[NABS-L] Blackboard versus Canvas

[kim drudge]

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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