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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>If the local Moodle implementation has been done in accordance with their guidance then there should not be a problem <a href="https://docs.moodle.org/28/en/Accessibility">https://docs.moodle.org/28/en/Accessibility</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Unfortunately their developed "accessibility" theme is pretty vanilla ice cream is its presentation so users like to pretty it up and there comes the problems.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>My recommendation would be to try NVDA first, all the bad code in JAWS tends to often time create more trouble when working with open source LMS's<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Ron Stewart<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert Beach<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 10, 2016 10:06 AM<br><b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network (athen-list@u.washington.edu)<br><b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Moodle and screen readers<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hello all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have a student who is considering taking classes using Moodle (not through our institution). He is wondering what is the status of Moodle and screen readers. Does Moodle play nicely with JAWS and/or NVDA?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for any feedback.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Robert Lee Beach<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Assistive Technology Specialist<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kansas City Kansas Community College<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>7250 State Avenue<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kansas City, KS 66112<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>913-288-7671<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:rbeach@kckcc.edu">rbeach@kckcc.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>