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From: JP Jamous
Date: Jun 8, 2017 12:57PM

Todd,

I used it with JAWS 17 using the provided scripts and noticed that it is accessible enough. Some areas are harder to reach as the UI was created in a way that made it difficult for the JAWS scripts to interact with it.

If you have the proper JAWS scripts, it should be safe to upgrade. If not, then forget it as it does not read anything without the scripts.

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From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Weissenberger, Todd M
Sent: Thursday, June 8, 2017 1:49 PM
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Subject: [WebAIM] Skype for Business

Colleagues,

Our campus is making ready to convert our telephony systems to VoIP using Skype for Business. Aspects of this service will include making/receiving phone calls, voice mail, instant messaging, contact management, and other unified communication services.

Is anyone willing to share experiences with VoIP rollouts and especially Skype for Business? Are there TTY, voice-to-text, user interface, or other issues we should be on the lookout for? Anything exceptionally menacing on the horizon?

Thanks for any input!

Cheers,
Todd

Todd M. Weissenberger
I.T. Accessibility Coordinator
Information Security and Policy Office
University of Iowa
319-384-3323

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