[nabs-l] Is Canvas accessible?

[Joshua Hendrickson]

I know that when I used canvas, it really depended on if I were using
firefox, or internet explorer.  I think firefox was the browser I
couldn't use canvas with.  It has been quite a while since I used it,
I forget.  Good luck.

On 6/6/15, Julie McGinnity <kaybaycar at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Anna,
>
> I tested Canvas for my job at my university last fall, so not all my
> impressions  may be useful.
>
> I found it to be difficult to use, and not all of the functions were
> accessible.  I believe that once you get used to the layout you will
> be ok, but it was strange, and I remember that the options that appear
> at the top of every pages on the web as links didn't always appear at
> all or in the same place when I was on Canvas.  That meant that I was
> far less productive when trying to get to know it.
>
> I believe that doing homework, tests, etc will be easy enough, but
> there are some functions that may not be accessible.  There is a group
> of university professionals working to make Canvas more accessible.
>
> Good luck!
>
> On 6/6/15, Joshua Hendrickson via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hi Anna.  I used canvas a couple years ago when I took an online
>> science class for my associates degree.  It did take me a couple days
>> to figure out canvas, but I was able to use it.  If  remember
>> correctly, I had to go to the bottom of the page on the site to find
>> where my quizzes and tests were located.  It will take a little
>> getting used to, but I'm sure you can do it.  I'm sure your instructor
>> will help if needed.  My science teacher sent me a couple assignments
>> via email, and I just sent them back to her as attachments.  I forget,
>> there was one thing that I couldn't do with canvas, but I forget what
>> it was.  Good luck.
>>
>> On 6/6/15, Anne Catherine Walker via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'm going to high school next year, and at least one of the courses uses
>>> Canvas a lot. Is it accessible? What problems have you found with it?
>>>
>>>
>>> Anna
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