[NABS-L] Is Top Hat Accessible?

[Kendra Schaber]

Hi!
I’m glad that my information is helpful! Mind you, I have not taken
Echonomics yet. That’s why I explained it from my point of view which
happens to be from the perspective of a student in a foriegn language
class. I don’t know how Top Hat and math mix. I also don’t know how Top Hat
will mix with graphics that pertain to Echonomics. However, if it didn’t
mix well with Spanish vocabulary, I think it will have other simular areas
as well. But I totally understand the switch since I also have JAWS and
have used it for years before I ever touched NVDA. But I think you’ll do ok
with NVDA. Go to
NVDA.org
If I remember their website correctly. You should find everything you need
there. You can also google up NVDA or Nonvisual Desktop Access and find it
that way as well. I hope this helps!
Kendra

On Wed, Mar 31, 2021 at 10:09 <nspohn0 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Kendra,
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> Thanks for sharing, lots of helpful info there. I’ll have to brush up on
> NVDA because I am a Jaws user.
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> *From:* Kendra Schaber <kschaber at my.chemeketa.edu>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 31, 2021 12:59 AM
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> *Cc:* nspohn0 at gmail.com
> *Subject:* Re: [NABS-L] Is Top Hat Accessible?
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> Hi!
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> I’m currently taking Spanish where I use Top Hat almost every day I’m
> taking such classes since I’m in the middle of a 2 year course serries. In
> Top Hat, I have found that it’s most accessable with NVDA, not JAWS. Also,
> if there are immmages with vocabulary words, they are not likely
> accessible. So, if you get any vocab words, try getting them in a list or a
> more accessible form. Match items where you are suposed to drag and drop
> are either not accessible or have obscure commands. I’ve not had luck with
> them whenever I’ve run into them in Top Hat. I’m not expecting you to get
> any questions where you have to listen but in case you do, from my
> experience, Top Hat was hooked up to YouTube which is accessible with NVDA
> while on Top Hat. I warn you, it’s rather clunky so if you get any
> questions where you either write or have multiple choice, you’ll have to
> use navigation commands or spend more strokes up and down between the
> question and the answer area than in some websites or apps. If it’s K
> sensitive, you’ll be marked incorrect in less everything including
> spelling, grammor, punctuation ECT are used. I highly don’t recamend the
> Top Hat app because it’s not accessible hardly at all on an iphone. I don’t
> know if Android users have better luck with accessability to the Top Hat
> mobile app. Most blind people who I know of who’s used it; all in their own
> Spanish classes, have not particularly enjoyed it. If I were to rate it; it
> would get 3 of 5 stars on the desktop website and only 1 of 5 stars on the
> mobile app. I hope this helps!!!
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> Kendra
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> On Tue, Mar 30, 2021 at 17:45 nspohn0--- via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
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> Hi All,
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> I am taking Microeconomics this summer and the professor uses something
> called "Top Hat". Students use this website to access the textbook and
> review questions. Has anyone had experiences with Top Hat and is it
> accessible?
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> Thank You,
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> Nick
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> P.S. if this message came in twice I apologize but for some reason my first
> one was waiting for moderator approval.
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