[blindlaw] Blackbard Compatibility Issues with ZoomText

[Anita Keith-Foust]

Dear Melanie:

As long as the print was the size of the syllabus, I was fine. But, as the
lesson went forward and the size of the print became smaller and more
textbook like is when I ran into a problem.

I can see 72 size font (as compared to 12 and 18 size font) which takes up
too much space. So, it is the same when I have to magnify text to
accommodate my vision. This slows reading down to almost a halt. In those
situations, I use the AppReader tool on ZoomText with Speech. I can then
speed up the reader to a fast pace.

It is an established fact that BlackBoard is incompatible with ZoomText.
Also, sometimes images appear as text, ZoomText cannot read images.

I am downloading Windows Eyes right now.

Thank you for the tip. I will let you know how it works out.

Anita Keith-Foust
919-430-1978

-----Original Message-----
From: Melanie Peskoe [mailto:melaniepeskoe at gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 9, 2014 6:13 AM
To: Anita Keith-Foust; Blind Law Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Blackbard Compatibility Issues with ZoomText

Anita, I'm sorry to hear you are having such troubles. Can you download
Window Eyes for speech? I'm in the same situation in that I use both
magnification and speech and this is the combination that works for me. I'm
starting a PowerScore class today and so far the accessibly testing I've
done with their preview material checks out okay. 

Melanie 



> On Dec 8, 2014, at 8:35 PM, Anita Keith-Foust via blindlaw
<blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Dear All:
> 
> 
> 
> Has anyone had problems with Blackboard and ZoomText or ZoomText with 
> Speech?
> 
> 
> 
> I have had problems for years and the Blackboard technical support 
> team has not tried to rectify it. They just say that Blackboard is 
> compatible with JAWS.
> 
> 
> 
> I have contacted the CEO and Blackboard's legal department because I 
> finally had to draw the line. I was enrolled in the PowerScore Online 
> LSAT course, but had to withdraw because of compatibility issues. 
> Also, because Blackboard is used by a large amount of colleges and 
> universities, this will probably be an ongoing challenge as I move to
graduate school.
> 
> 
> 
> Ai Squared (the makers of ZoomText) has tried to work with Blackboard 
> for years and it seems that the ball is in Blackboard's court. I hope 
> that others will contribute their experiences so that Blackboard will 
> see that this is a consistent problem.
> 
> 
> 
> I look forward to your responses.
> 
> 
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> 
> 
> Anita Keith-Foust
> 
> 919-430-1978
> 
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