[Athen] Zoom Events Conference and Webex accessibility

[Monica Olsson]

Hi Lori,

I have been told more than once by everyday/full-time screen reader users that Zoom currently provides a more accessible user experience than Webex. I personally think that Zoom also does a better job documenting their product's accessibility status than Webex does.




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Monica M. Olsson (she/her/hers)

Policy Associate – Accessible IT Coordinator

Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges

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Subject: [SPAM] [Athen] Zoom Events Conference and Webex accessibility


Hello!



I apologize for cross-posting.



Has anyone experienced Zoom Events Conference<https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/4421725743373-Getting-started-with-Zoom-Events-conference-lobby> or Webex Events<https://www.webex.com/events.html>? How accessible is it? Which platform is more accessible than the other? I reviewed the Zoom VPAT statement, and they were open about some areas that are not accessible for whatever reasons. I asked for a free trial to do some testing. Any information is greatly appreciated.



Thank you!



Lori Lane, M.Ed., CPACC<https://www.accessibilityassociation.org/cpacccertification>

IT Accessibility Specialist

Accessible IT Group<http://disability.illinois.edu/academic-support/aitg> (AITG)

Disability Resources and Educational Services (DRES)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign






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