[Nfb-web] Conference and Training

Mon Jul 25 12:30:51 UTC 2011

I work on nfbtx.org which is a Drupal site and nfbaustin.org which is a wordpress site. I find that in most cases I can get the same things to work with both systems, but some are easier in one than the other. Drupal seems more flexible without having to edit themes or write your own plugins, but it takes more detail work to get things just the way you want. Wordpress seems to have more features that just work out of the box with a checkbox or button click, but those features don't seem as configurable. These are just my opinions, and I believe both systems are accessible for the most part and can allow a non-technical person to build a professional looking site without learning to write code.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Michael Hansen 
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 7:01 AM 
To: NFB Webmaster's List 
Subject: Re: [Nfb-web] Conference and Training 

Milton,

I was not able to make the meeting in Orlando. Some of use already use
a web content management system called Drupal. What are the reasons
that people are wanting to use Wordpress instead? I know this is kind
of like asking why somebody prefers MS Word over Word Perfect and, the
answer might be as simple as it is what the are most familiar with,
but I want to through the question out to hear yours and others
responses. Perhaps there is something in Wordpress that would benefit
me.

Thanks
Mike
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Mike Hansen
NFB of Nebraska

On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 12:02 PM, Milton Ota <mota at hawaii.rr.com> wrote:
> Hello Fellow Webmasters:
>
>
>
> To follow-up with our discussion at the NFB Webmasters workshop during the
> 2011 national convention of the National Federation of the Blind held on
> Tuesday evening-we have been offered the use of a Internet based conference
> room using the Talking communities chat client.
>
>
>
> Below is the information provided to me in order to get things going. We
> will need to find a date, day,, and time to schedule this training
> conference. The first topic that seemed to be of interest was using Word
> Press. Everyone that wishes to participate will need to sign-up.
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> Signing up for Out of Sight is easy and painless.  The entire process
> consists of filling out a form and installing and configuring our Talking
> Communities client.
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>
> First, go to
>
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> www.out-of-sight.net <http://www.out-of-sight.net/>
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> When the page loads, you will hear the theme song for the site. Press escape
> to stop the song.
>
>
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> Feel free to navigate through the site's pages.
>
>
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> To register with Out of Sight, enter on the link Become a Member.
>
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> You will then read our policies and decide at that point to either continue
> or not the registration process.
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> Once you continue, you will be presented with a form to fill out .
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> This form consists of several fields that must be completed.
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> Please note that all the information you provide is confidential. Only site
> management and agents of the site may access this information if you choose.
>
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> The information you will need to provide is:
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>
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> * Full Name:
>  * Email:
>  Phone:
>  * Choose User_name: That is the name with which you will logon to the site
> and that will be visible in the rooms.
>
> Upload your photo. You may skip this section.
> Interests
> * Tell us about yourself:
> Link: This may be filled out if you have a web page you wish to share.
>
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> Fields with asterisks are required
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> Once you submit the form, you will receive an email containing your username
> and password within 24 hours. follow the instructions in the email in order
> to access our chat site.
>
>
>
> When you have entered our main chat site locator, please download and
> install theTC  client. If you have the client installed you may skip this
> step.
>
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> In order to install the chat client to have access to our chat rooms, follow
> these steps:
>
>
>
> 1. Tab to the link First Time users click here to download the plugin. and
> press Enter and a download dialogue box will appear.
> 2. This dialogue box offers you the choice of saving or running the client.
> the client must be run in order to be installed so tab to run and press the
> spacebar. If you wish to save the client you may do so, but be sure to run
> it after you have downloaded it. You will not be able to enter any of our
> rooms
> if the client is not installed.
> 3. The Client's setup screen will then be displayed. Follow the prompts. The
> client will then be installed on your computer. You will be presented with
> a Finish button press the spacebar on it to close the chat client
> installation. You are now ready to enter any of our chat rooms. The first
> time you enter
> a room, you may be asked to update the client. Do so.
>
>
>
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> Once you have installed the client, you can configure it by going in our
> tech rooms and accessing the web page located there.
>
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> The tech rooms are:
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>
> Technically Speaking
>
> Tech Room for 2 Number 1
>
> Tech Room for 2 Number 2
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> Tech Room for 3
>
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> Once you have entered the room, pressing f6 will place you in the browser
> window.  Go to the link, configure the client for your needs and enter on
> it.
>
>
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> There you will  be presented with a few short tutorials on configuring and
> setting up the client as well as a list of hot keys to access the client's
> features.
>
>
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> Jaws users, please note that until you configure the Announce Progress Bar
> Updates in the User Options in the Jaws Configuration Manager, you will hear
> percentages being spoken while in the client chat window.
>
>
>
> It is strongly recommended that you read and familiarize yourself with the
> tutorials and tips pertaining to the TC client located in our tech room web
> pages as it will make your experience on Out of Sight more enjoyable.
>
>
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> If you have any questions you can always contact our help desk, or attend
> our Tech Talk and Tips sessions.
>
>
>
> Join us every Tuesday evening for some helpful tips and technical support
> from our dedicated and knowledgeable tech team!
> Start time: 20:00:00 ET
> Room: Technically Speaking
>
>
>
> Finally, we recommend that you sign up for our What's Happening announcement
> list on Yahoo groups.  You may sign up by going to our main page and
> entering on the link, Email Lists.  There you can enter your email address
> to receive our daily announcements.
>
>
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> All are welcome to participate in any activity without cost.
>
>
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> Other than the above, all you will need is a microphone to be able to chat.
> I would suggest that we make sure that all members are signed up and
> approved before we schedule a meeting.  Let me know if you have any
> questions.  Talk to you soon.
>
>
>
> Debi
>
> 480.834.0531
>
> To all JAWS users, those using JAWS version 11 or later, you already have
> scripts that will work with this chat room client.
>
>
>
> If you have further questions, please feel free to contact either Debi Black
> or myself.
>
>
>
> Milton Ota
>
> National Federation of the Blind of Hawaii
>
>
>
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