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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Good morning,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I am a cybersecurity student who has used Packet Tracer a number of times. It was a couple of years ago but I used it for several classes. If I remember correctly, the instructor sent a text document for the lab instructions to make it easier but the workspace was accessible. Sometimes you had to play around with your screen reader or change to a different one (JAWS to NVDA or vice versa). When I last used it, the accessibility of it was greatly increased from even two years before that. It is not perfect but it is usable. I am a totally blind screen reader user.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>My main suggestion is to try a different screen reader to see if it works better. Many tools and programs have accessibility issues with one screen reader and not another. That is why it is important to use more than one.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Wendy Walker<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Cook, Avery B via NFBCS<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 15, 2026 9:50 AM<br><b>To:</b> nfbcs@nfbnet.org<br><b>Cc:</b> Cook, Avery B <avery.cook@sctcc.edu><br><b>Subject:</b> [NFBCS] Accessibility of PacketTracer<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Good Morning al! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I hope this email finds your week going well! I am the Accessibility Services Coordinator at St. Cloud Technical & Community College and I am working with a student who is blind and has started in our Cybersecurity program this semester. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I was hoping to reach out to this amazing brain trust of professionals to see if anyone has any experience working with a software called PacketTracer through Cisco. The student has been having trouble with their screenreader using this software. The folks at Cisco have assured us that things are fully accessible, but we are still finding hiccups. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>In summary, the instructions in PacketTracer work with the student’s screen reader but the command line window to configure in PacketTracer is full not working with the screen reader. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Does anyone have any thoughts on how to best support this student? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Thank you for your time! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>AC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black'>Avery Cook, M.S.</span><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Times;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#5F783A'>Accessibility Services Coordinator | SCTCC Women’s Club Staff Advisor <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>St. Cloud Technical & Community College<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>1540 Northway Drive, St Cloud, MN 56303-1240­<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>320.308.5064 | </span><span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:avery.cook@sctcc.edu" title="avery.cook@sctcc.edu"><span style='color:#5F783A'>avery.cook@sctcc.edu</span></a></span><span style='color:#538135'> </span><span style='color:black'>| </span><span style='color:#5F783A'><a href="https://www.sctcc.edu/accessibility-services"><span style='color:#5F783A'>sctcc.edu/accessibility-services</span></a></span><span style='color:#538135'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#538135'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:#5F783A'><a href="https://sctcc.edu/accessibility-scheduling"><span style='color:#5F783A'>Click Here to Book an Appointment</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Pronouns: She | Her | Hers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:14.65pt'><b>TRULY HUMAN NOTICE:</b> Getting this email out of typical working hours? 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