[NABS-L] Blackboard versus Canvas

Rebecca Sabo beckyasabo at gmail.com
Mon Jun 3 16:04:47 UTC 2024


Hi ,
I am using canvas for my school.  Some reason I am having trouble using the discussion board and how to move around on certain pages on it .  Is there anyone who could help me with canvas?
Becky Sabo 

> On May 30, 2024, at 10:36 PM, Alisha Geary via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I love Canvas! I used to go to a school that used D2L and it had rather messy accessibility at best and broken useless accessibility at worst. Canvas is superior to D2L for sure. I’ve never used Blackboard though. 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On May 30, 2024, at 9:34 PM, kim drudge via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org <mailto:nabs-l at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> Definitely use Canvas -- it's more accessible!
>> I've never used Blackboard, but Canvas is mostly very accessible. I go to a
>> community college, and it's mostly up to the professor to make things
>> accessible. Just tell the professor what you need and they'll make it
>> accessible to the best of their abilities.
>> However, I have a friend who uses Blackboard, and it's ok for her. But I'd
>> definitely go for Canvas.
>> Thanks,
>> Kim
>> 
>>> On Thu, May 30, 2024 at 7:42 PM Kelsey Nicolay via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello all
>>> Hoping you all can help out here. I am looking into going back for a
>>> Master's degree in Human Resources or an MBA in Human Resources. I did my
>>> undergraduate studies at Ashland on campus and liked it, but I will need to
>>> do the Master's online due to working full time. Ashland offers a tuition
>>> discount for alumni, so I'm really leaning toward them. However, they use
>>> BlackBoard for their course content which I have heard is not very
>>> accessible with JAWS, so that concerns me a bit. They also use Webex for
>>> live sessions and require all students to have their video on at all times
>>> which can be tricky for someone who is blind due to having to position the
>>> camera properly. I have also heard commercials for Franklin University and
>>> also like their program. They are using Canvas and they encourage univers at l
>>> course design by faculty. from an assistive technology perspective, which
>>> of the two systems would be more accessible? I know neither BlackBoard nor
>>> Canvas are 100 percent accessible with JAWS, but I don't want lack of
>>> accessibility to be a barrier, so I would love some insight on which of
>>> these systems would cause less frustration in the long run.
>>> Sent from Kelsey Nicolay’s iPhone
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>> Kim Drudge
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