Lehman Online Technologies
Below is a list of some of the technologies you have access to at Lehman with a description of some of the accessibility capabilities.
Blackboard:
Key features:
- Blackboard does not auto-caption videos.
- Compatible with JAWS and VoiceOver screen readers.
- Keyboard navigation enabled.
- “You can open Quick Links with a keyboard shortcut (Shift+Alt+L) from anywhere in a page so that it's always easy to move around.”
- High contrast can be enabled.
- Keyboard shortcuts available.
- Alternative accessible document formats - how to get them! For further reading, see Blackboard’s page on alternative formats. Want to know which format is best for you? Take the quiz here.
Turnitin:
- See Turnitin’s guide on their accessibility features at this link.
Safe Assign:
*Information forthcoming...
Respondus Lockdown Browser:
The following links from Respondus explain their accessibility features and provide support for enabling such features.
Zoom:
- Accessibility | Zoom - Quick overview of Zoom’s accessibility features.
- Accessibility - FAQ | Zoom - In-depth answers to questions about Zoom’s accessibility features, such as what keyboard shortcuts can be used.
Blackboard Collaborate Ultra:
*Information forthcoming...
VoiceThread:
- View VoiceThread’s accessibility tools and instructions to use them at this link here.
YUJA:
- Faculty can add auto-captions, which need to be edited. You may need to alert your professor if a video is not captioned.
Microsoft Office:
Follow this link for multiple articles on the accessibility features of Microsoft Office tools: Accessibility tools for Microsoft 365
Windows general:
The following links provide multiple resources for using the accessibility resources on computers with the Windows operating system.
- Accessibility Technology & Tools | Microsoft Accessibility
- Accessibility Features | Microsoft Accessibility
Mac general:
- This article shows how to enable accessibility features on Mac: Get started with accessibility features on Mac - Apple Support
- This article provides explanations of all of the accessibility features available on Mac and how to change them: Change Accessibility settings on Mac - Apple Support