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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