[NABS-L] Blackboard versus Canvas

Tue Jun 4 00:53:34 UTC 2024

This is where the question becomes more about usability vs accessibility. Both platforms are equally accessible, however, Canvas has a far more intuitive interface, so is less spread out when compared to Blackboard. You shouldn't need scripts of any kind with JAWS. 
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> On Jun 3, 2024, at 7:04 PM, Kelsey Nicolay via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> I am very strongly considering Ashland because they are offering me a discount for being an alumni which is knocking $4,000 off the program cost. they use BlackBoard as I previously mentioned, so if I needed scripting to make BlackBoard more accessible with JAWS, is the college required to pay for that or is that my responsibility? I did my undergraduate studies on campus ′they had online classes, but I just never did any′, so all of this is new to me in terms of accommodations for online learning.  
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>> On Jun 3, 2024, at 12:30 PM, nesma aly via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> 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.
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>>>>> 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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