[Athen] accessibility VDI

[Cassie Kilroy Thompson]

It can mean many things, but in this instance, I believe that Joseph was
referring to a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (or Interface)

~~Cassie
Cassie Kilroy Thompson
Advising & Accessibility Specialist, Office of Student Disability Services
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On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 12:29 PM, Villanueva, K-leigh <kvillanueva at lee.edu>
wrote:


> What is a VDI? I am newer to some technology stuff. K-Leigh

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> K-leigh Villanueva, MA

> Lee College

> Counselor for Students with Disabilities

> Appointments: 281-425-6217

> Phone: 832-556-4069

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> Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy® Note 4.

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> -------- Original message --------

> From: Joseph Sherman <Joseph.Sherman at cuny.edu>

> Date: 10/5/16 11:04 AM (GMT-06:00)

> To: Access Technology Higher Education Network <

> athen-list at u.washington.edu>

> Subject: [Athen] accessibility VDI

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> Has anyone implemented an accessibility VDI? I’d be interested in some

> details on implementation. It is my understanding that VDI do not interact

> with the local machine applications or other VDIs. Therefore an

> accessibility VDI would need any and all software a user might need as well

> as complete internet access.

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> Also, I’ve found the VMware Horizon client itself is not completely

> accessible, especially via the keyboard.

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> Thank you.

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> Joseph

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