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From: John E. Brandt
Date: Mar 2, 2016 12:14PM

This is terrific, Jim. We use Adobe Connect all the time and this is the best resource I have seen.

~j

John E. Brandt
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From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Jim Allan
Sent: Wednesday, March 2, 2016 12:20 PM
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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] meeting collaboration tools

I did a webinar on Adobe Connect accessibility a while back. this [1] is the handout for that webinar explaining user tools, presenter tools, and explaining the interface so attendees know what to expect.

1, http://www.tsbvi.edu/adobe-connect

On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 11:01 AM, Marc Solomon < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> In my experience, GoToMeeting and GoToWebinar have a number of
> accessibility issues that prevent full participation by users of
> screen readers (i.e. presenting or attending). Talking Communities is
> a fairly old solution but was designed to be fully accessible to those
> who use screen readers. And, Accessible Event from Serotek are two
> other options to consider. I look forward reading about other suggestions.
>
> Best,
> Marc
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Trafford, Logan
> Sent: Wednesday, March 2, 2016 11:14 AM
> To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Subject: [WebAIM] meeting collaboration tools
>
> Hi all.
>
> I'm looking for unbiased opinions pertaining to the accessibility of
> online meeting solutions such as Adobe Connect, GoTo meeting etc. I'm
> particularly interested in comments from screen reader users.
>
> In a nutshell, is there any one product that provides great features
> from a presenter perspective, but all full accessibility support from
> a meeting participant standpoint?
>
> Thanks,
> Logan
>
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Jim Allan, Accessibility Coordinator
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
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"We shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us." McLuhan, 1964