Visually challenged perform better
Bangalore, May 5, DHNS:
The pass percentage among the visually impaired and candidates with learning disability in the SSLC examinations of April 2010 turned out to be higher than the overall pass percentage.
While 75.31 percent of the total visually impaired candidates passed, 67.33 percent of candidates with learning disability passed.
Out of a total of 243 visually impaired candidates, 183 passed and out of 251 candidates with learning disabilities, a 169 passed. The pass percentages in categories such as the deaf and dumb, hearing impaired and physically challenged were 40.70 percent, 38.40 percent and 51.01 percent respectively.
