[Athen] Canvas and Dragon Naturally Speaking

[foreigntype at gmail.com]

Lori,
Note that none of the other dictation software programs, with Dragon NS
Individual Professional as the sole exception, have voice navigation except
for limited usability but is available on the iPad & Apple devices. While
Google Voice typing, built in dictation on the Windows OS and Apple devices
offer text input, the tools needed for correction, editing, saving and
updating voice profiles and vocabulary --essential tools for college level
work-- are absent outside of Dragon NS. If the student is already trained
and comfortable with Dragon, let's put some working folks' heads together
on how to build in some "how to" steps for using DNS with Canvas (and other
LMS systems).

I'm happy to be part of the solution.

In re Vicki's comment about the DNS workbook not being tagged, I did know
this and provide the link anyway because the material is very useful for
any number of users. When I use the workbook for training or conference
presentations, I excerpt the exercises I want to use and adapt. I have run
the workbook through alt-text conversion and use my own copy to work from.
I think it is still highly unusual to find vendors who are voluntarily
proactive on providing accessible (alt-text, tagged) documentation to the
public. I would be (pleasantly) surprised to see this but am not counting
on it. We could always ask Nuance as we could ask any publisher to provide
a tagged PDF of their documents & printed materials.

Wink
Wink Harner
Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production
The Foreign Type

Portland OR
foreigntype at gmail.com
480-984-0034

This email was dictated using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive
quirks, misrecognitions, or errata .


On Thu, Jan 6, 2022 at 11:24 AM Lane, Lori <lorilane at illinois.edu> wrote:


> Thanks, Catherine, for the email. I imagine it is both input and

> navigation in Canvas.

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> Lori

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> *From:* athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> *On

> Behalf Of *Stager, Catherine

> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 05, 2022 11:30 AM

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> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Canvas and Dragon Naturally Speaking

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> Hi Lori,

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> Perhaps you could clarify a bit… is it voice input or voice navigation

> that is being sought?

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> Much of how accessible the Canvas platform is depends on the

> implementation by your university. I was able to input voice text when

> working in Canvas a couple years ago, but did not attempt navigating.  I

> would have tried using mousegrid to do so.

>

> Best regards,

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> Cath

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> Catherine M. Stager

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> *From:* athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> *On

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> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 5, 2022 10:15 AM

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> *Subject:* [Athen] Canvas and Dragon Naturally Speaking

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> Does anyone know about this issue with Dragon Naturally Speaking in

> Canvas? I found that it is probably still not accessible based on using *Canvas

> with speech recognition software*

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