They found the solution for the student with cerebral palsy and the issue of participation in the Pancyprias examinations, after the reactions and what saw the light of day.
After yesterday's intervention of the Commissioner for Administration and Protection of Human Rights, Maria Stylianou-Lottidis, the competent ministry is proceeding with differentiated writing in the measures of Nikola's individual needs, after an expert evaluation.
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As stated by the Ministry of Education, in a statement, decided to proceed, in cooperation with the University of Cyprus, to conduct an examination procedure with reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities in the Pancyprian examinations.
In a statement today, following the recommendation of the Commissioner for Administration and Protection of Human Rights on Friday, the Ministry of Education decided that, in cooperation with the University of Cyprus, a special examination procedure with reasonable adjustments, according to the candidate's characteristics and needs, will be conducted in the context of the 2022 access procedures.
To this end, says the competent Ministry, "we have approached the University of Cyprus and the competent services are already proceeding with relevant consultations, with the aim of making it possible to create in the coming days special examination essays with reasonable adaptations".
He also notes that with the cooperation of the Examinations Service of the Ministry of Education and Science and the University and making use of the scientific expertise of academics to be appointed by the University, such a special examination can be conducted for the purpose of access to the University.
According to the Ministry of Education, "if successful, a place may be allocated by the University on the basis of the Regulations in force, provided that the Rules of the University of Cyprus are adapted accordingly."
With regard to the issue in general, the Ministry of Education states that since the existing legislation does not provide for anything similar, the Ministry of Education is preparing a proposal to amend the relevant legislation.
"The aim," it adds, "is to provide for the possibility, in addition to reasonable accommodations, to ensure reasonable adjustments for persons with disabilities in the Pancyprian Examinations, while ensuring both the calibration of the required adequate knowledge against the syllabus and the Table of Specifications, without reducing the level of the examination in relation to all candidates, as well as the principle of equal treatment which should be strictly applied in comparative type tests.
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