[nabs-l] Using Blackboard with JAWS

[helga.schreiber26 at gmail.com]

Hi guys, this is Helga. How are you? I just wanted to ask you, do any of you here are using or used Blackboard with JAWS for school before? I’m actually struggling with Blackboard with JAWS right now because I really don’t know how to go around the page, since is actually my first time using it for my classes. I actually used H for headdings, N for next element, and Insert F7 for links. But I just wanted to ask you, are these the only commands that are use to navigate a web page, specifically a Blackboard page, or are another commands that I’m missing that I really don’t know about?In fact, I also know how to use place markers. I just wanted to ask you, do you guys use place markers to navigate a Blackboard page? Just curious. The reason I’m asking is because in the Blackboard page are some links that I’m not able to read with JAWS, but one of my sighted family members can see, and I actually don’t know how to get to those buttons, and links. For example, two of the buttons are the submit button, and start button, and etc. Do you guys know how to submit, begin, and attach an assignment in Blackboard? I’m enrolled in a free Blackboard class online, which is suppose to teach you how to use Blackboard, but the problem is that this class is actually for sighted students who are starting to use Blackboard for the first time, but it is not for a visually impaired students, who are learning how to use Blackboard with JAWS for the first time. And the reason is not for Blind students is because it always tells you to click on the link, or click on the submit button, etc, and actually one of my family member is helping me with this class. Also, I just wanted to ask you, do you guys know of any websites that have  a class in how to use Blackboard with JAWS for blind students who are learning Blackboard for the first time? Just curious! And also How do you manage to go around links, and assignments that your Professor send you that are not accesseble with JAWS in Blackboard, like pictures and PDF documets? just wondering as well. I actually need to learn how how to use Blackboard very well, due to the fact that I’m taking Introduction of American Government, and Concepts of Biology this semester, which are actually Hybrid classes that include a lot of assignments in Blackboard. Sorry for asking yu all these questions! I will really appreciate it a lot, if you could help me and give me some suggestions regarding this. Thanks so much for listening to me, and God bless!! 
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