QuestionsQuestions (PRC Resolution NO. 2004-214)
It cited Section 7(b) of R.A. No. 8981, which empowers the Commission to make rules and regulations and issue administrative issuances necessary to implement its functions and improve services.
As a general rule, all examinees shall be treated equally as ordinary examinees.
They must immediately inform the Commission and the Examination Division (in the Central Office and Regional Offices) that there are PWDs taking any licensure examination.
They shall be assigned inside the Examination Division or in a room near the Building or Floor Supervisor in both Central and Regional test centers.
A Room Watcher (designated by the Chairperson or by the Regional Directors) assists the blind examinees in filling up the data on the Examinee’s Identification Sheet based on information provided by the examinee.
The Room Watcher shall read twice the test questions to the examinee and shall mark the answers on the Answer Sheets.
The entire proceedings must be recorded using a tape recorder and blank tapes provided by the examinee.
The recorded tapes shall be submitted to the Rating Division for safekeeping and future reference.
They are treated as ordinary examinees but are allowed to sit near the window or in an area with proper illumination.
They shall be assigned at the ground floor or at the lowest floor in the test center, together with other ordinary examinees.
They shall be given written instructions in the accomplishment of examination forms.
No. It expressly states that assignment of interpreters shall not be allowed.
The Commission may adopt procedures applicable to examinees with other kinds of disabilities not covered, provided it does not compromise the integrity of the licensure examination.
It takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the official gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Hearing and vision impairment (deaf and blind), physical disability (e.g., polio victims with crutches or on wheel chair), and speech impairment (mute).