<div dir="ltr">Jan,<div><br></div><div>It may be advisable to loop the NFB National Office into this matter. Valerie Yingling, NFB Legal Program Coordinator, is a terrific person, and I'm sure she would appreciate knowing about this problem. Regardless of whether the issue is with the version of software used, the instructor content, or the platform itself, the content is not accessible to the blind student/user. Sussing out the reason for inaccessibility is important, but we must always keep in focus the fact that the school has forced upon a student inaccessible content.</div><div><br></div><div>Contact information for Valerie Yingling:</div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:18px">Valerie Yingling, NFB Legal Program Coordinator, 410-659-9314, extension 2440, or </span><a href="mailto:vyingling@nfb.org" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,90,163);text-decoration-line:none;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:18px">vyingling@nfb.org</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:18px">.</span> <br></div><div><br></div><div>Carlton</div><div><br></div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Carlton Anne Cook Walker<br>Attorney at Law</div><div>BEAR--Blindness Education and Advocacy Resources</div><div>Teacher of Students with Blindness/Low Vision</div><div>President, National Organization of Parents of Blind Children (NOPBC)<br><div><div>101 Kelly Drive</div><div>Carlisle, PA 17015<br>Voice: 717-658-9894<br>Twitter: braillemom</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)"><b>This message is not intended or offered as legal advice. </b> These materials have been prepared for educational and information purposes only. 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I think it also depends on the features that are being used and how the instructor presents the content. I agree with Joe Blackboard is much better than it has been in the past.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Michelle<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> NFBP-Talk <<a href="mailto:nfbp-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">nfbp-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>ken Quinn via NFBP-Talk<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 22, 2020 7:47 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Pennsylvania Talk, state list <<a href="mailto:nfbp-talk@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">nfbp-talk@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> ken Quinn <<a href="mailto:cj3639@hotmail.com" target="_blank">cj3639@hotmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFBP-Talk] Question re accessibility of online courses<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> Hi, <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">When I last used blackboard with Jaws it worked well for me. I had some accessibility issues but it was because not of blackboard but because of an error that was in the college system. My tech department saw what it was and fixed it then there was no longer an issue.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Ken <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><br><br><u></u><u></u></p><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Jul 22, 2020, at 7:41 PM, Michelle McManus via NFBP-Talk <<a href="mailto:nfbp-talk@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">nfbp-talk@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Hi Jan,<br>I know that blackboard does have some accessibility issues. Email me and we can talk about what I do know.<br>Michelle<br><br><br><br>Sent from my iPhone<br><br style="font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;word-spacing:0px"><br></span><u></u><u></u></p><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">On Jul 22, 2020, at 7:35 PM, Jan Lattuca via NFBP-Talk <<a href="mailto:nfbp-talk@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">nfbp-talk@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Hi, all. I spoke with a blind guy today who had been trying to<br>complete a counseling course online, but the testing system, which he<br>called Blackboard, appeared incompatible with his Zoom Text.<br>Apparently BVS did attempt to help him, but without success. I asked<br>if he'd tried a screen reader such as NVDA, and he said he hadn't; but<br>I'm wondering if any of you are aware of Blackboard and of its<br>accessibility of lack thereof.<br><br>Thanks for any input or suggestions.<br><br>Jan Lattuca<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>NFBP-Talk mailing list<br><a href="mailto:NFBP-Talk@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">NFBP-Talk@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbp-talk_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbp-talk_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFBP-Talk:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbp-talk_nfbnet.org/michelleandremy%40gmail.com" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbp-talk_nfbnet.org/michelleandremy%40gmail.com</a><u></u><u></u></span></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"><br>_______________________________________________<br>NFBP-Talk mailing list<br></span><a href="mailto:NFBP-Talk@nfbnet.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">NFBP-Talk@nfbnet.org</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbp-talk_nfbnet.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbp-talk_nfbnet.org</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFBP-Talk:<br></span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbp-talk_nfbnet.org/cj3639%40hotmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbp-talk_nfbnet.org/cj3639%40hotmail.com</span></a><u></u><u></u></p></div></blockquote></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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