[Oabs] Attn, phone line change

[Aleeha Dudley]

For those of you on the student email account, you may have seen an account confirmation through a site. The only reason I did this is so that I could test the line. We do not have to use it, but I will bring the proposal to the meeting next week. But for now, here’s what I have found.The company is called Free Conference Pro. It is not what NABS uses, but I’ve been hearing from many people that there is trouble with the accessibility of Free Conference call’s website. I have looked at free conference pro and it seems very accessible. It would I’ve us a number in the 218 area code, similar to the first number we used. We can customize our passcode, in this case I did a trial with the code students 78833687. Easy to remember, and very customizable. The line is open even before the host arrives, giving time for conversation. You can have multiple hosts, which allows us to mute the rest of the line for presentations. You can customize who is muted and who is not. Calls can be recorded and reviewed after meetings. This is just what I have found so far. Let me know what you all think.

Aleeha Dudley and Seeing Eye Dog Dallas 
Vice President, Ohio Association of Guide Dog Users 
Vice President, Ohio Association of Blind Students 
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> On Feb 12, 2015, at 10:15 PM, Kaiti Shelton via Oabs <oabs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Due to the problems we've been experiencing with this phone line,
> Aleeha and I have discussed the possibility of switching to a line
> that is more reliable.  With Ryan out of state and the number of
> problems we've been having with individuals and entire groups of
> callers getting locked out, plus the limited accessibility of the site
> which is preventing most of us from monitoring the line, we're just
> not in a position to keep losing out on calls and callers.
> 
> So, here is what we can do for next week at our call for general membership.
> 
> We will use the old conference line to ensure that we can get callers
> on who can be there.  We will vote to move to one of the conference
> calling lines that NABS uses (605 is the area code for that one, and a
> lot of other divisions use them because they're reliable).
> 
> I am really sorry to bring this proposal up to those who were around
> when we made the switch a year or so ago, but this just isn't working
> out without someone who can be dedicated to keeping up with the calls
> and troubleshooting problems as they arise.  We will vote on Aleeha's
> proposal next week.  I also propose, although it is up to Aleeha, that
> the membership committee meet following our general meeting to make up
> for the missed opportunity tonight.
> 
> Thanks, and I hope you all have been enjoying your week.  Stay warm,
> 
> -- 
> Kaiti Shelton
> University of Dayton 2016.
> Music Therapy, Psychology, Philosophy
> President, Ohio Association of Blind Students
> Sigma Alpha Iota-Delta Sigma
> 
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