Yes, it's similar. And someone who has current access to Canvas should check this out specifically because it has been about 18 months for me and of course things do change. But it was a show stopper for sure.
On Apr 2, 2014, at 7:12 AM, Mike Busboom <mbusb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi. > > Are these chat features analogous to the Bulletin Board facility that is > found in BlackBoard? I know that a lot of visually-impaired people had > problems with this and for me, it was a show-stopper. > > Mike > > On 2,Apr,2014, at 4:03 AM, Deb Lewis <deblewi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I had to use the chat features for example. I could definitely read >> assignments. But this was a chatting class where you had to chat daily. >> Some of the screens didn't even show up unless you did a refresh for each >> screen. I hope that has improved, but I was not impressed and neither were >> some formal reviewers from WebAIM. >> >> >> On Apr 1, 2014, at 8:25 AM, Devin Prater <d.pra...@me.com> wrote: >> >>> That's interesting. I, and many blind students at my school, well the ones >>> that use technology in the first place, use it fairly well, at least with >>> simply turning in assignments and reading the assignments. I do wish, >>> however, that canvas allowed one to read the assignment while answering it. >>> >>> Sent from my iPod >>> >>>> On Apr 1, 2014, at 10:09, Deb Lewis <deblewi...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> It was one of the most miserable experiences I ever had. >>>> Supposedly Canvas has been declared accessible by the NFB. They must have >>>> gotten big bucks for that one because frankly it didn't work well with any >>>> browser on any platform. There is a major accessibility commentary on it >>>> that I might be able to find a link too, pretty scathing overall. If I >>>> were a student, I'd be filing a complaint with my university on this one >>>> for sure. I was taking an extension course and ultimately dropped it after >>>> trying lots of workarounds people suggested. Safari was about my worst >>>> experience. >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Apr 1, 2014, at 5:24 AM, Mike Busboom <mbusb...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi. >>>>> >>>>> Has anyone ever used a Learning Management platform called Canvas? If >>>>> so, can you tell me how usable it is from an accessibility standpoint? >>>>> Will it work well with Safari on the Mac? Instructure, the company that >>>>> produces canvas has also created apps for the iPad. 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