[nfbcs] WebEx training and screen readers

Tracy Carcione carcione at access.net
Sat Nov 12 15:49:28 UTC 2011


Thanks Giovanni.
That's depressing, but not surprising.  I'll just have to make the best of
it.
Tracy

> Tracy,
> If the training is done in WebEx by using desktop sharing, you won't be
> able to read anything with JAWS. Even if the presenter has PowerPoint
> slides, JAWS won't read them inside WebEx. I used to manage WebEx for a
> university and I can tell you that students with screen readers had
> issues. Basically, the only helpful information is the audio component.
>
> Giovanni
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> We're getting a new version of Remedy at work, for which we get some
> training.  I've signed up for the WebX class.  Apparently, we all log on
> to somewhere, and then the teacher does all the data entry and we all see
> the same thing.  If it works, it sounds much better than sitting with no
> terminal while everyone else clicks away in the training room.
> Has anyone done this?  Can I be reasonably confident it will work?  Or
> will it turn out to be one of those deals where all that's sent is an
> image Jaws can't interpret?  Though I guess, if that's the case, I won't
> be any worse off than I would be sitting in the training room.
> Anyone have any experience with this sort of class?
> Tracy
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