We've got lots in progress, but not a great deal in print. These will all be published through our Blackboard Guides (http://www.ltss.bris.ac.uk).
We've adapted the generic Blackboard assistive technology to a local focus (available on our guides). An interesting observation was that it wasn't the Blackboard interface that caused problems, with practice they became relatively proficient, it was more the file formats within. For instance, accessing powerpoint with a screen reader.
We are developing advice guides based on pilot studies on designing elearning material to enhance screen readability and the issue of dyslexia. This is transferable to Blackboard as people start to use the WYSIWYG editor, so it's not just the realm of people using html and cascading style sheets.
My main comment would be - you should think hard about how to approach the issue of dissemination accessibility advice. For instance, are people developing specific guides and workshops on everything you need to know about accessibility and Blackboard. Or are people trying to embed the issue of accessibility within all their Blackboard guides and workshops? We are taking the second approach - we've had poor responses to running generic workshops on Accessibility, and I take the view that accessibility is part of usability. The longer term vision would be to use FAQs to link to guides/workshops/elearning tutorials.
Cheers
Andy
--On 20 April 2004 10:41 +0100 Mark Gamble <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Hi All
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> Anybody providing guidance on using Blackboard to their disabled users? I know there's a link to the Bb generic stuff from the bottom of the login page - anybody going further and willing to share?
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> Regards
> Mark
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> Mark Gamble
> Head of Learning Technology Support Service, University of Luton
> Tel 07720 068605 Fax 01582 489260 Int ext 2260 / 6360 (mobex)
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Andy Ramsden,
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LTSS
University of Bristol
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