Question & AnswerQ&A (PRC Resolution NO. 2004-214)
The purpose of PRC Resolution No. 2004-214 is to provide guidelines in the conduct of licensure examinations for persons with disabilities (PWDs) to ensure they are allowed to take various licensure examinations under proper accommodations.
Persons with disabilities include those with hearing and vision impairment (deaf and blind), physical disabilities (such as polio victims, those using crutches or wheelchairs), and speech impairments (mute).
Blind examinees are assigned inside the Examination Division or near the Building or Floor Supervisor. A Room Watcher assists by filling out identification sheets, reading test questions twice aloud, marking answers as dictated, and recording the entire proceedings for safekeeping and future reference.
The Room Watcher assists the blind examinee by filling out forms based on provided information, reading questions twice, marking answers as told by the examinee, recording the exam using a tape recorder, and issuing a certification confirming the marked answers.
Examinees with low vision who can still read the test questions are treated as ordinary examinees but are allowed to sit near windows or in a place with proper illumination.
Physically handicapped examinees are assigned seating at the ground floor or the lowest floor of the test center, together with ordinary examinees.
Deaf and mute examinees are provided with written instructions for examination forms, but the assignment of interpreters is not allowed.
Yes, the Commission may adopt additional procedures applicable to examinees with other disabilities not specifically covered, provided they do not compromise the integrity of the licensure examination.
The Resolution took effect fifteen days after its publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation.