[blindlaw] I find PowerScore to be a superior LSAT Prep company for the blind

[Aimee Harwood]

I am also dissatisfied with the accessibility issues with Kaplan. I keep getting the excuse that it is because i am a mac user. I have been told many times that he doesnt have any issue with Jaws. He did recommend 2 weeks ago that i try Voice Dream on my iPad for using the pdf book files. It is a bit better but it doesn't put the line numbers for reading comp where they need to be nor does it keep the paragraphs preventing me from making a passage map. I am just a couple weeks away from the test and am not sure i can be very confident about my preparedness. 

Aimee

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> On Nov 21, 2014, at 10:05 AM, Michal Nowicki via blindlaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Dear Mr.  Sexton,
> 
> I'm afraid that Kaplan accessibility issues don't end with their books.
> When I took their LSAT class last spring, I also encountered various
> problems with their online resources.  For instance, the "Start Lesson"
> button for the online tutorials was completely inaccessible to JAWS, to the
> extent that the screen reader didn't even recognize its presence, let alone
> was able to interact with it.
> 
> I reported all these issues to Kaplan's ADA administrator, and they did fix
> the start button, but only when I threatened to sue the company a couple
> months after I brought the issue to their attention.  That said, my
> impression is that Kaplan either has no plans to enhance the accessibility
> of its products, or the company does not know how to properly implement such
> features.  Personally, I think it's the latter.  That is why I have offered
> to work with their ADA administrator in the past to resolve these issues,
> and I intend to follow up with him on this matter.  Thank you for bringing
> this to my attention.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Michal
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sexton,
> bruce via blindlaw
> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2014 10:30 PM
> To: Blind Law Mailing List
> Subject: [blindlaw] I find PowerScore to be a superior LSAT Prep company for
> the blind
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> Kaplan's book was not easily navigable. Part were simply not accessible. The
> text was out of order. They were very resistant to make it more accessible.
> They also contracted out the accessibility work to modify the book. The
> contracted company did not make useful changes.   
> 
> PowerScore has someone in house who makes accessibility changes.  They make
> changes quickly.  They also understand what makes the book accessible. They
> were willing to break the electronic PDF book into logical sections both to
> reduce the size of the file, and to make navigation easier.  Also, in
> general I like their study methods.  
> 
> I hope this helps someone.
> 
> Best,
> Bruce
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