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From: Lucy Greco
Date: Jan 14, 2019 1:27PM

hello:
sure make sure your in focus mode and then use the aro keys if your in
brows mode i think what you saw does happen
Lucia Greco
Web Accessibility Evangelist
IST - Architecture, Platforms, and Integration
University of California, Berkeley
(510) 289-6008 skype: lucia1-greco
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On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 10:41 AM Howard Kramer < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Lucy,
>
> You said in a separate email that you were able to move through the
> timeline in the google player. Using NVDA and Chrome I did not find the
> keystroke to do this. When I landed on the timeline and pressed the right
> or left arrow it took me to the next file. Can you tell me how you moved
> through the timeline?
>
> (In response to Brandon's suggestion about YouTube - I think restricting
> access on YouTube is more difficult than for drive, as far as I know.)
>
> Thanks,
> Howard
>
> On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 10:54 AM Brandon Keith Biggs <
> <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> > You can also upload the audio files to Youtube and just make a list of
> > links with the embedded frame at the bottom of the page. Jump focus to a
> > heading above the frame when the user clicks the link, or have a global
> > pattern of k for pause and have the videos play when the user clicks on
> > them. That would allow one to quickly go through the audio files without
> > needing to click on the link, hit play, find their place again and
> repeat.
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Brandon Keith Biggs <http://brandonkeithbiggs.com/>;
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 9:51 AM Howard Kramer < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks Brandon, et al, for your helpful feedback.
> > >
> > > In terms of launching the videos, I plan to have a non-google-drive
> > launch
> > > page. That is, the audio file on the google drive will be linked to our
> > > conference schedule page which is accessible, avoiding the need to
> scroll
> > > down the google drive directory to find files.
> > >
> > > Thanks again!
> > >
> > > -Howard
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 8:11 PM Brandon Keith Biggs <
> > > <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Google sites is very accessible.
> > > > I don't know if there is an easy way of listing the files other than
> > > > putting them in a folder on a sites page, but even the sites page is
> > > pretty
> > > > good.
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Brandon Keith Biggs <http://brandonkeithbiggs.com/>;
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 4:18 PM David Engebretson Jr <
> > > > <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > 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
> > > > >
> > > > >