Confused about calculators? Exasperated about exams? If so, then you’re not alone. That’s why we’ve put together answers for topics that come up frequently on VI forum.
- Calculators: a compiled list of responses from the VI Forum community to questions about calculators – including standalone calculators, calculators for Windows computers, calculators for iPads and calculators that run in browsers.
- 11+ FAQs: helpful information to address popular questions about 11+.
- SATs FAQs: helpful information to address popular questions about SATs.
- 14+ Exams FAQs: frequently asked questions about 14+ exams – including iPads in exams, ordering papers, extra time, rest breaks and practical assistants. Updated September 2024.
- Exam acronyms: brief explanations of frequently occurring exam related acronyms.
- Accessible revision guides: information on a range of revision guides – updated June 2023.
- Line numbering in MLP and braille exam papers: answers to queries – including line numbering in MLP and braille exam papers, prose passages in braille, further reading and examples.
- The use of Practical Assistants in exams: useful resource that covers frequently asked questions, ready for you to download and refer to whenever you need it!
- Equipment for Inclusive Sports: this document provides suggestions on where to purchase equipment to help make sport inclusive for children and young people with vision impairment.
- STEM equipment list: specialist STEM Resources for Children and Young People with Vision Impairment
With thanks to members of the VI forum for their contributions and to the RNIB education team for collating.
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