[blindlaw] Is ExamSoft Still Incompatible with Jaws?

Tue Mar 27 11:32:42 UTC 2018

I used it in 2016 as a part of Charlotte School of laws alternative
admission program. It was not accessible. Instead, I was allowed to use
Proctor you. This allowed me to type the essay portion of my exam while
being proctored over by an authorized examiner via virtual platform. Hope
this helps

On Tue, Mar 27, 2018, 12:03 AM Michal Nowicki via BlindLaw <
blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Laura,
>
> For over two years, the University of Illinois College of Law has
> repeatedly reached out to ExamSoft on my behalf regarding accessibility. At
> the first encounter, ExamSoft thought that since JAWS and other screen
> readers can run when SofTest runs in unsecure mode, the software must be
> accessible, showing that the company had no clue that much more is required
> to make a computer program accessible. More recently, ExamSoft told the
> school that their iPad app works with VoiceOver, but that the pc software
> remains inaccessible. So, Word or a comparable word processor still seem to
> be the way to go for us. I myself plan to sit for the Illinois bar in July,
> and I have requested Word as an accommodation. I am now awaiting a
> response. Good luck!
>
> Michal
>
> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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> From: Jim McCarthy via BlindLaw
> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2018 3:09 PM
> To: 'Blind Law Mailing List'
> Cc: Jim McCarthy
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Is ExamSoft Still Incompatible with Jaws?
>
> Laura,
> You are hoping for the July sitting? Request the version you want, though
> I am not sure you need to do that. It is certainly always best to be as
> specific as you are able though and if you are pretty close to having your
> request completed, you should be fine for getting a response in the time
> you need.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Laura
> Wolk via BlindLaw
> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2018 3:56 PM
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> Cc: Laura Wolk
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Is ExamSoft Still Incompatible with Jaws?
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> Thanks, Tai. Yes, I should have indicated that my Google search came up
> short. Did you request a specific version of word? I have found that i have
> the greatest success with MSWord2010, and I'm afraid of crashes and other
> quirks if I'm made to use MSWord2016, but I don't want to risk my request
> being held up.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Laura
>
> On 3/26/18, Tai Tomasi via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> > I don't believe it is accessible and I find nothing addressing the
> > subject via Google. I asked the Iowa bar examiners to allow me to
> > complete the essay portion using Microsoft Word.
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> > Subject: [blindlaw] Is ExamSoft Still Incompatible with Jaws?
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> > Hello list,
> >
> > I am in the process of applying for the Maryland bar exam, which
> > permits sighted testtakers to complete the essay portion with a laptop
> > outfitted with examSoft. When I was in law school, ExamSoft rendered
> Jaws inoperable.
> > Since I graduated in 2016, I wanted to make sure that this was still
> > the case before submitting my accommodations paperwork.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Laura
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