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From: David Engebretson Jr
Date: Jan 10, 2019 5:18PM

I've found the player in the Google Drive to be accessible on Chrome and
Firefox using JAWS.

The problem I run into is using the Backup and Sync app that Google Drive
uses. I'm really struggling with it's UI. Sometimes it doesn't come into
focus, and when it does, it doesn't seem to be announcing all of the menu
items.

Would appreciate any thoughts and/or empathy,
David

-----Original Message-----
From: glen walker
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2019 4:10 PM
To: WebAIM Discussion List
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Accessible platform for distributing audio files

With NVDA on Firefox, google drive is passable. You have to know when you
hear "table", that the table is interactive and you can use the arrow keys
to move up/down through the table.

Also, the entire row's data is read rather than letting me navigate through
each cell (filename, owner, date modified, etc). If I know the name of the
file I'm looking for, then at least the name is first so I can ignore the
rest of the information.

I'm able to play a video via google drive and it works fine. I can get to
play/pause, volume, seek, fullscreen, captions. I suspect playing an audio
should be similar.

Plus, if all the files are posted on google drive (or some file sharing
website), I have the option to download it and play the file on whatever
player I want.


On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 2:45 PM Howard Kramer < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Thanks Lucy. Have you found Google Drive accessible? Have you ever tried
> to
> play an audio recording off the platform?
>
> -Howard
>
> On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 2:41 PM Lucy Greco < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> > I think if you put all the files and drive you might be able to create a
> > very simple Google sites page that would list them all that might be the
> > best choice
> >
> > On Thu, Jan 10, 2019, 1:37 PM Howard Kramer < <EMAIL REMOVED> wrote:
> >
> > > I'm looking for an accessible platform to post audio recordings from
> the
> > > Accessing Higher Ground conference. I could put it up on Adobe Connect
> > but
> > > that's not an optimal platform for accessibility and is a little bit
> > > of
> > > overkill for MP3 files. My tests on Google Drive and Dropbox seem to
> > > indicate Drive is more accessible, especially for playing media.
> > > Any suggestions on this would be greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Regards,
> > > Howard
> > >
> > > Howard Kramer
> > > Conference Coordinator
> > > Accessing Higher Ground
> > > 303-492-8672
> > > cell: 720-351-8668
> > >
> > > Join us for the *Accessing Higher Ground Conference
> > > <http://accessinghigherground.org/>;* in Denver, Colorado, Nov 12-16,
> > > 2018.
> > > Request for proposals will be announced mid-March.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Complete program information and registration is open for our full
> > line-up
> > > of webinars, *AHEADtoYOU!
> > > <http://ahead.org/learn/virtual-learning/webinars>;* And the
> *Technology
> > > Access Series <
> http://ahead.org/learn/virtual-learning/at_webinars_15_16
> > > >*.
> > > Site capacities for all webinar events is limited; please register at
> > your
> > > earliest convenience for the largest selection.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Not yet a member of AHEAD? *We welcome you to join AHEAD now.
> > > <http://ahead.org/join/become-a-member>;*
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Howard
>
> Howard Kramer
> Conference Coordinator
> Accessing Higher Ground
> 303-492-8672
> cell: 720-351-8668
>
> Join us for the *Accessing Higher Ground Conference
> <http://accessinghigherground.org/>;* in Denver, Colorado, Nov 12-16,
> 2018.
> Request for proposals will be announced mid-March.
>
>
>
> Complete program information and registration is open for our full line-up
> of webinars, *AHEADtoYOU!
> <http://ahead.org/learn/virtual-learning/webinars>;* And the *Technology
> Access Series <http://ahead.org/learn/virtual-learning/at_webinars_15_16
> >*.
> Site capacities for all webinar events is limited; please register at your
> earliest convenience for the largest selection.
>
>
>
> Not yet a member of AHEAD? *We welcome you to join AHEAD now.
> <http://ahead.org/join/become-a-member>;*
> > > > >