[nabs-l] accessibility of blackboard

[Cindy Bennett]

Ok, here's what i discovered about the discussions. There should be a
link, create printable view, and that allowed me to read the
discussion topics for some reason.

Cindy

On 11/17/10, Jewel S. <herekittykat2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I tried to use the discussion boards on Blackboard 9.1 (using JAWS
> 11), and could not post. I could read others' posts, but there was
> literally no edit box for my post for me to post a reply or my own
> topic. I don't know if this was just me, but I found it very
> problematic. The chat is also not accessible, if I remember right.
>
> Everything else, as far as I saw, was fully accessible. Grades,
> handouts, quizzes (taking a quiz on Blackboard is easy!), and so on.
>
> Not all schools have updated to Blackboard 9.1, however, so check
> which version your school has and encourage them to update if they
> don't have 9.1, the most accessible version.
>
> On 11/17/10, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:
>> It was announced this past summer, at NFB Convention that Version 9.1
>> of Blackboard was fully accessible.  I would guess you would also
>> need a recent version of your screen reader to have the most success.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> At 10:10 AM 11/16/2010, you wrote:
>>>Hi All,
>>>
>>>Is Blackboard more accessible now?  What about the discussion
>>>boards?  In the past I could not write on the board and post my
>>>assignments because I could not find the button with jaws. I'll be
>>>taking an online class or two that uses black board and hope there's
>>>no access issues.
>>>
>>>I use jaws.
>>
>>
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>
> --
> ~Jewel
> Check out my blog about accessibility for the blind!
> Treasure Chest for the Blind: http://blindtreasurechest.blogspot.com
>
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Cindy Bennett
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