[real-eyes] Blackboard Earns Certification for Accessibility to Blind Students
- From: Robert Beach <rbeach@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 09:05:44 -0500
Hey all,
I thought some of you might find this interesting.
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Blackboard Earns Certification for Accessibility to Blind Students
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/08/13/qt#235367
The National Federation of the Blind Thursday gave Blackboard, the e-learning
giant, its top accessibility certification. Blackboard is the first
learning-management company to earn the certification, although federation
spokesman Chris Danielsen says the group had not tested all of Blackboard's
competitors. Given that learning-management systems are so critical to modern
education, it started working with Blackboard; the company was able to make a
number of accessibility improvements in its latest version, released in the
spring. Since Blackboard is by far the biggest player in the
learning-management market, the federation's stamp of approval represents a big
step for the visually impaired in an age when such online tools have become
crucial even to brick-and-mortar institutions, Danielsen says.
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Robert Lee Beach
Assistive Technology Specialist
Kansas City Kansas Community College
7250 State Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66112
913-288-7671
rbeach@xxxxxxxxx
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