[nabs-l] Blackboard
T. Joseph Carter
carter.tjoseph at gmail.com
Tue May 19 18:42:58 UTC 2009
Some parts of Blackboard are not accessible at all, and it totally
depends on how the site is set up and used--just like any other
website.
The Java chat thing doesn't work for us, as I recall.
Joseph
On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 11:46:36AM -0400, sarah.jevnikar at utoronto.ca wrote:
> Hi Kevin,
> My university uses blackboard and it's just basically a website where
> professors post course material, where students and professors can
> e-mail back and forth, and where grades and tests preparation material
> can be stored. The extent to which it is used for a course depends
> solely on the comfort level of the prof. I think it's harder for them to
> use so they don't like it, but that's just what I gather. However, it's
> 100% acccessible with a screenreader (I use JAWS); it's just like any
> other webpage.
> I hope this helps, and good luck with your schooling.
> Sarah
>
>
> Quoting Kevin LaRose <kevin at kevinlarose.net>:
>
>> I'm a newcomer to this list. You might say I'm a new old student; I'm
>> starting on the path (hopefully) to grad school, and I haven't seen the
>> inside of a classroom in 21 years. Anyway, I'm in the process of
>> signing up for an online class, and they use something called
>> Blackboard for...well, that's the problem, I don't even know what they
>> use it for. Can anyone enlighten me on what Blackboard is, and if it's
>> usable with a screenreader? Thanks in advance.
>> Kevin L. I'm protected by SpamBrave
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