[Trainer-Talk] Seeking an accessible webinar hosting platform

[Andrews, David B (DEED)]

This is a problem area.  There is accessible event, I have heard it has a participant limit, but don't know for sure.  There is also Talking Communities.  Other than those, I think it is pretty bleak!

Dave



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From: Trainer-Talk [mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Damashe Thomas via Trainer-Talk
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2016 2:54 PM
To: List for teachers and trainers of adaptive technology <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Damashe Thomas <dthomas at nfbga.org>
Subject: Re: [Trainer-Talk] Seeking an accessible webinar hosting platform

Hi,

I happen to be on the same hunt myself. I recently discarded Go to Webinar for lack of accessibility. While I was testing on the Mac, most of the features we want to use, such as questions and chat require a lot of work for you to cope with while also trying to present. 
I don’t know the status of Accessible event from Serotek, but it was reported to be accessible.
Would be interested if anyone has other ideas also.


> On Jul 25, 2016, at 3:42 PM, Mabry, Jessie via Trainer-Talk <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello everyone,
> 
> My apologies if this has been asked before. The list search feature seems to be unavailable at the moment.
> 
> I am planning several technology workshops for the next school year. Teachers can attend them in person, but I'd also like to stream them and have a recording available for later viewing. Participants should also have a way to write in questions during the presentation.
> 
> I use Jaws and NVDA. From what I have read, accessibility on the common webinar-hosting platforms for screen reader users, both attendees and presenters, is almost nonexistent. Most of our state agencies use Adobe Connect for such presentations, but this doesn't seem like a viable option for me. I've heard that some iteration of Google Hangouts is relatively accessible, but all participants and the presenter would need a Google account. Are there any better programs I can use to accomplish my goals?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jessie Mabry
> Jessie.mabry at ct.gov
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