Thread Subject: Re: FW: Meeting Time

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From: Gregg Vanderheiden
Date: Wed, Oct 18 2006 2:35 PM

This sounds VERY interesting.

Do you have the URI?
Have you used it?

Jim Thatcher - can you look at the interface for accessibility when Jim
posts the URI?

I'll bet all the groups would like to know about this if it checks our
accessible.

Gregg

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Gregg C Vanderheiden Ph.D.
Professor - Ind. Engr. & BioMed Engr.
Director - Trace R & D Center
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = [mailto:teitac-general-
> = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ] On Behalf Of Jim Tobias
> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 12:23 PM
> To: 'TEITAC General Interface Accessibility Subcommittee'
> Subject: Re: [teitac-general] FW: Meeting Time
>
> Given Hajime's response, should we audioconference via High Speed
> Conferencing instead? It's the only one I've found so far that allows
> both
> Skype and POTS lines, allows hundreds of lines, and is free (although not
> toll-free). I can't vouch for the accessibility of the web interface (not
> needed for participation), nor does it have handraising.
>
> ***********
> Jim Tobias
> Inclusive Technologies
> = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
> +1.732.441.0831 v/tty
> skype jimtobias
> www.inclusive.com
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Yamada@TOYO-UNIV [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ]
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 11:31 AM
> > To: 'TEITAC General Interface Accessibility Subcommittee'
> > Subject: Re: [teitac-general] FW: Meeting Time
> >
> > Thank you for your offer, Jim.
> >
> > Yes, if I can use Skype, it saves my cost. I welcome your arrangement.
> >
> > But serious reason is as follow (Do not laugh):
> >
> > I can spend 24 hours using only English with a couple of people.
> > I can attend meetings in English only that continue 10 hours
> > or longer catching all the major discussions except jargons
> > you sometimes use.
> > But for tele-conference, I can not survive longer than 30 or
> > 60 min. Such tele-conference causes headache especially when
> > using traditional telephone sets. I do not know the reason
> > but one may be difficulty in identifying voice. (For you at
> > least identifying me is easy. The one who speaks Japanese
> > English is Yamada Hajime.)
> >
> > Here in Germany, I can only use traditional telephone sets.
> > That makes me hesitate to participate in coming
> > tele-conference. If Skype can be used, because I can use
> > headsets, It is worth to try.
> >
> > Hajime Yamada
> >
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > Hajime, could you attend the voice call by Skype if we set
> > that up?
> > > How about other members not in North America?
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >

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