[nabs] using blackboard

Thu Nov 18 03:14:51 GMT 2010

I have found that Blackboard seems to work better with Firefox.
Rhonda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rhonda Partain" <partain319 at bellsouth.net>
To: "Discussion list for NABS,National Alliance of Blind Students." 
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Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 10:12 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs] using blackboard

> If you use insert f 7 to get a list of links, you can choose  show course 
> menu in a separate window
> then you will see links for course content, grades, announcements, grades, 
> discussion board and so forth.
> That is some easier to use since it takes  away all the other elements you 
> don't  need when trying to work with only one class.
> Rhonda
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dornetta" <dornetta at gmail.com>
> To: "Discussion list for NABS,National Alliance of Blind Students." 
> <nabs at acb.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 9:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs] using blackboard
>
>
>> Laura, I am not sure when that key stroke became available but I just 
>> love it. The insert F7 key stroke only gives you a links list. Laura, can 
>> you access it with the version you are useing?
>> "Just because you are blind, does not mean you lack vision"-Stevie Wonder
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Rhonda Partain" <partain319 at bellsouth.net>
>> To: "Discussion list for NABS,National Alliance of Blind Students." 
>> <nabs at acb.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 6:10 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nabs] using blackboard
>>
>>
>>> Insert f 7 will give you a list of links,  say for instance, course 
>>> content, my grades, discussion, announcements and so on. I make a place 
>>> marker to make it easy to find the links I use most.
>>> Here is a link for a tutorial for  blackboard and Jaws
>>> http://www.csupomona.edu/~ehelp/blackboard/accessibility/screen_reader_tutorial_version7.html
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Laura Glowacki" <orangebutterfly87 at gmail.com>
>>> To: "Discussion list for NABS,National Alliance of Blind Students." 
>>> <nabs at acb.org>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 6:01 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs] using blackboard
>>>
>>>
>>>> Oh wow, I'd never heard of that keystroke before!  Does anyone
>>>> know with which version this keystroke became available?
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Dornetta" <dornetta at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "Discussion list for NABS,National Alliance of Blind
>>>> Students." <nabs at acb.org>; "Ashley Bramlett"
>>>> <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 10:42 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs] using blackboard
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi Ashley,
>>>> My school currently uses Desire 2 Learn (D2L) which works
>>>> perfect. This past
>>>> summer one of my classes or instructors used blackboard feature
>>>> for my
>>>> sociology  class and I can say it was a pita (pain in the $$). It
>>>> was not
>>>> assessible and I was useing JAWS 11 point something.  I had to go
>>>> to the
>>>> I.T. department and have them to extract all of the course
>>>> materials that
>>>> used that feature in order for my to complete which was not bad
>>>> since when
>>>> they extracted it...it also gave me the answers so no complaints
>>>> from me
>>>> there. :-) It was the quizzes  which only had small point values
>>>> but helped
>>>> out a great deal with the major tests. :-)  I have an suggesstion
>>>> though,
>>>> have you tried useing the JAWS feature insert + F3 which will
>>>> give you a
>>>> list of html elements like block quotes list, buttons lists,
>>>> anchors list,
>>>> edit list, form fields list, etc... just hit B until you get to
>>>> button list,
>>>> and enter and a box will appear with all the buttons that are on
>>>> the page.
>>>> Hope this helps,
>>>> Netta
>>>> "Just because you are blind, does not mean you lack
>>>> vision"-Stevie Wonder
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "NABS Student Advocate Editor"
>>>> <editor.acbstudents at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>; "Discussion
>>>> list for
>>>> NABS,National Alliance of Blind Students." <nabs at acb.org>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 12:21 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs] using blackboard
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Ashley,
>>>>>   I graduated in May, so haven't used Blackboard since last
>>>>> fall or
>>>>> so (last semester of undergrad I did student teaching so had no
>>>>> reason
>>>>> for Blackboard). Anyway, I was always able to post on
>>>>> discussion
>>>>> boards and such; I think i had JAWS 8 on my computer though.
>>>>> So, as
>>>>> sometimes happens, maybe older versions do provide more
>>>>> accessibility.
>>>>> You could always give it a test run if you're concerned; try
>>>>> accessing
>>>>> the features from your other classes that used Blackboard and
>>>>> see if
>>>>> you have the same issues. Just a thought.
>>>>>
>>>>> - Caitlin
>>>>>
>>>>> On 11/16/10, Ashley  Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>> I use jaws 11 now but will soon have 12.  Do tests and
>>>>>> discussion forums
>>>>>> work alright on it?  Jaws could not click on the buttons in
>>>>>> the past.  My
>>>>>> limited use this semester to locate class assignments and
>>>>>> documents has
>>>>>> gone
>>>>>> alright.  But I have not used the other more interactive
>>>>>> features in this
>>>>>> version.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ashley
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