I've used BlackBoard both as a student and instructor, and as a parent of an upper elementary school child and have not had problems using it with JAWS over the past 3 to 4 years. However, maybe there is a new and improved version out there that is no longer accessible.
Contacting your school's I.T. folks was a good first step, but I think it is time to move on to the next step. If your school has an Office of Disability Services, you need to contact them immediately so that they can work with you and your instructor to come up with a reasonable accommodation. You do not want to wait and let this thing snowball to the point of it hurting you and your grade. I have 20 years of experience with accommodations in the post secondary level. You are welcome to contact me off list if you would like to discuss this further. Annette Carr [EMAIL PROTECTED] (New e-mail address) [EMAIL PROTECTED] (old and soon to be gone e-mail account) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Flor Lynch Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 8:29 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: *****SPAM***** Re: [JAWS-Users] using Jaws with blackboard system Obviously, the IT people there do not have sufficient power to change the e-modus operandi. - budget constraints from hier up the bureaucracy, and what not. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Hallsworth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 9:11 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] using Jaws with blackboard system Jason and all, I have an opinion on this. If the university in question knows darn well that Blackboard is difficult for all students, not just VI students, then why are they using it in the first place? Couldn't they just use Moodle or some other VLE instead? At least with Moodle JAWS can access it no problem as there's no Java, as far as I can tell anyway. Sorry for the ranting, but there goes my two pence worth anyway, smiles. ----- Original Message ----- >From: "jason smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 8:35 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] using Jaws with blackboard system > Hi list, especially those uni students on the list. I have been having > a lot of problems accessing my uni website for my Psychology studies. > The uni has began using a thing called "blackboard learning system". > it uses some Java and so obviously gives Jaws problems. Have any of > the students on list been able to master this system. I am able(with a > lot of use of the Jaws cursor), able to get into things I need to, but > it is very time consuming. Have spoken to the I.T guys at the uni. > They help as much as they can, but they even say it is a problem even > for students in general, not just with Jaws. > Any tips will be helpful. > thanks Jason > P.S I have XP home and Jaws 8 and I.E 6. > 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] 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] 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] 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]
