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From: Marc Seguin
Date: Wed, Oct 13 2010 2:57PM
Subject: Belated thanks for Adobe Connect feedback
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Hello All,

I apologize for not getting back to everyone personally who responded to my question almost 2 weeks ago about Adobe Connect and accessibility. The end of the fiscal year has left me playing catch up. But many thanks to John, Andrew, Karen, Deborah, Everett, Hadi, Tim, Pratik, David, Gary, and anyone else that I missed for your helpful thoughts! I am continuing to work on assembling the guide and will do my best to share it with all of you when it is completed. It will likely need to be revised soon after completion upon the release of the next more accessible version of Connect, hopefully coming soon. *smile*

On loosely related topic, for web conferencing are there any plug-and-play web cams that anyone would recommend or suggest staying away from? The situations that these would likely be used are by individuals at their PCs or to capture a group in a small conference room setting. I am not seeking fancy/expensive technology, the primary purpose would be to capture video and perhaps also audio to be used in conjuction with software like Adobe Connect or Elluminate.

I am attempting to stay away from cameras that might create software conflicts or other issues for users with screen readers, voice recognition, or screen magnification software on their PCs. Maybe I am concerned over nothing, but I am not educated enough yet to know. Anyone have knowledge to share about this?

Thanks,

Marc

From: Ogilvie, Kristine
Date: Wed, Oct 13 2010 3:06PM
Subject: Re: Belated thanks for Adobe Connect feedback
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How about the first one by mid-November?


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Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:54 PM
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Subject: [WebAIM] Belated thanks for Adobe Connect feedback

Hello All,

I apologize for not getting back to everyone personally who responded to
my question almost 2 weeks ago about Adobe Connect and accessibility.
The end of the fiscal year has left me playing catch up. But many
thanks to John, Andrew, Karen, Deborah, Everett, Hadi, Tim, Pratik,
David, Gary, and anyone else that I missed for your helpful thoughts! I
am continuing to work on assembling the guide and will do my best to
share it with all of you when it is completed. It will likely need to
be revised soon after completion upon the release of the next more
accessible version of Connect, hopefully coming soon. *smile*

On loosely related topic, for web conferencing are there any
plug-and-play web cams that anyone would recommend or suggest staying
away from? The situations that these would likely be used are by
individuals at their PCs or to capture a group in a small conference
room setting. I am not seeking fancy/expensive technology, the primary
purpose would be to capture video and perhaps also audio to be used in
conjuction with software like Adobe Connect or Elluminate.

I am attempting to stay away from cameras that might create software
conflicts or other issues for users with screen readers, voice
recognition, or screen magnification software on their PCs. Maybe I am
concerned over nothing, but I am not educated enough yet to know.
Anyone have knowledge to share about this?

Thanks,

Marc

From: Ogilvie, Kristine
Date: Wed, Oct 13 2010 3:12PM
Subject: Re: Belated thanks for Adobe Connect feedback
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Sorry about my post - I thought I was responding to another email. Mea
culpa.


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Kris Ogilvie
Digital Programs Consultant
Information Technology Bureau
California State Library
P.O. Box 942837
Sacramento, CA 94237-0001
Cell: 916-214-7959
Phone: 916-651-6800
Email: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =

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[mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ] On Behalf Of Ogilvie,
Kristine
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 2:03 PM
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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Belated thanks for Adobe Connect feedback

How about the first one by mid-November?


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Kris Ogilvie
Digital Programs Consultant
Information Technology Bureau
California State Library
P.O. Box 942837
Sacramento, CA 94237-0001
Cell: 916-214-7959
Phone: 916-651-6800
Email: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ] On Behalf Of Marc Seguin
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 1:54 PM
To: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
Subject: [WebAIM] Belated thanks for Adobe Connect feedback

Hello All,

I apologize for not getting back to everyone personally who responded to
my question almost 2 weeks ago about Adobe Connect and accessibility.
The end of the fiscal year has left me playing catch up. But many
thanks to John, Andrew, Karen, Deborah, Everett, Hadi, Tim, Pratik,
David, Gary, and anyone else that I missed for your helpful thoughts! I
am continuing to work on assembling the guide and will do my best to
share it with all of you when it is completed. It will likely need to
be revised soon after completion upon the release of the next more
accessible version of Connect, hopefully coming soon. *smile*

On loosely related topic, for web conferencing are there any
plug-and-play web cams that anyone would recommend or suggest staying
away from? The situations that these would likely be used are by
individuals at their PCs or to capture a group in a small conference
room setting. I am not seeking fancy/expensive technology, the primary
purpose would be to capture video and perhaps also audio to be used in
conjuction with software like Adobe Connect or Elluminate.

I am attempting to stay away from cameras that might create software
conflicts or other issues for users with screen readers, voice
recognition, or screen magnification software on their PCs. Maybe I am
concerned over nothing, but I am not educated enough yet to know.
Anyone have knowledge to share about this?

Thanks,

Marc

From: King, Cindy
Date: Thu, Oct 14 2010 6:00AM
Subject: Re: Belated thanks for Adobe Connect feedback
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Marc, we typically use the Logitech webcams. Deaf people have typically
found these best for sign language. Logitech Webcam Pro 9000 or the new HD
one.

http://www.logitech.com/en-us/webcam-communications/webcams/devices/6333
<http://www.logitech.com/en-us/webcam-communications/webcams/devices/6333>;
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/hd-webcams/fluid-motion

<http://www.logitech.com/en-us/hd-webcams/fluid-motion>;
You may also be interested in an analysis I did of web conferencing tools.
There's a lot happening right now with most tools having new versions
coming out in the next 6 months, but most of the analysis is still valid.
The info is at:

http://tinyurl.com/Gallaudet-WebConfToolsPaper (and that links to a Google
Doc at:
http://tinyurl.com/Gallaudet-WebConfToolsReview

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On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 4:54 PM, Marc Seguin < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> I apologize for not getting back to everyone personally who responded to my
> question almost 2 weeks ago about Adobe Connect and accessibility. The end
> of the fiscal year has left me playing catch up. But many thanks to John,
> Andrew, Karen, Deborah, Everett, Hadi, Tim, Pratik, David, Gary, and anyone
> else that I missed for your helpful thoughts! I am continuing to work on
> assembling the guide and will do my best to share it with all of you when it
> is completed. It will likely need to be revised soon after completion upon
> the release of the next more accessible version of Connect, hopefully coming
> soon. *smile*
>
> On loosely related topic, for web conferencing are there any plug-and-play
> web cams that anyone would recommend or suggest staying away from? The
> situations that these would likely be used are by individuals at their PCs
> or to capture a group in a small conference room setting. I am not seeking
> fancy/expensive technology, the primary purpose would be to capture video
> and perhaps also audio to be used in conjuction with software like Adobe
> Connect or Elluminate.
>
> I am attempting to stay away from cameras that might create software
> conflicts or other issues for users with screen readers, voice recognition,
> or screen magnification software on their PCs. Maybe I am concerned over
> nothing, but I am not educated enough yet to know. Anyone have knowledge to
> share about this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Marc
>