[Ohio-Talk] Zoom Add-on to improve accessibility with NVDA

[Richard Payne]

Zoom Add-on to improve accessibility with  NVDA

 

Web page to download, keyboard commands and more info:

https://addons.nvda-project.org/addons/zoomEnhancements.en.html

 

Download  stable version

https://addons.nvda-project.org/files/get.php?file=zoom

 

NVDA compatibility: 2018.4 to 2020.2

 

This add-on improves the experience of using Zoom for NVDA users by
providing keyboard shortcuts to  Handle alerts for Different events While In
a meeting, and make the process of remote control much more  accessible.

 

Keyboard shortcuts for controlling alerts In meetings:

NVDA + Shift + A: cycles between different modes of reporting alerts. The
following modes are  available:

Report all alerts mode, where all alerts are reported as usual Beep for
alerts, where NVDA will play a short beep for every alert displayed in Zoom
Silence all alerts, where NVDA will ignore all alerts Custom mode, Where the
user can customize which alerts they want to have and which not. This can be
done using the settings dialog of the add-on, or by using the dedicated
keyboard shortcuts for that

 

The following shortcuts can be used to toggle on / off the announcements of
each type of alert  (note that this will be effective when custom mode is
selected):

 

NVDA + Ctrl + 1: Participant Has Joined/Left Meeting (Host Only) NVDA + Ctrl
+ 2: Participant Has Joined/Left Waiting Room (Host Only) NVDA + Ctrl + 3:
Audio Muted by Host NVDA + Ctrl + 4: Video Stopped by Host NVDA + Ctrl + 5:
Screen Sharing Started/Stopped by a Participant NVDA + Ctrl + 6: Recording
Permission Granted/Revoked NVDA + Ctrl + 7: Public In-meeting Chat Received
NVDA + Ctrl + 8: Private In-meeting Chat Received NVDA + Ctrl + 9:
In-meeting File Upload Completed NVDA + Ctrl + 0: Host Privilege
Granted/Revoked NVDA + Shift + Ctrl + 1: Participant Has Raised/Lowered Hand
(Host Only) NVDA + Shift + Ctrl + 2: Remote Control Permission
Granted/Revoked NVDA + Shift + Ctrl + 3: IM chat message received Note that
you need to leave reporting all alert types selected (in Zoom accessibility
settings) to  have the add-on function as expected.

 

Keyboard shortcut for Opening add on Dialogue NVDA + Z Opens the add-on
dialog !

Using this dialog you can :

See which alerts are announced and which aren't Select the types of the
alerts you want to be announced Choose alerts reporting mode Save custom
changes

 

Remote control

 

After a remote control permission is granted, NVDA + O will move the focus
in /Out of the remote  controlled screen Note that the focus should be on
one of the meeting controls to be able to remote control the other  screen

 

An Important note

Currently the feature of custom alerts mode where the user can choose which
alerts they want to  have and which not works with Zoom only when the user
interface language is set to english.

 

Last edited September 6, 2020

 

 

 

Richard Payne,  President

National Federation of the Blind of Ohio

937/829/3368

 <mailto:Rchpay7 at gmail.com> Rchpay7 at gmail.com

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