[Athen] Accessible Web conferencing

[Howard Kramer]

Thanks Ken. That's very helpful.

-Howard

On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 8:29 AM, Ken Petri <petri.1 at osu.edu> wrote:


> Hi Howard,

>

> We have done some testing recently, as OSU is attempting to move toward

> enterprise-wide support for a virtual classroom/distance learning tool.

>

> TC Conference is highly accessible--captioning, full keyboard and screen

> reader accessibility.

>

> Elluminate/BbCollaborate has been working on accessibility in a consortium

> with university participation for more than a year and has made real

> strides. It is more powerful and full featured than TC.

>

> Significantly, Adobe Connect version 8 (latest release) has very

> substantial improvements over previous versions. It is certainly worth a

> look. The current limitation with this Flash/Flex-based solution, however,

> is that, for the best accessibility with a screen reader, users will need to

> use JAWS and open Connect within Internet Explorer (rather than in the the

> Connect add-in.)  Accessibility is more limited with other screen

> reader/browser combinations. Keyboard accessibility within the add-in is

> very good--almost complete, and generally very well implemented, using F6 to

> move between "pods," for example. Currently Flash is not accessible to

> VoiceOver on the Mac, though Adobe has promised improvements in the next few

> point versions.

>

> I don't want to mention by name the other platforms we looked at--but TC,

> Connect, and Elluminate were far and away the best for accessibility amongst

> platforms we evaluated in this latest round. We will re-test in the Spring,

> considering our process moves forward (certainly not a guarantee, given

> tight budgets).

>

> If you want to call me some time, Howard, I can go into a bit more detail.

>

> ken

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>

>

> On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 1:39 AM, Nicaise D <ndogbo at gmail.com> wrote:

>

>>  Using a screen reader, WebEx isn't. You can only access the menu bar and

>> menu items to share your desktop once control is given to you. You can't for

>> instance independently take nor pass control, and so many other things you

>> can't do. You can't even create an account independently because of the

>> visual only captcha.

>> Thx,

>> Nicaise

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>> *From:* athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] *On

>> Behalf Of *Howard Kramer

>> *Sent:* Monday, December 20, 2010 5:16 PM

>> *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network

>> *Subject:* [Athen] Accessible Web conferencing

>>

>> Hello All:

>>

>> I've heard from Terry that Elluminate is the most accessible Web

>> Conferencing service. Does anyone know about WebEx or services from Qwest or

>> Verizon? Does anyone know if their services/platform are accessible?

>>

>> Thanks,

>> Howard

>>

>> --

>> Howard Kramer

>> AHG Conference Coordinator

>> Access Specialist

>> 303-492-8672

>> fax: 492-5601

>> Disability Services

>> Division of ODECE- achieving excellence through diversity and inclusion

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Howard Kramer
AHG Conference Coordinator
Access Specialist
303-492-8672
fax: 492-5601
Disability Services
Division of ODECE- achieving excellence through diversity and inclusion
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