I'm going to test an student whose prefered writing arm has been amputated for writing speed, as a preliminary to making exam time recommendation. Before I do the same test on several 'normals',I thought perhaps someone on dis-forum might know if there are any standard ranges for average normal handwriting, presumably expressed in words per minute (like typing/shorthand), for university level students. I'll test by asking him to copy a piece of given text. Would much appreciate your help on this.(asap, of course!) Debbie Gibberd Disability Officer 0171 477 8806 City University Northampton Square London EC1V 0HB %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%