RE: Jaws-friendly E-learning authoring software
- From: "Carpenter, Elizabeth" <ecarpenter@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 11:34:06 -0500
Hello Alex,
I've heard a product called "SoftChalk" was good but I've never tried
it. The other one I've heard of is Moodle - they say it creates
accessible e-learning, but once again, I've never tested it.
Jim Thatcher does a some work with accessible e-learning; you might get
some leads from his website: http://jimthatcher.com/
Hope that helps.
From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Alex Midence
Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2010 4:25 PM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Jaws-friendly E-learning authoring software
Good day, folks,
Firstly, I'd like to say hello again to everyone. I've been away from
this list for a while. I hope everyone is doing well. Now, on to my
question:
Does anyone know or has anyone heard of a software package for creating
e-learning materials which can be used with Jaws? There are plenty of
them that claim the stuff their software creates is jaws-accessible or
"508 compliant" as they put it but, the software used to create the
content is not accessible or the content it creates proves anything but
accessible their claims notwithstanding. So far, I've tried 3 of them,
1 sort of accessible, another that looks like it could be made to be
accessible, and a third that just looks hopeless. I've tried Studio Pro
by Articulate, Lectora Pro by Trivantis, and Toolbook by Sum Total
Systems and not a single one of them can do what I need to with Jaws.
Studio Pro works like an Add-in in powerpoint and sort of works with
Jaws except that some of the dialog boxes are chalk full of unlabeled
graphics that Jaws can't pick up. The flash content it produces,
however, is completely inaccessible with Jaws. Lectora Pro boasts and
flouts and won't shut up about how they are the "world leader in
accessible e-learning material creation" but their software is not
accessible with Jaws. It looks like it could be if you know how to
script and configure though. Toolbook is just an exercise in
frustration. You can't tab through any of their menus and Jaws can't
seem to recognize what kind of window you're in. Can anyone help?
I'm supposed to come up with an e-learning solution for my department
and then make courses using it for our recurrent training needs. As the
trainer, I need to be able to create it and also be able to access my
own creation in case any of my students need help with the material.
I'm open to anything. Anything! Well, I'd kinda like to keep the wife,
the first born and at least half the beer in my fridge but, anything
else ... Talk to me.
Thanks.
Alex
Ps Websites for the stuff I've tried are below with free trial
downloads in case a kind soul out there is interested in pounding their
head against the--I mean taking a crack at them and seeing what can be
done.
Studio 09 by articulate (turns powerpoint into flash content and has a
quiz writer and al sorts of other goodies:
http://www.articulate.com/downloads/freetrial-step1.aspx
Lectora Pro Suite by Trivantis: (most promising and most boastful about
making accessible content)
http://www.trivantis.com/resources/elearning--software-authoring/lectora
-pro-suite-trial-form
Toolbook by Sumtotal (lots of suggestions on creating Jaws-friendly
content but their software doesn't look promising)
http://www.sumtotalsystems.com/rod-trial/performance.html
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