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pibe-division-bounces@nfbnet.org [mailto:pibe-division-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Robert Jaquiss<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, November 18, 2008
10:00 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Professionals in Blindness
Education Division List<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Pibe-division] Fw: AFB
Distance Learning Survey Results Now Available<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p style='margin-left:.5in'><strong><b><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>AFB
Distance Learning Survey Results Now Available</span></font></b></strong><font
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More and more schools, colleges and universities are using online educational
tools that students are required to use to obtain course syllabi, access
lectures and associated material, participate in class discussions, read course
material, and receive grades and feedback from instructors. These popular
tools, such as Blackboard, can frequently pose significant barriers to students
with vision loss because they do not work well, if at all, with computer
programs commonly used by students who are blind or visually impaired to access
content displayed on the computer screen.<br>
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AFB explored ways in which popular online educational tools can be made more
accessible with the help of nearly 100 individuals who recently completed our
online survey. The results are now available! Findings indicated the most
important and necessary features of online educational tools present
significant problems for those using assistive technology such as screen
reading or screen magnification software. In nearly every instance, respondents
indicated features that were inaccessible. To read the full report, go to <a
href="http://www.afb.org/Section.asp?SectionID=3&TopicID=377&DocumentID=4492">www.afb.org/Section.asp?SectionID=3&TopicID=377&DocumentID=4492</a>.
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