I'm not a Blackboard user, but my sighted wife is a teacher, and she
said the new Blackboard she's using this semester is very different from
the previous version of Blackboard she was using last spring. It's
possible that the new version of Blackboard still has some accessibility
kinks that need to be worked out.

On 12/09/12 18:52, Everett Gavel wrote:
> Hi John, and all,
> 
> Here's part of a press release from 2010 that says it should be
> accessible nowadays. Curious that your friend's having trouble. I've
> learned in past years, though, it might simply be that your friend
> doesn't yet know JFW well enough to work it smoothly. Meaning it may,
> but also may  not be, a problem with the Blackboard system. No offense
> meant to your friend. It's just, all too often, that the user is at
> least part of the problem. Anyway, here's something about it:
> 
> 
> "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> Release Date: Thursday, March 25, 2010.
> Category: National
> National Federation of the Blind and Blackboard to Demonstrate New
> Accessibility Features at CSUN
> Blackboard Learn Platform Brings Accessibility Enhancements for the Blind
> San Diego, California (March 25, 2010): The National Federation of the
> Blind (NFB), the nation's leading advocate for equal education for blind
> students, and Blackboard Inc., will present and demonstrate the new
> accessibility features of the Blackboard LearnT platform at the
> California State University, Northridge, (CSUN) 25th annual
> International Technology & Persons with Disabilities conference, held in
> San Diego, CA, March 22-27. The presentation of Blackboard's improved
> and more accessible experience will ... "
> 
> Full story at:
> www.nfb.org/node/1075
> 
> 
> 
> Strive On!
> Everett
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "John McCann" <[log in to unmask]>
>> Well, I got a call from a friend of mine last night who is starting (or
>> attempting) to take some college courses on line, and he's apparently
>> having
>> some difficulty with Blackboard and JAWS.  I vaguely remember hearing
>> several months or years back that Blackboard wasn't really accessible.
>> Can anyone update me on this; particularly whether Blackboard is, or
>> can be
>> made, accessible to someone using the JAWS screen-reading program?
>>
> 
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