[nabs-l] Listserv Courtesy and Off-list Messages

Koby kobycox at gmail.com
Wed Aug 22 18:55:55 UTC 2012


Will do.

Koby
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On Aug 22, 2012, at 12:47 PM, Joshua Lester <JLester8462 at PCCUAEDU.onmicrosoft.com> wrote:

> Hi Arielle.
> Thanks for this message!
> I was just about to say the same thing, but as usual, you beat me to it!
> LOL!
> Thanks again.
> Blessings, Joshua
> ________________________________________
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of Arielle Silverman [arielle71 at gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 12:43 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: [nabs-l] Listserv Courtesy and Off-list Messages
> 
> Hi all,
> Please remember that we have many busy students on this list who read
> messages one at a time and would appreciate a reduction in email
> clutter. Everyone's email addresses should appear in the headers of
> their messages, so there should be no need to give out your email
> address on-list. Instead of asking someone to write you off-list,
> please just take a few moments to look up their email address and
> write to them privately. Keep in mind also that some people on this
> list are very busy and may not respond to your off-list note right
> away, or may prefer not to chat off-list with listserv friends, and
> please respect their preferences.
> Best,
> Arielle Silverman - past NABS president and list chair
> 
> On 8/22/12, josh gregory <joshkart12 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> koby: Whatever your using is translating it wrong: So to help you,
>> it's kobbycox at gmail.com, if that's right.
>> 
>> On 8/22/12, Koby Cox <kobycox at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Ashley,
>>> My email address Is as follows:
>>> kokbycox%gmailcom
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Nathan Clark <troubleclark at gmail.com
>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>> Date sent: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:49:55 -0400
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Black board question
>>> 
>>> Dear Ashley,
>>> You can also email me off list if you want.  My email is
>>> troubleclark at gmail.com
>>> Nathan
>>> 
>>> On 8/22/12, Koby Cox <kobycox at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Ashley,
>>> Can you email me off list? My email address Is as follthes:
>>> kobycox%gmailcom   ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Ashley Coleman <amc05111 at gmail.com
>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>> Date sent: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:21:13 -0400
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Black board question
>>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>> I'd like to back up what Jewel had to say.
>>> 
>>> I've been using BlackBoard for several years now, and it's
>>> always
>>> been
>>> eccessible.  If someone is having problems they might want to
>>> check
>>> and see if their screen reader is updated.
>>> 
>>> Ashley C
>>> 
>>> On 8/22/12, Jewel <herekittykat2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>  Dear list,
>>>  I would like to back up what was said about Blackboard being
>>>  accessible.  I have used it for over a year now (this is my
>>> third
>>>  semester using it for all my classes), and the only problems I
>>> have
>>>  had were not because of inaccessibility of Blackboard (such as
>>> .PDF
>>>  files or inaccessible powerpoints).  I also just posted on the
>>>  discussion forum for my literature class and using Insert + F7
>>> to find
>>>  the links to create a new thread and submit, I had no problem!
>>> B
>>> The
>>>  latest version of Blackboard, which my college has, is as close
>>> to
>>>  accessible as you can get, and is even friendly with headings
>>> and
>>>  links.  If Blackboard is not working for someone, it may be
>>> that
>>> the
>>>  school has a previous version of Blackboard.  I believe the
>>> latest  is
>>>  9.1? I happen to love Blackboard for my classes.  When a
>>> professor says
>>>  "It's on Blackboard" I jump for joy, because it means I have
>>> access to
>>>  the same things that other students can access.
>>>  My two cents,
>>>  Jewel Shuping
>>>  Wake Technical Community College
>>> 
>>>  On 8/21/12, Nathan Clark <troubleclark at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>  Dear all,
>>>  Blackboard is user friendly to the blind.  I worked for my
>>> college's
>>>  blackboard staff for almost two semesters and it is good.  The
>>> only
>>>  part you may have problems is with the Discussion Board.
>>> However, I
>>>  don't know exactly know what version my school is running but I
>>> like
>>>  how Jaws navigates around the site.
>>>  Sincerely,
>>>  Nathan Clark
>>> 
>>>  On 8/21/12, Patrick Molloy <ptrck.molloy at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>  Have they given a reason why they won't do that? If they are
>>> uploading
>>>  things to Blackboard, then they already have electronic copies
>>> of the
>>>  documents.  Maybe talk to your disabilities office and tell
>>> them
>>> what's
>>>  going on.  They might be able to talk to the professors for you
>>> and
>>>  solve the problem.
>>> 
>>>  On 8/21/12, Koby Cox <kobycox at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>  Patrick,
>>>  They are refusing to do so.
>>>  Koby.
>>> 
>>>   ----- Original Message -----
>>>  From: Patrick Molloy <ptrck.molloy at gmail.com
>>>  To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>  <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>>  Date sent: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 11:54:43 -0400
>>>  Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Black board question
>>> 
>>>  Koby,
>>>  As far as I know, Blackboard isn't accessible with JAWS.  It
>>> can
>>>  work,
>>>  but it's difficult.  Newer versions of Blackboard are "better,"
>>>  but
>>>  that's not saying much.  On the other hand, Moodle, which is
>>>  similar in
>>>  nature to Blackboard, is more accessible.  The best workaround
>>>  I've
>>>  found is to just have your professors e-mail things.
>>>  Patrick
>>> 
>>>  On 8/21/12, Koby Cox <kobycox at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>   Hello all,
>>>   Is blackboard accessible with JAWS? Is there a way to make it
>>>   accessible with JAWS?
>>>   Right back soon,
>>>   Koby.
>>> 
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