[NABS-L] Blackboard accessibility?

[Sandra Gayer]

Hello,
Thank you both, it's a great help and reassuring. Thanks also for the
email address.

Very best wishes,
Sandra.

On 4/5/23, Jen & Parmesan McEachen via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Good day:
>
> My post-secondary institut8ion uses Blackboard, and I used it on both a
> Windows 10 and 11 PC without issue. There are small glitches, but overall, I
> find BB quite good. Canvas and BB are the two most commonly-used Learning
> platforms that seem to work quite well with different screen-readers.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Jen
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Cc: Cricket Bidleman <cricketbidleman at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NABS-L] Blackboard accessibility?
>
> Hey Sandra,
>
> Great question. I’ve actually never used it. My schools all did Canvas,
> although one was testing something called Naviance before choosing canvas. I
> know that feedback on accessibility of blackboard was very very good a few
> years ago, but unsure how that has developed. I’d recommend emailing our
> Center for Excellence in Nonvisual Access for some help, tips, etc. You can
> reach them at access at nfb.org. Let me know if you need help getting in touch
> with them more directly. Thanks.
>
> Best,
> Cricket
>
>
>
>> On Apr 5, 2023, at 15:03, Sandra Gayer via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>  Hello Everyone,
>> I'm exploring the idea of doing a Masters at a particular university.
>> It is online and they use Blackboard to deliver "lectures and slides,
>> in realtime." How accessible is Blackboard? I use a PC, running
>> Windows 10, if that helps. I've heard positive things about Apple
>> products but what about Windows computers?
>>
>> Any thoughts would be appreciated.
>> Very best wishes,
>> Sandra.
>>
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