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From: Robert Fentress
Date: Apr 4, 2016 3:01PM

Yes, I would say, generally, if we say in the report that something didn't
work with JAWS, we are only saying that. For instance, as I understand it,
there were certain freak outs (to use the technical term) that were only
experienced with JAWS. For the specifics though, I'd make reference to the
Excel file, as it breaks things out by AT quite explicitly.

On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 4:52 PM, Lucy Greco < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> thanks rob. i wonder then in the spots of the report wair you speak about
> jaws then is it just jaws that had the problem or did nvda have the same
> problem. i.e. the dialog and jaws not beeing restricted to the dialog.
> thanks again for doing all this hard hard work 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 1:47 PM, Robert Fentress < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> > 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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> >
> >
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> >
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> > > > >



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Robert Fentress
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540.231.1255

Technology-enhanced Learning & Online Strategies
Assistive Technologies
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620 Drillfield Drive (0434)
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