[Athen] [EXTERNAL] Re: JAWS access in Blackboard

[Rachel Thompson]

Hi, Wink.

Ugh, that is awful. I'm asking my Bb contacts about this issue and will share if I learn anything of value.

Rachel

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Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [Athen] JAWS access in Blackboard

Rachel et al

Student reports the annotated file is only downloaded as a PDF (BB default is libre office) and while the highlights remain, there are no annotated notes attached.

So, hive mind, how can a JAWS user access instructor's annotated notes on a written project assignment in Blackboard? Is there a way to save and download the annotations so JAWS can access the comments, remarks, and notes from the instructor? The student's document was uploaded as a docx but there doesn't appear to be a way to download the graded document in any other format than a libre office PDF file.

This student has had nothing but access difficulties all along with Blackboard...who knows where they missed other instructors' annotated corrections to their work in other classes?

Any tips, suggestions, insights, or solutions would be most welcome.

Continued thanks to your collective great talent!

Wink Harner
Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production
The Foreign Type
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On Tue, Apr 20, 2021 at 10:25 AM Rachel Thompson <rsthompson2 at ua.edu<mailto:rsthompson2 at ua.edu>> wrote:
Hi, Wink.

Do you know if this was done within Bb's Annotate tool used for inline grading of assignments native to Bb or in another tool, like Turnitin?

Rachel

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Office of Information Technology
The University of Alabama<https://www.ua.edu/>
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Subject: [EXTERNAL] [Athen] JAWS access in Blackboard

Hi all,

I have a student using JAWS and has reported to me they cannot read the sidebar comments I wrote on their written project submitted in BlackBoard.. Anyone know if this is a known glitch in BB or if in fact JAWS can access these instructor annotations, what is the key combo for the student to be able to access the feedback annotated notes?

Any advice or suggestions would be most helpful!

Thanks in advance.


Wink Harner
Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production
The Foreign Type
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