I can also say .. I am a University of saskatchewan student, and we use blackboard. This is one of the few things about the universities that i dislike because of the lack of accessibility. Be very careful, not to be running lion, it seems to work even less with it. talk to your prof’s before you start to find out if they are posting files as a frame concept, or if they are posting the downloadable link. if they post just the downloadable link, talk to them and see if they can post everything in a .DOC format, not docx format.or as RTF files. Most will be cooperative with you over this, but just go through your class birds, and see where the problems lie. Sometimes when i download a file, sometimes it doesn’t do anything, but check your download folder after you click the file, because it may download in the background. if you have any direct questions about blackboard, please let me know, off list, id be glad to help where i can. :) On Nov 28, 2013, at 7:56 AM, David Griffith <d.griff...@btinternet.com> wrote:
> It is a while since I used Blackboard and when I did it was on a Windows > system but when I did the accessibility was extremely flaky with an, in > particular, inaccessible file viewer console. > I had limited success in downloading documents and then opening them in > their native apps but this was not always possible depending upon how the > material was posted. > In the end I succeeded in getting, as a reasonable adjustment, material > posted onto Blackboard to be emailed to me separately as an email > attachment. > > David Griffith > > -----Original Message----- > From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net > [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Ian Harrison > Sent: 28 November 2013 13:19 > To: Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility > Subject: Blackboard > > > Dear listers, > > I am looking to do a degree in the new year, as some of you may know. > > Apparently, a lot of universities in the UK use Blackboard for their virtual > learning web site and will be a key part of the resources I will need to > use. > > I have to provide an assessment of the assistance I will need for the course > and I have heard rumours that Blackboard is not very friendly for screen > readers. > > I would appreciate any comments or experience of Blackboard and any > alternative solutions should it prove not to be accessible. > > Thanks in advance > Ian > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that > the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security > strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something > unpredictable happen. > > Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by > visiting the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that > the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security > strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something > unpredictable happen. > > Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by > visiting the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
