[Athen] [EXT] Using Respondus Lockdown Browser

[Lucy GRECO]

Hellohello:
 we can't expect our students to learn a new screenreader just for an an
exam. so i need to test with haws as that is what our students. use. if a
vender says use x s  screenreader i call the product inaccessible


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On Mon, Apr 11, 2022 at 9:44 AM Robert Spangler <rspangler1 at udayton.edu>
wrote:


> I used NVDA.  This is also the screen reader recommended by Respondus;

> although, I do recognize that many others will want to use JAWS.  I will

> test this at some point also.

>

> Robert

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> On Mon, Apr 11, 2022 at 11:35 AM Robert Beach <rbeach at kckcc.edu> wrote:

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>> Robert,

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>> Which screen reader did you use with no problems?

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>> Thanks.

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>> *Robert Lee Beach*

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>> *Assistive Technology Specialist* – Student Accessibility & Support

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>> Hello,

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>> This topic has come up several times in the past.  I've recently had a

>> chance to play with Respondus with a couple different pieces of AT and

>> wanted to report my findings.  I have been told in the past that Dragon

>> NaturallySpeaking does not work with Respondus, but I discovered that if

>> you disable the dictation box, it actually does!  If you go into the "Misc"

>> tab of Dragon options and uncheck the box that says "Use dictation box for

>> unsupported applications," it works.  Since Respondus is not considered a

>> supported application, the dictation box attempts to pop up and is blocked

>> by Respondus.  If you disable the dictation box, Dragon sees the edit boxes

>> on the exam and fills them when you speak.

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>> Also, Respondus worked with my screen reader without any issues.  I've

>> read, too, that Texthelp Read and Write works with Respondus, going into a

>> minimal mode so that only certain features are accessible during a test.

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>> Here is where I found this information:

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>> https://support.respondus.com/hc/en-us/articles/4409595429659-Accessibility-with-LockDown-Browser

>> <https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsupport.respondus.com%2Fhc%2Fen-us%2Farticles%2F4409595429659-Accessibility-with-LockDown-Browser&data=04%7C01%7Crbeach%40kckcc.edu%7C467b3923f8204188e99208da1bce4a62%7C23c46d06c5e342e3b848763ebb02e6ad%7C0%7C0%7C637852870064359550%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=8umnrBHa1Q3bAxwAuLLV2j%2BuHT0DsekZpg6a1JkQ60U%3D&reserved=0>

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>> Thanks,

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>> Robert

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