[NFBCS] Webex meetings

[Curtis Chong]

Tracy:

 

JAWS seems to have difficulty sometimes reading all of the information
contained within the body of an email message that has complex formatting as
is the case with messages that use HTML. In such cases, I try a couple of
different approaches to extract meaningful content from the message.

 

1.	Open the message in a browser-unfortunately, Internet Explorer.
2.	Save the message as a .mht file and open that file in the browser I
choose to use (today, that browser is the new Microsoft Edge).
3.	Copying the entire message to the Clipboard and pasting it into a
Word document.

 

I am assuming that, by default, you do not have Outlook configured to
convert everything to text. I am noticing that your original email was
written in plain text and not HTML. Plain text messages cannot be opened in
your web browser.

 

This doesn't solve your problem, but might offer some options for getting at
imbedded links in an email which you cannot ordinarily get to by arrowing
through the message.

 

At all cost, you really should stop using Internet Explorer as the
predominant browser. A growing number of sites are rejecting this out of
hand, and by now, the new Microsoft Edge is working well enough that I
rarely have to use Internet Explorer for conducting business.

 

Cordially,

 

Curtis Chong

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via NFBCS
Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2020 8:12 AM
To: 'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List' <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
Subject: [NFBCS] Webex meetings

 

As I wrote a couple weeks ago, Webex is the preferred platform for meetings

where I work.  I was hoping to have some great solutions to report back to

the list, but it continues to be a problem for me.  I am using Jaws 2020,

Outlook 2016, and Windows 10.

 

If the link to the meeting is embedded in an email, I can open the email,

tab to "end time", then use shift-numpad-enter to switch to touch cursor,

then do a lot of tabbing and right-arrowing until I find the words "Join

Meeting".  I hit enter on that, and it starts Webex.  

 

There is an easier way where the meeting host sends a link in the email

message which is somehow not embedded in the invitation, in which case I can

tab to the link and hit enter.  My whole team prefers this, but it took some

research for our manager to see how to do it.

 

 

Once I'm in Webex, I have to tab to "Use computer audio" and hit enter.

Then, I want Webex to call me, because that's usually clearer and easier to

use than the computer audio.  I check the "call me" box, tab and enter my

phone number, and then I can't find the OK button at all.

 

I have sometimes tried to get audio through the computer instead, but that

hasn't worked very well, either.

 

 

My manager has been helping me out by telling Webex to call me.  He can do

that, because he's the host.

 

 

The other solution is to find the meeting ID in the email and call Webex

myself, but I'm not keen on that method.  First, it's very hard to find the

meeting ID.  Second, although I know long-distance charges are not what they

used to be, I don't really like calling San Francisco a lot, sometimes for

hours.

 

 

I found a document from Cisco outlining "Webex accessibility", but none of

the keyboard shortcuts pertain to connecting to Webex.  They seem to assume

that's the easy part, and requires no explanation.

 

 

I wish I had great solutions for Webex meetings, but, as you see, I don't.

I'd be happy to hear any ideas, as I have at least 1 Webex meeting every

weekday (and some weekends).

 

Tracy

 

 

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