[nabs-l] blackboard issues

Fri Aug 31 15:58:13 UTC 2012

Hi Ashley,
If you are using IE 8 or 9 there is a possibility that the
notification bar may have a box up for you.  JAWS should tell you
this, but to access it press alt-N.

This is just another idea I had that I hope helps.
Ashley

On 8/31/12, Hope Paulos <hope.paulos at gmail.com> wrote:
> One thing that might work is pressing  "space" on the link. I use IE 9 with
> Jaws 13 and latest version of Blackboard. I used to use firefox but can't
> seem to find a version that works well with Blackboard so went back to
> using
> IE 9. I'm also able to download files with no problem. I hope you can get
> this resolved.
> Hope
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf
> Of Ashley Coleman
> Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 11:37 AM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] blackboard issues
>
> Ashley, it may be the newer version of JAWS.  I have JAWS 12 and 13 on my
> computer and mostly use 12, but I will look around on Blackboard this
> weekend and see what I get.
>
> Ashley C
> On skype and twitter
>
> On 8/30/12, Greg Aikens <gpaikens at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Ashley,
>> I am using JAWS 12 and Windows 7 and Firefox and am not having this
>> issue.
>> When I click the file name, it automatically begins downloading it to
>> the downloads folder.  I would give Firefox a try.  You could also
>> check to see which version of blackboard your school is using.  If it
>> is an older version, it might not work as well, although you said you
>> were able to do this before..
>>
>> -Greg
>>
>> -Greg
>>
>>
>> On Aug 30, 2012, at 6:35 PM, "Ashley Bramlett"
>> <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> well that doesn't help. I paid a lot of money to use jaws.
>>> I thought nfb worked and was continuing to work with blackboard on
>>> this. I am really frustrated. Also, I do not know if it is a jaw
>>> issue. I  don't know how it could be. It reads the link and the name
>>> of the link, yet I cannot click on it. That is why I need someone to
>>> try with a mouse. Then, I will know it's a jaws thing and can
>>> complain. I might also take it into school and have my professor
>>> guide me through how to use blackboard. With frames, you do not
>>> always see the links with jaws. They could tell me what to click on.
>>>
>>> Well, I hope I can find a solution to this. I did not have this
>>> problem last two semesters. And I thought blackboard was supposed to
>>> be more accessible now!
>>> Ashley
>>>
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Wasif, Zunaira
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 5:09 PM
>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] blackboard issues
>>>
>>> Supposedly, System access works really well with blackboard while
>>> JAWS is problematic. I heard this info second hand.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>> Behalf Of Ashley Bramlett
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 1:22 PM
>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>> Subject: [nabs-l] blackboard issues
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Well, my classes use blackboard. My professor for pr has posted most
>>> handouts which would help me because I got the paper copy in class
>>> but need an electronic copy. But, the problem is this. I go to
>>> blackboard and click the class, click course documents, and then
>>> cannot click on the file link to open and download the file. Gee. Anyone
> have this issue?
>>> I thought it was just this professor, but then I realized it happened
>>> for my second class too! I press  enter wich is the key for clicking
> usually.
>>> I then tried the application key, which is a right click, and still
>>> nothing. I am meerly taken to another screen with the same info.
>>>
>>> Any ideas? I'll ask a sighted person to try and  see if the same
>>> issue comes up with the mouse. But as far as I can tell, I cannot
>>> open these files with the keyboard. Note, I could last semester using
>>> the method I just described, by either pressing enter or right
>>> clicking on the document. FYI, I have windows 7 and internet explorer
> with jaws 13.
>>>
>>> Any  ideas. thanks.
>>> Ashley
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