[Athen] Accessible Virtual Event Platform

[Kate Deibel]

I’ll just say that despite the existence of userscripts to improve things, Whova was a major disappointment in a recent conference setting. Multiple attendees confided with me that its quirky user interface (possibly due to how the conference organizers set it up) exacerbated cognitive issues that rarely affected them on a daily basis. And this was a technology-focused conference.

Katherine (Kate) Deibel | PhD
Inclusion & Accessibility Librarian
Syracuse University Libraries
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From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> On Behalf Of Dionna Camp
Sent: Friday, April 2, 2021 7:43 PM
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Subject: [Athen] Accessible Virtual Event Platform

Hi, all!

Some folks in our institution are interested in utilizing a virtual event platform software for upcoming events. We have looked at Remo<https://tracking.vocus.io/link?id=a5f8cdd3-a188-4162-8c91-2d5b0ee3a5ea&url=https%3A%2F%2Fremo.co%2F%3Fgclid%3DCjwKCAjwgZuDBhBTEiwAXNofRIr9qqwSNTavkok5wWD8u63nS5fXG4_npF8_5lVdyNOmUmaGE9GnBBoCLJsQAvD_BwE>, but this does not work well with NVDA/JAWS. Has anyone had experiences with similar software that is more accessible that may meet our needs?

Thank you,

Dionna

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Dionna Camp, MS
Accessible Technology Specialist
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