Thanks Ken. That's very helpful.<div><br></div><div>-Howard<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 8:29 AM, Ken Petri <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:petri.1@osu.edu">petri.1@osu.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div>Hi Howard,</div><div><br></div><div>We have done some testing recently, as OSU is attempting to move toward enterprise-wide support for a virtual classroom/distance learning tool.</div>
<div><br></div>TC Conference is highly accessible--captioning, full keyboard and screen reader accessibility. <div>
<br></div><div>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.<div><br>
</div><div>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.</div>
<div><br></div><div>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).</div>
<div><br></div><div>If you want to call me some time, Howard, I can go into a bit more detail.<br clear="all"><br>ken<br>---<br> Ken Petri <br> Program Director, OSU Web Accessibility Center<br> 102D Pomerene Hall, 1760 Neil Avenue<br>
Columbus, Ohio 43210<br> Office: 614.292.1760<br> Mobile: 614.218.1499<br> Fax: 614.292.4190<div> Web: <a href="http://wac.osu.edu" target="_blank">wac.osu.edu</a><br> Email: <a href="mailto:petri.1@osu.edu" target="_blank">petri.1@osu.edu</a></div>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div></div><div class="h5">On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 1:39 AM, Nicaise D <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ndogbo@gmail.com" target="_blank">ndogbo@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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you can't do. You can't even create an account independently because of the
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<font size="2" face="Tahoma"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org" target="_blank">athen-bounces@athenpro.org</a>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org" target="_blank">athen-bounces@athenpro.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Howard
Kramer<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 20, 2010 5:16 PM<br><b>To:</b> Access
Technology Higher Education Network<br><b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Accessible Web
conferencing<br></font><br></div><div><div></div><div>
<div></div>Hello All:
<div><br></div>
<div>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?</div>
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<div>Thanks,</div>
<div>Howard<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Howard Kramer<br>AHG Conference
Coordinator<br>Access Specialist<br>303-492-8672<br>fax: 492-5601<br>Disability
Services<br>Division of ODECE- achieving excellence through diversity and
inclusion<br></div>
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