Has anybody had a similar problem with Jaws and Blackboard If you want to reply off-list, my email address is [EMAIL PROTECTED]
thanks Rich > > -----Original Message----- > From: blkbrd-l - A list for Blackboard course administrators and > faculty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Glen Parker > Sent: 06 September 2007 14:54 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Question about JAWS, 7.3, and the Discussion Board > > I was posed the following questions about a students experience with > JAWS and the 7.3 discussion board. Does anyone out there have more > experience with JAWS and what is reasonable to expect from Blackboard? > I was supporting a student yesterday that uses the JAWS reader to > navigate her laptop. She was having difficulty replying to a post > within the discussion board of her course. > Prior to this semester, she was able to post replies without > encountering any problems. Now, when she navigates to the reply > section her JAWS reader does not see any editable forms (like text > boxes) and turns the "Forms" option off. > She is able to manually restart it, but it confirms that no forms are > available. Here are the things we tried to resolve the problem: > > * Backed out of Blackboard and logged back in. A few times this > worked. Probably 2 out of 10 attempts, but I believe this was due to > the fact that her cursor was over the "Message" box already and she > may have hit her touchpad causing it to select the form. > * Tried logging in as a different user and checked how the reader > performed in a different discussion board. No differences were noted. > * I was able to manually select the field utilizing her touchpad, > but this isn't an option for her. > * I turned down the sensitivity and tapping option of the touchpad > believing that she may be inadvertently hitting the touchpad causing > her cursor to select the page outside of the "Message" text box she > was trying to edit. > > > > Is it possible that her JAWS problem with viewing the reply section > within 7.3 is due to the recent upgrade? Have any other students > utilizing readers expressed similar problems? > We did other sections within 7.3 and all seemed functional. > > THanks, GLen > > Directions to BLKBRD-L archives and settings: > http://is.asu.edu/instruction/faq/usingBLKBRD-L.html > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com To post to this group, send email to jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
