[BlindKid] Illuminate Accessibility

Thu Dec 19 19:05:49 UTC 2019

I am more than happy to try any site you want tested--just send the URL,
user and pw which you can get from the school and I can do a video on its
accessibility.
Schools send that for me to test out for the kids we teach and many are
accessible, some are mostly accessible and others need work.

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On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 1:52 PM H Scheffer via BlindKid <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> We as parents we need to fight to get these tests accessible for our kids.
> They have an obligation to provide these as our kids are accustomed to do
> daily work, if they use a computer then they should access the test the
> same way. We are doing a disservice if we don’t fight for accessibility, we
> can do more then schools or teachers, our voices are heard over
> administrators. I don’t like reading how inaccessible a site, a test, an
> anything is, these days everyone should be able to get things done with a
> screen reader.
> Heidi
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Dec 19, 2019, at 11:44 AM, Coccovizzo,Linda A via BlindKid <
> blindkid at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hello all. Can anyone shed light on whether or not the Illuminate online
> testing site is accessible with screen readers? My girls tests are being
> brailed for them, but I'm not sure if that's because the site isn't
> accessible, or if it is just another one of those easier for the vision
> team things, instead of teaching the kids how to use it. My girls keep
> telling me it's not accessible, but I'm not sure how true that is. I also
> don't know if accessibility is determined by how accessible one test might
> be over another, based on formatting, or if all tests are in the same
> format. Obviously math tests would be a completely different story. In my
> search, I can find information on text to speech features of Illuminate,
> but those features don't relate to screen reader accessibility.
> >
> > Linda Coccovizzo
> > Seasonal Project Coordinator
> > Metropolitan Community College
> > Office: 816-604-1442
> > 3200 Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64111<
> https://www.google.com/maps/place/3200+Broadway+Blvd,+Kansas+City,+MO+64111/@39.0692582,-94.592496,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x87c0f026830efd9d:0x9e348b2b74ccfaa6!8m2!3d39.0692541!4d-94.5903073?hl=en
> >
> > linda.coccovizzo at mcckc.edu<mailto:linda.coccovizzo at mcckc.edu>
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