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Re: Accessible webinar/video conferencing software

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From: L Snider
Date: Feb 10, 2022 1:45PM

From the people I know who use screen readers daily, they still prefer Zoom
(as of me writing this-things change!).

Cheers

Lisa

On Thu, Feb 10, 2022 at 4:11 PM David Engebretson Jr. <
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> I've had success with Zoom and WebEx using a screen reader. I haven't
> tried the others you listed in years...
>
> Thanks!
> David
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> Subject: [WebAIM] Accessible webinar/video conferencing software
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> I know this has been asked before, and I've looked through the list
> archives, but the most recent thread I found was in 2016, and things have
> changed so much since then.
>
> We're reviewing our own platform and software for online live video
> conferences. Any thoughts about accessibility in any of the major
> brand-named options, such as:
>
> * Zoom
>
> * Zoom Professional
>
> * WebEx
>
> * Go To Meeting (Log me In)
>
> * ZoHo Meeting
>
> * BlueJeans
>
> * Other?
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Bevi
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