[NABS-L] SimNet by McGraw Hill

[Todd Orlowski]

Id contact McGraw Hill directly with the issue and see if they have of can
make jaws scripts.
Todd

On Sat, Jan 18, 2025, 2:02 PM Sidney Horn via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
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> I have never used this platform before. I am no help. Haha! I'm sorry
> about that...
> Can your professor give you an alternative or something if this doesn't
> pan out?
> Sidney
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> Cc: Kelsey Nicolay <piano.girl0299 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NABS-L] SimNet by McGraw Hill
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> Hello,
> have not experiencedwith yet, I am now nervous for what I might have to
> deal with when I go for my MBA since I will probably have to take a
> computer course. alth I
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> > On Jan 18, 2025, at 10:24 AM, Merlyn Hileman via NABS-L <
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> > Good morning, I am taking a course called Business Computer
> Applications this semester at my community college. Some of the assignments
> require us to do simulated labs working with Microsoft Office concepts. The
> lab assignments and quizzes use the SimNet platform from McGraw Hill. As my
> disability services office and I discovered yesterday, SimNet does not work
> with JAWS. It seems to literally simulate an Excel spreadsheet or Access
> database on the screen, with places highlighted visually depending on the
> question/task. The student is expected t        o click with their mouse on
> the correct area of the screen. We also have lab projects, which are
> thankfully completed on our own computers using the actual MS Office suite.
> SimNet seems to only be a guide or introduction to show students what the
> programs look like. The problem for screen reader users is that normal
> keyboard navigation is not supported in SimNet. When I attempted my first
> pre-assessment, pressing the arrow keys to read the data on screen resulted
> in the question being marked incorrect. SimNet registered my keystrokes as
> an attempt to give an answer. It seems McGraw Hill is aware that this
> product is not accessible. Before starting the test, I got a message
> stating that SimNet is not designed for screen readers. And according to my
> DDS office, previous students have had issues with it in other courses.
> There is even apparently a document on the publisher's website with tips
> for instructors to modify their SimNet curriculum to make it usable by
> people with screen readers. Has anyone taken a course requiring SimNet? How
> did you and your instructor work through the accessibility issues? I have
> never heard of SimNet before this course, and my instructor has never had a
> blind student, so we are both kind of at a loss. Any help would be greatly
> appreciated! Merlyn
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