site.   
      
    DS> originally was going to have the EMG and an MRI of my neck on   
    DS> the same day, but winter weather has delayed both several   
    DS> times. I'm supposed to get the MRI next Thursday, but one of   
    DS> the weather models is calling for 6 inches of snow here next   
    DS> Wednesday. I hope that it is WRONG...as it'll mean not only   
    DS> will I have to reschedule the MRI...but have to miss one of the   
    DS> better hamfests in Arkansas on March 7, in Russellville.   
      
   Really, I appreciate Ya'll getting as much snow as possible there so as   
   to reduce the amount of snow that falls here, but I'd hate for You to   
   miss the Russellville Hamfest.   
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    EV>Look it up on mayoclinic.com or Doctor Web.   
    EV>When I want to know something medical I do a Search on the Mayo Clinic   
    EV>web site to see what I can find out about the subject of my search.   
      
    DS>   I never thought about those sites...I had previously gotten   
    DS> stuff from WebMD. The neurologist said the EMG "wasn't that   
    DS> bad", but I think he was lying, to not scare me off. But, if I   
    DS> can avoid neck surgery and paralysis (or something else), the   
    DS> torture of the EMG will be a small price to pay.   
      
   I hope You get some info from the Mayo Clinic that is of help.   
   Hope the info there is better than what You've heard earlier.   
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