On the third day of the Computer-Based Writing Test (UTBK) at Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) 2020, there were 1283 participants out of 1364. From the number of participants who attended, 7 UTBK participants who were blind seemed enthusiastic to join the test. Even though they are limited in vision, they believe they can fulfill their dream of pursuing higher education at the undergraduate level.

UTBK for the blind participants held in the 3rd Floor Digital Library Room following the College Entrance Test Institute (LTMPT) schedule at the UTBK UNY Center. Guided by the officers, one by one, the blind participants of UTBK entered the Digital Library Building to take the 11th session of the test.

There are special services for the visually impaired at the 2020 UTBK for people in Yogyakarta and surrounding areas centered at UNY. Because nationally, UNY is one of the UTBK Centers with the proper facilities and mentoring capabilities. So that we can hold the tests well; furthermore, UNY is a humanist campus that serves well-service, even for the blind participants or ones with disabilities.

The other facilities prepared by UNY are tools for filling out answers (riglet devices and braille sheets) and special software licensed for monitor screen readers, namely NVDA (Non-Visual Desktop Access).

In general, the implementation of the UTBK on the third day ran in an orderly and safe manner. Furthermore, all aspects reviewed in the performance of UTBK work well according to health protocol standards and Covid-19 prevention. (Sud, ts-Arfian, Alina).

Source Link : https://www.uny.ac.id/utbk-tunanetra-uny-2020