[BlindKid] Illuminate Accessibility

Thu Dec 19 20:29:59 UTC 2019

Linda

The teacher usually gives me their log in to test it out--you could start
there to see if she will share it as they are always on board if it means
access.
The big point here is also--our kids can finish at the same time as
everyone else and they get the instant access, grades and gratification of
completing at the same time as their peers--that is huge

* Dr Denise M Robinson*

*Denise M Robinson, TVI, PhD*

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On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 3:09 PM Coccovizzo,Linda A <
Linda.Coccovizzo at mcckc.edu> wrote:

> I will see what I can do. From what the girls tell me, they have a login,
> but also there is always an access code for any particular test they would
> take. That, I am pretty sure I wouldn't be able to get.
> A little more research on my part, and it looks like tests can be created
> in Illuminate, so it very well might be a matter of accessibility on that
> end, as well. Thanks.
> Linda Coccovizzo
> Seasonal Project Coordinator
> Metropolitan Community College
> Office: 816-604-1442
> 3200 Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64111
> linda.coccovizzo at mcckc.edu
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Robinson via BlindKid
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> Subject: Re: [BlindKid] Illuminate Accessibility
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> I am more than happy to try any site you want tested--just send the URL,
> user and pw which you can get from the school and I can do a video on its
> accessibility.
> Schools send that for me to test out for the kids we teach and many are
> accessible, some are mostly accessible and others need work.
>
> * Dr Denise M Robinson*
>
> *Denise M Robinson, TVI, PhD*
>
> Specialist-Technology/Blind Skills | Teacher of the Blind and Visually
> Impaired
> 425-220-6935 |
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>
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> "While they were saying among themselves it cannot be done, it was done."
> --Helen Keller
> "Everybody is a genius, but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a
> tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."
>     ~Albert Einstein
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 1:52 PM H Scheffer via BlindKid <
> blindkid at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>
> > We as parents we need to fight to get these tests accessible for our
> kids.
> > They have an obligation to provide these as our kids are accustomed to
> > do daily work, if they use a computer then they should access the test
> > the same way. We are doing a disservice if we don’t fight for
> > accessibility, we can do more then schools or teachers, our voices are
> > heard over administrators. I don’t like reading how inaccessible a
> > site, a test, an anything is, these days everyone should be able to
> > get things done with a screen reader.
> > Heidi
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > On Dec 19, 2019, at 11:44 AM, Coccovizzo,Linda A via BlindKid <
> > blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello all. Can anyone shed light on whether or not the Illuminate
> > > online
> > testing site is accessible with screen readers? My girls tests are
> > being brailed for them, but I'm not sure if that's because the site
> > isn't accessible, or if it is just another one of those easier for the
> > vision team things, instead of teaching the kids how to use it. My
> > girls keep telling me it's not accessible, but I'm not sure how true
> > that is. I also don't know if accessibility is determined by how
> > accessible one test might be over another, based on formatting, or if
> > all tests are in the same format. Obviously math tests would be a
> > completely different story. In my search, I can find information on
> > text to speech features of Illuminate, but those features don't relate
> to screen reader accessibility.
> > >
> > > Linda Coccovizzo
> > > Seasonal Project Coordinator
> > > Metropolitan Community College
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