[NABS-L] Blackboard versus Canvas

[nesma aly]

I used canvas for a while. I found that It’s more accessible with Firefox.

On Mon, Jun 3, 2024 at 11:06 Rebecca Sabo via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> 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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