Accessing Discussion Topics from the Elearning Content Page or from the Communication Menu

Navigating to Discussions from the Elearning Content Page:

1. From the Course Home page, press Insert+F7 to bring up the links list dialog.
2. Press C to navigate to CONTENT.
3. Press ENTER to move to the CONTENT page.
4. Going to the Desired Module from your CONTENT Page.
5. Press Insert+F7 to bring up the links list dialog.
6. Use the Down Arrow to navigate to the desired module. You may also press the first letter of the desired module.
7. Press ENTER to load that module.

Once in the MODULE:

Press R to navigate to the MAIN REGION.

Press H for the Module Topics. This heading will announce the number of topics.

Going to and Reading a Discussion Topic

1. Press the Down Arrow to find the Discussion topic.
2. Press Enter to load the Discussion page.
3. From the Discussion page, Press R to navigate to the MAIN REGION.
4. Press H to move to the topic heading.
5. Press Down Arrow to read the topic.

Starting a New Thread from the Content Page

1. From the Course Home page, Press B to navigate by button and navigate to Communication.
2. Press the Enter key (this will take you to a Discussion page and the cursor will land in an edit box where you can create the subject for your Discussion post).
3. Use the Tab key to navigate forward and the Shift-Tab key to navigate backward through this page. On this page, there are two Edit Boxes. The first is where you write the Subject; between this edit box and the next is the Formatting options for your main post. Past the Formatting will be the Edit Box for the main body of your post. Below this, there are two buttons, Cancel and Post.
4. Once you press Enter on the Post button, JAWS will announce that you have posted your Thread and will take you back to the top of the Discussion page.

You may also start a New Thread from the Communication page in your class

Starting a New Thread from the Discussions Page

From the COURSE HOME page:

1. Press B to navigate by button and navigate to Communication.
2. Press Enter to expand Communication Menu.
3. Press the Tab key once to turn the Communication Menu into a list view.
4. Use the Down Arrow key to navigate to the Discussion.
5. Press enter on Discussion to load the Discussions Page.
6. Press Insert+F7 to bring up the Links List dialog.
7. Use the Down Arrow to navigate to the desired Discussion title. You may also press the first letter of the desired Discussion title.
8. Press ENTER to load that Discussion.

Once in the Discussion:

1. Press R to navigate to the MAIN REGION.
2. Press H to move to the topic heading.
3. Press Down Arrow to read the topic.
4. To start a New Thread, press B to navigate to Start a New Thread.
5. Press the Enter key (this will take you to a Discussion page and the cursor will land in an edit box where you can create the subject for your Discussion post).
6. Use the Tab key to navigate forward and the Shift-Tab key to navigate backward through this page. On this page, there are two Edit Boxes. The first is where you write the Subject; between this edit box and the next is the Formatting options for your main post. Past the Formatting will be the Edit Box for the main body of your post. Below this, there are two buttons, Cancel and Post.

Once you press Enter on the Post button, JAWS will announce that you have posted your Thread and will take you back to the top of the Discussion page.