[Nfb-science] skype question: do they hear your screen reader?

Cheryl Fogle-Hatch c.k.fogle at gmail.com
Wed Apr 5 21:22:19 UTC 2017


Thanks for these suggestions.  I'm actually running a windows 7
laptop.  Will it still use audio ducking?

On 4/4/17, Dr. Denise M Robinson via Nfb-science <nfb-science at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Cheryl
> If you use Windows 10 with skype--its built in ducking system does not
> allow anyone to hear your jaws so you are good to go.
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> *Dr Denise M Robinson*
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> On Mon, Apr 3, 2017 at 5:05 PM, Cheryl Fogle-Hatch via Nfb-science <
> nfb-science at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> I am somewhat new to skype, professionally, but I have used it
>> personally.  If I join or start a group call, do the other
>> participants hear my screen reader when I read messages in the chat
>> box, or handle adding calls etc?  I can use Jaws from my computer, or
>> voiceover from my phone.  Does one set up mask the audio from screen
>> readers better than the other?  Thanks in advance for sharing your
>> thoughts.
>>
>> Cheryl
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