I can't speak to the accessibility from an instructor's point of view, but both my grad school and current employer use blackboard as a way of posting info. Most things are accessible, even though some may be cumbersome. Finding files to download and announcements are fairly simple to do. Posting to discussion boards and managing threads are more cumbersome but doable. Hope this is helpful.
-Greg On Aug 24, 2013, at 12:00 PM, Matt Dierckens <matt.dierck...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi. > I would like to know this as well, as my girlfriend is possibly getting a mac > and has to use blackboard. > > Matt Dierckens > matt.dierck...@gmail.com > > IOS and Macintosh User support, Windsor area > Sight Substitution Centre > > On 2013-08-24, at 11:51 AM, Jamie Pauls <jamiepa...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Greetings, all: >> >> I teach a music appreciation class at a local community college in my area. >> This semester, I am required to use Blackboard in the instruction of my >> class. Fortunately, I am not required to use many of the functions of >> Blackboard. A very basic use of the system is all that is required. While >> Blackboard is definitely accessible on Windows especially when using NVDA >> and Jaws, it takes quite a bit of work to really learn to use the system >> with a screen reader. I am perfectly happy to use Windows to access >> Blackboard unless the site works significantly better with Safari on the >> Mac. Are there any instructors on this list who can shed some light on the >> subject? The student perspective is welcome as well, but I especially wish >> to hear from instructors. I've been a part of mailing lists long enough to >> not be upset by dead silence, so if nobody has any words of wisdom for me, I >> am ok with a complete lack of response on this thread. >> >> Thanks for all responses. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
