[nabs-l] Has anyone used this software?

[Kaiti Shelton]

Hi,

Hmmm, two very conflicting views on Cengage back to back.  I'll choose
to be hopeful for now, especially since Pearson is usually terrible
and I had decent success with one of their platforms this past
semester.  I have never heard of Cengage before this as Pearson
products seem to reign supreme at my university, but especially since
this particular program has not been used at all by anyone who can
speak to accessibility thus far, I'll try calling tomorrow and hope
they're not closed for NYE, or Monday if they are.  I'm optimistic
that that will solve some of my worries (though personal accounts from
users would have been awesome), but I'll also go in with a little
caution in case I do need to get DSS involved.

Thanks all.

On 12/30/15, STOMBERG, KENNEDY via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Kaiti,
>
> I have not heard of this program, but I too have experience using Cengage.
> And it was a completely awful experience! When my Dss cordinator called
> them because of accessibility isbbues,  they were very unhelpful. Maybe
> this program will be better, but I would suggest  that you talk to your
> profesbbor about changing the ciriculum if Cengage doesn't cooperate.
>
> On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 8:59 PM, Jessica Hodges via nabs-l <
> nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>> Hello. While I have not heard of this software, I have had some
>> experiences with sengage, and they have a big commitment to
>> accessability.
>> Perhaps calling them and asking would help answer some of these
>> questions?
>> I am sorry I wasn't more helpfull
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> > On Dec 30, 2015, at 6:46 PM, josh lester via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > I've never heard of it either!
>> >
>> >> On 12/30/15, Kaiti Shelton via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> >> Hi all,
>> >>
>> >> I will be taking a Psychology of Learning course this spring, and my
>> >> professor has just responded to my email about accommodations.  One of
>> >> the things she has told me about the course is that we will be using
>> >> Sniffy the Lab Rat Pro (version 3.0 by Wadsworth-Cengage Learning).
>> >> This software is designed to simulate what it is like to train a lab
>> >> rat to perform various tasks, and we have four assignments using the
>> >> program throughout the semester.  The professor has said she is
>> >> willing to modify the curriculum if I absolutely cannot use this
>> >> software, but I've never heard of it before.  Has anyone used Sniffy
>> >> before?  If so, did you find it accessible/what accessibility barriers
>> >> did you run up against while using the program?  To clarify, I'm
>> >> running Windows 7 with Jaws and NVDA.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >>
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>> >> Kaiti Shelton
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Kaiti Shelton
University of Dayton-Music Therapy
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Secretary, The National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts
Division 2015-2016

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