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From: Robert Fentress
Date: Apr 4, 2016 2:47PM

Hi, Lucy.

We tested both the Teacher and Student interfaces to some degree. Due to
the complexity involved, we were not able to test everything, but we
covered both roles to some extent. We tested with both JAWS and NVDA, as
well as VoiceOver and the results did differ in interesting and important
ways, I think. We did not really generalize to say screen reader users as a
whole could do a certain thing, though I suppose one could make that
analysis to some degree from the data.

Best,
Rob

On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 4:32 PM, Lucy Greco < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> thanks for sharing this. i have to questions.
>
> 1 why didn't you test the instructor interface.?
> second i see several references to how jaws did some thing or did not
> do some thing i.e. in a dialog jaws users were able to read content out
> side of the dialog.in your introduction you spoke about using nvda was the
> testing results different for nvda? if not you should indicate for the
> screen reader user not for jaws. i think from my experience with the system
> in nvda you are using the turn jaws to mean all screen readers. please
> confirm lucy
>
> Lucia Greco
> Web Accessibility Evangelist
> IST - Architecture, Platforms, and Integration
> University of California, Berkeley
> (510) 289-6008 skype: lucia1-greco
> http://webaccess.berkeley.edu
> Follow me on twitter @accessaces
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 9:02 AM, Hadi Rangin < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> > [Sorry for cross-posting]
> >
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > We are finally ready to publish the result of Canvas Accessibility
> Testing
> > & Evaluation Project.
> > Thanks to Instructure and all colleagues and friends who collaborated on
> > this complex and time-consuming project.
> >
> > You can find the comprehensive report, testing & evaluation results, as
> > well as the CSUN 2016 presentation at:
> > http://blog.bargirangin.com/2016/04/canvas-testing-evaluation-cate.html
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Hadi Rangin
> > IT Accessibility Specialist
> > Mary Gates Hall 064C
> > University of Washington
> > Phone: (206) 685-4144, Direct: (206) 221-1532
> > E-mail: <EMAIL REMOVED> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > >



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