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Re: Blackboard Collaborate and JAWS?

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From: Greg Kraus
Date: Feb 18, 2015 2:12PM

Collaborate uses Java, so presumably the user has a new enough version
of Java to have the Java Access Bridge installed automatically.

Once inside of Collaborate it is fairly accessible. Here are the
keyboard shortcuts for using Collaborate.

https://help.blackboard.com/en-us/Learn/Building_Blocks/Blackboard_Collaborate/Instructor/50_Keyboard_Navigation_Blackboard_Collaborate

Greg
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Greg Kraus
University IT Accessibility Coordinator
NC State University
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http://go.ncsu.edu/itaccess


On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 4:06 PM, Weissenberger, Todd M
< <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> Does anyone have good insight on how well Blackboard Collaborate works with JAWS? We have a program that uses Collaborate, and a JAWS user who will be participating.
>
> Thanks,
> Todd
>
> T.M. Weissenberger
> Web Accessibility Coordinator
> Information Technology Services
> University of Iowa
>
> 319-384-3323
>
> > >