Are you kidding me ?  Just because these women have done nails for years doesn't give them the right to avoid proper training and testing  . If they've lived in America any length of time and plan to stay here they should be able to speak and write English with no problems .  Public safety is at stake here , and their unwillingness to follow the rules or change the rules to fit them shouldn't matter. Truck driving is one of the oldest jobs around .  The smartest among us didn't become truck drivers. To keep our roads as safe as possible commercial drivers licenses became required and that included written testing. Driver's weren't allowed to skip the testing on the excuse English was their second language or they were driving so much they didn't have time to prepare for or take the test . We shouldn't dumb down testing so people can pass the test---we should have testing that keeps the public safe. If they can't pass the test , they need to study up or find another job. No exceptions.