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Elearning Account Settings for JAWS Users

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Elearning Account Settings for JAWS users

The following is a brief guide on how to properly configure your Elearning Account Settings for optimal screen reader use.

Begin at your D2L Brightspace home page. Your D2L home page is the page you land on when you log in to D2L.

  1. Press B or Insert+Control+B to bring up the buttons list, listen for the button with your name.
  2. Push the Spacebar to expand the list.
  3. Arrow down to the Account Settings link.
  4. Press Enter to go to the Account Settings page.

You should now be on the Account Settings page. If you’re not on it already, look for “Heading Level 1, Account Settings.

On this page, you will be toggling different checkboxes and radio buttons for optimal screen reader use. The following is a list of steps to adjust your account settings.

How to Adjust Dialog Settings

You should change modal dialogs to pop-ups. To do this:

  1. Press Insert+F6 for the headings list, to find “Dialog Settings”.
  2. Hit Enter or Alt M to ‘move to dialog settings’
  3. Press Down Arrow to navigate to the options
  4. Use the Space Bar to select “Pop-ups”.

How to Adjust HTML Editor Settings

You will want to turn off the rich text editor. To do this:

  1. Press H or Insert+F6 for the headings list to find “HTML Editor Settings”.
  2. Press Down Arrow to navigate to the options.
  3. Use the Space Bar to select, “Turn off rich text editor and view source”.

How to Adjust Video Settings

To ensure JAWS can detect videos.

  1. Press H or Insert+F6 for the headings list to find “Video Settings”.
  2. Press Down Arrow to navigate to the options.
  3. Use the Space Bar to select, “Optimize video presentation for programmatically-driven assistive technologies”.

Save all the settings:

  1. Press B for the “Save and Close” button.
  2. Press Enter to save. Note: you will leave the Account Settings page, and be redirected to your Elearning home page.

Adjust the Discussion Settings

Discussion Settings must be changed on the Discussions tab. To go to the Discussions Settings, begin at your Elearning home page.

  1. Press B or Insert+Control+B to bring up the buttons list, listening for the button with your name.
  2. Push the Spacebar to expand the list.
  3. Arrow down to the “Account Settings” link.
  4. Press Enter to go to the Account Settings page. You should now be on the Account Settings page. If you’re not on it already, look for “Heading Level 1, Account Settings”.
  5. Press the Down Arrow until you hear the “Discussions tab”.
  6. Press Enter to go to the Discussions settings.

Adjust Personal Settings

  1. On the Discussions settings page, press H to jump to the “Personal Settings” heading.
  2. Use the Down Arrow to navigate to the “Always show the Discussions List pane” checkbox and make sure it’s unchecked.
  3. Press Down Arrow to navigate to the “Grid view” radio button.
  4. Press Spacebar to select the “Grid view” radio button and leave “Reading view” unselected.
  5. Press Down Arrow to navigate to the “Include Original Post in Reply” checkbox.
  6. Press Spacebar to check the box.

Adjust Grid View Settings

  1. Press H to jump to the “Grid View Settings” heading.
  2. Press Down Arrow to navigate to the “Unthreaded” radio button.
  3. Press Spacebar to check the box.
  4. Press Down Arrow for the “Show the Preview Pane” checkbox.
  5. Press Spacebar to uncheck the box.

To save the settings:

  1. Press B for the “Save and Close” button.
  2. Press Enter to save your configurations.

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