JAWS and Blackboard

Norm: So, I want to go to Blackboard, and using a keystoke alternative, control O.

JAWS: Control O, open dialogue. Type the internet address of a document or folder, w-w-w period c-o-u-r-s-e-s period m-a-i-n-e period e-d-u.

Norm: And press enter

JAWS: Enter. Page has two frames and three links. Nav frame graphic Blackboard. Link Login. Link Course Catalogue. Nav frame and content frame. Blackboard 5.

Norm: To move around the screen when you don't use a mouse you use the tab key.

JAWS: Tab Address edit combo, h-t-t-p colon.

Norm: So that put me in the address bar.

JAWS: Tab. Nav Frame.

Norm: Tells me I'm going to be in the Nav frame.

JAWS: Tab. Login link.

Norm: Good.

JAWS: Enter User name colon edit. Page has seven links. Edit Pass two.

Norm: User name.

JAWS: N-O-R-M. Tab. Password colon. Star-star-star-star. Tab login button.

Norm: OK, well press on login.

JAWS: Enter. Page has two frames and eighteen links. Header frame frame Blackboard five. Link My Institution left paren UNET right paren. Link Courses. Link Academic Web Resources. Link Home. Link Help. Visitor link Logout. Header frame. Frame End. Content frame. Frame Blackboard five Graphic Tools. Graphic bullet link Announcements. Graphic bullet link Calendar. Graphic bullet link Tasks. Graphic bullet link My Grades.

Norm: Having been in Blackboard before, I know what I want to look for is Courses, so let's get there.

JAWS: Shift tab tasks link, shift tab calendar link, shift tab announcements link.

Norm: I think up in the top.

JAWS: Shift tab logout link, shift tab help shift tab home link, shift tab aca-, shift tab course link.

Norm: There we go

JAWS: Enter Header frame, page has two frames and 24 links. Blackboard 5 Graphic Course Search. Edit Go button. Link Advanced Search. Graphic Search the web. Edit Go button. Course List. Courses you are teaching, colon. Link World and American History. Table with 3 columns and 2 rows. Course ID colon.