[blindLaw] attending hearings via vc: dealing with jaws' voice

Fri May 17 16:01:07 UTC 2024

As I said, A good noise cancelling USB headset will do the trick. I use xoom, Webex for court hearings daily with the ones I recommended and no jaws bleeding.
Best,
Natalia 

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Subject: Re: [blindLaw] attending hearings via vc: dealing with jaws' voice

To piggy back on what Al is mentioning

Given what is mentioned
And one has a desktop computer, there are usb plug in mic available that allow you to use ear buds and have microphone on a desktop.

There are also webcams that work with usb that can be plugged into computer that have microphones.

Best,

On Tue, May 14, 2024 at 5:51 AM Al Elia via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> What kind of headphones and microphone are you using? If you’re using 
> on/over-ears that are open-back, you may be leaking sound. You may 
> have to use earbuds instead. also, if you are using the headphone mic, 
> that could increase the leakage problem. I’d suggest using earbuds 
> with no integrated mic, and then using your computer’s built-in 
> microphone (presuming you have a notebook and not a desktop computer).
>
> Happy to try to troubleshoot further if you can provide more technical 
> details on your current computer/headphone/mic tech.
>
> /Æ
>
>
> On 13 May 2024, at 6:59, Tai Tomasi wrote:
>
> If you can’t figure out a less expensive solution, you might be able 
> to attach an external sound card and plug-in a noise canceling headset 
> for one side, while channeling jaws through a different headset on the 
> other side.
> Tai Tomasi, J.D., M.P.A.
> Email: tai.tomasi8 at gmail.com
> Sent from my iPhone. Please excuse my brevity and any grammatical 
> errors.
>
> On May 13, 2024, at 7:24 AM, Rahul Bajaj via BlindLaw 
> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> I do use earphones. i set it up for jaws to to speak from one 
> earpiece and the other audio channels from te other earpiece. but 
> somehow, the court staff still keeps muting me. I assume because the 
> noise from earpiece a carries to the other participants through 
> earpiece b.
>
> On Mon, 13 May 2024 at 16:42, derek dittmar via BlindLaw < 
> blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> That was going to be my recommendation as well. I have never had this 
> issue on either of the platforms you mentioned. However, I always use 
> headphones. If for some reason that isn’t working, maybe a fair 
> accommodation would be to use a separate computer to log into the 
> voice conference and then use your computer for your notes and 
> argument? With headphones of course. Last week I was in superior court 
> here in North Carolina and just used my notes on my iPhone with an 
> AirPod. That worked great, but I did have my laptop with me and 
> available in case the judge had questions about the file that I did 
> not anticipate. Luckily, it was smooth sailing.
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 13, 2024, at 6:59 AM, Tai Tomasi via BlindLaw < 
> blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Do you use a headset? I find using at least one earbud helpful. I use 
> a wired one to avoid latency issues.
>
> Tai Tomasi, J.D., M.P.A.
> Email: tai.tomasi8 at gmail.com
> Sent from my iPhone. Please excuse my brevity and any grammatical 
> errors.
>
> On May 13, 2024, at 1:50 AM, Rahul Bajaj via BlindLaw < 
> blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> I often have to appear for virtual hearings via webex and zoom. 
> Whatever jaws speaks can be heard by the other participants on the 
> call. I have used the keystroke insert+space+v+arrow keys, but still 
> that doesnot solve the problem. he court administrators keep muting me 
> due to the noise that jaws makes. this prevents me from referencing my 
> notes and arguing effectively.
> please help.
>
> Rahul
>
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