Hi Rachel,
I graduated from grad school this past August, and almost all my classes
required the use of blackboard.  I had no trouble with it, though I was
using Window Eyes, not JAWS.  I have no idea if JAWS would or would not
work, but my experience using both screen readers is that things that work
well with one screen reader usually work well with the other, with the
exception of MS Powerpoint.  So I'd say give it a shot, and request
accommodations if you find it to be inaccessible.  Good luck.
Catherine Armstrong
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From: "Rachel" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 10:54 PM
Subject: the accessibility of Blackboard


> First, let me thank those of you who responded to my query re the way in
> which JAWS interacts with Norton Internet Security.  I sincerely
appreciate
> the time that each of you takes to respond to my questions.
>
> Now here's another question for you: I'm interested in taking a class in
> which they use a program called Blackboard and am wondering about the
> accessibility of it.  From the experiences a friend of mine had with the
> program a few years ago, I know that it wasn't very accessible back
> then.  I guess I'm wondering if anyone's tried using it recently, and what
> their experiences were with it.
> Thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts.
> Rachel
>
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