[nabs-l] iClicker inaccessibility revisited

[josh gregory]

Hmm... ok, I'll email you offlist if I have more questions. Thanks!

On 8/4/12, Bryan Jones <opensesame at me.com> wrote:
> This Spring I successfully completed a class where the iClicker was used to
> take quizzes and to answer random questions and polls taken during class.
> This was my first experience with a clicker and I was mostly pleased with my
> experience. I took the following steps to make sure this would work out. As
> with all of my class preparations I started this process 2 or 3 months prior
> to the beginning of class. This is just an outline, so please email me if
> you have more detailed questions.
>
> 1. Determine which model iClicker your class is expected to purchase. In my
> case, the "iClicker 2" was specified in the course requirements.
> 2. Email your Prof and ask them to provide a list of *exactly* which
> functions you will be expected to perform in class using the iClicker. Not
> all models are able to perform all functions.
> 3. Forward that list to the iClicker customer support email address you will
> find on the iClicker website and ask them to tell you which iClicker
> model(s) can perform those functions in a manner that is accessible to you.
> In my case, I was told the iClicker 2 and the Webclicker iPHone App were not
> yet accessible to blind Users, but that the original iClicker was accessible
> and could perform all of the functions required by my Prof.. Note that this
> took place in late 2011, so the accessibility of their other hardware and
> software models may have changed by now.
> 4. Verify and double-check this information with your Prof.
> 5. Purchase the iClicker. In my case I called my college bookstore and they
> ordered it and had it in hand a week later.
> 6. You will need to read or have somebody read a registration number on the
> back of the iClicker in order to register it online.
> 7. Meet with your Prof and discuss how best to use the clicker. In my case,
> the Prof gave a ten question multiple choice quiz via powerpoint slides
> every few days. I was able to take all of the quizzes right alongside the
> rest of my class with no special modifications or adjustments aside from
> having the Prof read the questions and answer choices aloud to the class as
> they were projected on the overhead screen. Out of eleven quizzes, i think I
> only needed to ask him to repeat a question two or three times during the
> semester.
>
> HTH,
> Bryan
>
> On Aug 3, 2012, at 11:48 PM, josh gregory <joshkart12 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> For one of my college classes, one of the recommendations is the
>> iClicker. Now I think this was the one a lot of people said was
>> inaccessible. Now, how is it not, and how can I explain it to someone
>> who has no idea of it's non-usability for visually impaired people?
>
>
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