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From: w.fisher@qut.edu.au (Bill Fisher)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Mensa, iq and deafies
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Date: 21 Jun 91 18:47:22 GMT
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Index Number: 16340

I failed to post this a couple of weeks ago and am trying again. Hence 
it is a little out of date.

In article <15966@handicap.news>, Verna.Forristal@f71.n343.z1.fidonet.org
(Verna Forristal) writes:
> Index Number: 15966
> 
>  JW> Verna enjoyed your post too on Mensa. I replied to the earlier post from
>  JW> Dennis to express my appreciation and clarify some things. Hope you
>  JW> caught it.
> 
> I did.  I called national today and found that they accept the scores from
> the "Non-verbal intelligence test for deaf and hearing."  This is apparently a
> test done in pictures instead of English.  I am trying to get more info on it,
> and also see if they will allow someone to sign the standard Mensa test.  I
> should have an answer in a couple of days.
> 

I was interested to see this item. I missed the earlier ones as I have
been away. 

We recently admitted a blind and deaf lady, Penny Harland, to Mensa
using special tests. Mensa is very interested in admitting handicapped
people. The ultimate authority on Mensa admission is our International
Supervisory Psychologist and I know that testing handicapped people is a
special interest of hers. I very much doubt that she would accept
someone signing the standard Mensa Test as that would change the test
conditions and hence undoubtedly destroy the standardisation of the
test. However Mensa accepts any one of a large number of properly
standardised tests and will accept certificates from properly qualified
psychologists who have used such tests or have otherwise properly 
established that the candidate meets our entry citeria.

Incidentally Penny Harland has recently acquired a computer, modem and
InterNet address and learnt to use electronic mail although not yet
News. She would welcome a note. Her InterNet address is 
Harland@qut.edu.au. Mine is W.Fisher@qut.edu.au.

Bill Fisher
Chairman
Australian Mensa