The following text is from an information package which is 
available from the ARRL/VEC.  Certain non-ASCII FCC Forms 
referenced in this text can be requested by mail from the 
ARRL/VEC, 225 Main St, Newington CT 06111.

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TO:  Handicapped/disabled applicants seeking exemption for the 
     Amateur Radio 13 or 20 words-per-minute Morse code examination 
     requirements as permitted by FCC Rules Section 97.505(a)(5)(i)(ii):

Dear applicant:

     It is the intent of the FCC's allowance for exemption/credit 
of the FCC's Morse code examination requirement for the General, 
Advanced or Amateur Extra class license, that you are permitted to 
apply for exemption/credit if you are not able to pass the 13 or 
20 WPM Morse code examination due to the severity of your handicap 
or disability.  The FCC will not exempt you from the initial 5 WPM 
Morse code requirement, however.
     To begin, the FCC provides guidance to you and your Physician 
within the enclosed FCC Fact Sheet.  This information is also 
included in the Form 610 instructions.
     Taking the FCCs guidance into account in considering the 
exemption/credit option, we hope that you have at least attempted 
to pass the examination using the new, more flexible, examination 
procedures announced by the FCC, which include:

ACCOMMODATIONS

1. Where warranted, we may now offer you a sending test (instead 
of a receiving test).  

2. Where warranted, we may pause the tape for you to allow you to 
SPEAK OUT what you have copied.  Or, we can allow you the necessary time 
to write down what you have copied by pausing the tape after 
PHRASES/SENTENCES; or in GROUPS OF WORDS; or by INDIVIDUAL WORD, 
or in extreme cases where warranted LETTER-BY-LETTER.  

     In most cases, the above flexibility will allow you to pass 
the Morse code examination on your own--therefore not requiring an 
exemption of the Morse code requirement because these procedures 
may have accommodated your severe handicap or disability.

EXEMPTIONS

     The FCC's new Form 610 includes the FCC-required PHYSICIAN'S 
CERTIFICATION OF DISABILITY and PATIENT'S RELEASE.  After it is 
completed, you must bring the 610 form directly to a VEC-
accredited VE Team (this may be the team who is administering your 
written exam[s]).  As required by the FCC, you must currently hold 
at least a Novice license, or a license which conveys credit for 
having passed a Morse code examination element, and you must 
already have earned credit for the necessary written exams for 
either the Technician (Element 3A) plus the General (Element 3B), 
Advanced (Element 4A) or Amateur Extra class (Element 4B).
     In order for your FCC Form 610 with PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATION 
to be accepted for exemption/credit by a VE Team, we recommend 
that you review the following check list to ensure that your 
application will be acceptable.  

* The FCC Form 610 with Doctor's Certification must be completed 
by both your Physician as well as by you. 

* The completed PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATION (made by Medical Doctors 
or Doctors of Osteopathy licensed to practice in the U.S., only!) 
contains an original Physician's signature in original penmanship.  
The signature is not a signature stamp. * As of August 1, 1992 all 
certifications presented to VE Teams for 13 or 20 WPM Morse code 
exemption must be made on the 610 form (this form carries a 
release date of March 1992). * You already hold, or intend to take 
at the session, the necessary written elements required toward an upgrade. 
     
     If your FCC Form 610 with PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATION meets the 
above requirements, then your request must be presented to an 
ARRL/VEC VE Team with a check or money order in the amount of 
$5.40 for 1992 (our standard processing fee).  Only VEC-accredited 
VE Teams may process your request because they must provide you 
with a CSCE indicating that you have been given Element 1C 
exemption/credit for presenting your correctly-completed 
application, and they must sign the Form 610 application.
     If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the 
ARRL/VEC.  The number is: (203)-666-1541.  Our address is: 
ARRL/VEC, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111.