[nabs-l] blackboard 9.1

Amy Sabo amylsabo at comcast.net
Thu Sep 9 02:10:25 UTC 2010 

hello jules and all,

the problem that i'm having qwith the quizzes is the timer for them and, it won't display the information that i need to have jfw read them for me. i do better with online tests when they aren't timed. it's because i have a learning disability besides my blindness.

thanks for your suggestions and, i will talk to you soon.

hugs,
from amy	

----- Original Message -----
From: Jewel S. <herekittykat2 at gmail.com>
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:27:17 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] blackboard 9.1

What is the trouble you are having with the tests on Blackboard, and
what version of Blackboard is it? I took a quiz on Blackboard 9.1 and
was surprisingly delighted to find that the test was not only fully
accessible, but it was so easy to do I finished the test well within
the usual limit, even though I am allowed twice as long for tests and
quizzes. I finished it in 20 minutes, and enjoyed the quick navigation
of Headings for each question and combo boxes and edit fields for
answering multiple-choice and short answer questions respectively. I
was using JAWS 10 for the task.

~Jewel

On 9/6/10, Jacob Struiksma wrote:
> You need to update jaws.  I would download the jaws 12 beta.  So far it
> working great on my computer.
> From
> Jacob Struiksma
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Amy Sabo
> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 7:52 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] blackboard 9.1
>
> hello all,
>
> as to the topic of blackboard i'm having problems with it this semester. i
> have used blackboard in the past which was accessiblwe with jaws but, now
> it's not. my science class that i'm taking this semester has all of it's
> tests and quizzes on blackboard along with the lecture notes from my
> porfessor too. i have contacted him about it but, he is relutnant to email
> me the quizzes and tests since there's a timer on them and, it takes me a
> long time to read them with jaws.
>
> so, what should i do in regards to this? thanks again and, i will talk to
> you soon.
>
>
> hugs,
> from amy		
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jewel S. 
> To: Ashley Bramlett , National Association of
> Blind Students mailing list 
> Sent: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:49:12 -0000 (UTC)
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] blackboard 9.1
>
> For Blackboard, I went to the Disability Support Service office on campus
> and asked if the technology support director could schedule a time to teach
> me how to navigate Blackboard with JAWS. She had mentioned it as something
> good to do, because Blackboard has given students of all abilities and
> disabilities trouble, and Wake Tech uses blackboard extensively. Some
> teachers use it exclusively for hand-outs to save paper for the college and
> hopefully altogether, since the students can read the hand-out or put it on
> the computer for in class.
>
> I've used Blackboard and it's accessible, but I have not yet used that
> function, so I'm unsure of how it works. I suggest either talking to the
> Disability Support Services office on your campus, calling Blackboard to
> ask, or calling the NFB Technology Center at the NFB National Center. That's
> what they are there for, to help people evaluate the accessibility and
> practicality of software and hardware used by pling people. They are
> wonderful, and you can call them at
> (410) 659-9314, extension 5.
>
> For aan article I wrote about this wonderful resource, you can visit my
> blog. Here is a direct link to the article:
> http://blindtreasurechest.blogspot.com/2010/06/unique-resource-for-blind-of-
> world.html
>
> On 9/5/10, Ashley  Bramlett wrote:
>> Rob,
>> This message was posted before but got overlooked I guess.   All I know is
>> that the latest Blackboard is supposed to be screen reader friendly.
>> Have you tried searching for edit fields to type your responses.  If
>> you use jaws that is F for forms field or E for edit field.
>> You could also call blackboard and ask them.
>>
>> I've used Blackboard but that not function.  Not sure if it would work
>> with jaws.
>> Ashley
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Robert Spangler"
>> To:
>> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 1:53 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] blackboard 9.1
>>
>>
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> I am wondering if the below successfully got posted to the list.
>>> I've not gotten any replies.  If someone could help me out, that
>>> would be great.  Thanks a lot!
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Robby
>>>
>>> On 9/1/10, Robert Spangler wrote:
>>>> Hello all,
>>>>
>>>> My university just installed Blackboard 9.1 this semester.  My
>>>> Principles of Law course requires that we use the blogging function
>>>> for writing purposes.  I am able to get to the course and get into
>>>> my blog; however, I am unable to find any options for composing or
>>>> commenting on blogs.  Does anyone have any suggestions for using
>>>> Blackboard?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> --
>>>> Robert Spangler
>>>> The University of Toledo
>>>> Student Senator - Administrative Affairs Committee Chair, College of
>>>> Arts and Sciences
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Robert Spangler
>>> The University of Toledo
>>> Student Senator - Administrative Affairs Committee Chair, College of
>>> Arts and Sciences
>>>
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>
> --
> ~Jewel
> Check out my blog about accessibility for the blind!
> Treasure Chest for the Blind: http://blindtreasurechest.blogspot.com
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-- 
~Jewel
Check out my blog about accessibility for the blind!
Treasure Chest for the Blind: http://blindtreasurechest.blogspot.com

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