[nabs-l] blackboard issues

[Ashley Bramlett]

Ashley,
I use jaws 13, but also have 12. I did not think to try jaws 12.
I attempt to click on file links in course documents and nothing happens, 
even when I right click via the applications key. If I right click, all that 
opens is a new window with the same info.  So I cannot open the files. how 
annoying.

-----Original Message----- 
From: 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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