[nabs-l] DSB meeting, a waste of time!

Joshua Lester jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
Fri Dec 23 23:35:04 UTC 2011


I have IE8.
I mentioned that the links wouldn't come up, after I logged in.
It worked at school, but not at home on this laptop.
Ashley gave me some good advice, that I'll try out, next semester.
Blessings, Joshua

On 12/23/11, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
> What IE version comes with Vista? If Gloria uses Blackboard with
> IE 6, which I believe is a version for Windows XP, it should work
> with Vista.
>
> Chris
>
> "The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight.  The
> real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that
> exists.  If a blind person has the proper training and
> opportunity, blindness can be reduced to a mere physical
> nuisance."
> -- Kenneth Jernigan (President, National Federation of the Blind,
> 1968-1986
>
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> in Maryland say "I can," by empowering them through providing
> assistive technology and scholarships to camps and conventions
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>  ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:43:38 -0600
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] DSB meeting, a waste of time!
>
> It may not work with Windows Vista though.
> Blessings, Joshua
>
> On 12/22/11, Gloria G <gloria.graves at gmail.com> wrote:
>  Hi,
>  I am using internet explore six I believe it is and it works
> fine with
>  blackboard
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: "Steve Jacobson" <steve.jacobson at visi.com
>  To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>  <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>  Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 4:31 PM
>  Subject: Re: [nabs-l] DSB meeting, a waste of time!
>
>
>  Joshua,
>
>  Are you sure that Blackboard requires Internet Explorer 9?
>
>  Best regards,
>
>  Steve Jacobson
>
>  On Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:03:48 -0600, Joshua Lester wrote:
>
> I've discussedBlackboard on here before.
> I just hate that I have to spend more money to update my Internet
> Explorer.
> Blessings, Joshua
>
> On 12/22/11, Humberto Avila <avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>  Hello Josh,
>  I'm sorry that I have to inform you that I don't, and haven't,
> used
>  blackboard so far.  I don't know anything about its
> accessibility
>  features or
>  how inaccessible it is.  You may want to search for "Blackboard"
> on this
>  list's archive, for previous posts concerning blackboard,
> located at
>  http://www.nfbNet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbNet.org.  If
> that link
>  doesn't work try http://www.nfbNet.org/, and click on this lists
>  archive.
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>  Behalf
>  Of Joshua Lester
>  Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 10:30 AM
>  To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>  Subject: Re: [nabs-l] DSB meeting, a waste of time!
>
>  I explained that to her.
>  Humberto, what do you know about Blackboard, and why it won't
> work for
>  me.
>  Thanks, Joshua
>
>  On 12/22/11, Humberto Avila <avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>  IE stands for Internet explorer.  It is Microsoft's own browser.
> It is
>  built
>  into windows by default.
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>  Behalf
>  Of Gloria G
>  Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 8:55 AM
>  To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>  Subject: Re: [nabs-l] DSB meeting, a waste of time!
>
>  Hi what is IE? What does that program do? I am not fimilure with
> it and
>
>  I
>  use blackbord for school also and if there is something that
> could help
>  that
>
>  would be great.  I find that blackboard is pretty accessible for
> the
>  most
>  part, but any additions of course can be helpful.
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: "Joshua Lester" <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
>  To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>  <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>  Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 10:49 AM
>  Subject: Re: [nabs-l] DSB meeting, a waste of time!
>
>
>  I'll need to get Windows 7, and the latest version of IE, in
> order to
>  access Blackboard, from home.
>  Our school uses it, and I like it.
>  Blessings, Joshua
>
>  On 12/22/11, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>  Joshua,
>  blackboard is pretty  accessible, so if the school uses that
> you'll
>  be
>  okay.
>  Press H for getting to major headings.
>  If you cannot read a part of it or find PDF files, get your
> professor
>
>  to
>  send you that text via email attachment.  You can read it in
> plain
>  text
>  then.
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: Joshua Lester
>  Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 9:34 PM
>  To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>  Subject: Re: [nabs-l] DSB meeting, a waste of time!
>
>  They have me in Music Appreciation, which is online, so any
> advice on
>  this online class would be appreciated.
>  Thanks, Joshua
>
>  On 12/21/11, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>  don't do biology online.  There are many videos and visuals I'm
> sure.
>  Just go to class and listen to sermons later on.
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: Joshua Lester
>  Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 5:55 PM
>  To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>  Subject: Re: [nabs-l] DSB meeting, a waste of time!
>
>  I just added this experience, to what I dealt with, concerning
>  Rehab.
>  These two things, together ruined my day, yesterday.
>  The complaint was more about the Rehab counselor not showing up.
>  I would take this Biology class, online, but I hear that online
>  classes are inaccessible.
>  Has anyone had experiences with online classes?
>  Thanks, Joshua
>
>  On 12/21/11, Ignasi Cambra <ignasicambra at gmail.com> wrote:
>  Are you really complaining about the fact that you have class at
> a
>  time when you usually go to church? This has nothing to do with
> you
>  being blind, so just go to class!
>
>  Sent from my iPhone
>
>  On Dec 21, 2011, at 7:09 PM, Joshua Lester
>  <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu> wrote:
>
>  She's supposed to E-mail my advisor, at the college.
>  We're a community college, so we don't have priority
> registration.
>  This is the only time the class is offered.
>  Our church will put our services online, after they're recorded,
>  now.
>  Blessings, Joshua
>
>  On 12/21/11, Jewel <herekittykat2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>  Miscommunicatin are totaly going to happen.  What did she say
>  she'd
>  do
>  to make up for this miscommunication? Why did you wait until now
>  to
>  do
>  your schedule for next semester, or does your school not have
>  apriority registration time period? I was signed up for next
>  semester's schedule weeks ago, and got the scheudle I wanted, as
>  I
>  have every time.  For example, I need to have short days at
> least
>  every
>  other day (preferably no classes, but some classes meet every
>  day).
>  This last semester (Fall), I got Tuesdays and Thursdays off.
> This
>  coming semester, I'll have the afternoons off on Monday,
>  Wednedsday,
>  Friday.  If your disability support services has it, ask for
>  priority
>  registration as an accommodation.  You'll get more favourable
>  schedules
>  that fit yhour needs that way.
>
>  Just my opinion, so don't shoot me for it,
>  Jewel
>
>  On 12/20/11, Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
>  wrote:
>  Hi, it's Joshua Lester.
>  I'm tired of these slow DSB people!
>  I went to the college, to meet Ms Audrey, (my counselor,) but
>  she
>  didn't show up!
>  She called us, at the last minute, and told us that she went to
>  the
>  campus, 30 miles away.
>  She Googled our college, and only saw that one, and said she
>  never
>  thought that they'd have a campus so close to it.
>  The woman also misunderstood what we said, but instead of
>  calling
>  our
>  cell phone, she called our home phone.
>  She thought we said to meet us at the "Community," center.
>  She was supposed to meet us at the student center.
>  She should have called our cell, so we could clear it up.
>  Anyway, we're about to have her E-mail the staff members, that
>  she
>  needed to meet with.
>  On another note, I have my Spring schedule.
>  I have a monday, and wednesday class, from 6:30/9:20, wich will
>  keep
>  me out of church.
>  This has been a bad day!
>  Blessings, Joshua
>
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