[Trainer-Talk] Zoom Enhancements Addon for NVDA

[David Goldfield]

As I realize that the direct download link for this addon may be 
difficult to locate I'll provide it here.

https://github.com/mohammad-suliman/zoom-enhancements/releases/download/v1.0/zoomEnhancements-1.0.nvda-addon


David Goldfield,
Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist
JAWS Certified, 2019

WWW.DavidGoldfield.org

On 8/30/2020 2:25 AM, David Goldfield wrote:
> I was browsing Facebook and saw an announcement about a new addon for 
> the NVDA screen reader which promises some additional functionality 
> when using Zoom. I offer the following caveats.
>
>
> 1. I don't know if this particular addon has been vetted by the NVDA 
> community. This doesn't in any way mean that the addon is harmful.
>
> 2. While I do use the NVDA screen reader I have not yet tested this 
> addon and so I cannot offer any support or feedback as to its usefulness.
>
> 3. Because of this I am not endorsing this addon and so I am not 
> responsible if it does have any negative side effects on your machine 
> or when using Zoom.
>
> Here is an extract from the Github page where this addon is located, 
> along with a URL to obtain it.
>
>
> Zoom Accessibility enhancements add-on for NVDA
> By: Mohamad Suliman and Eilana Benish
>
> This add-on will improve the experience of using Zoom for NVDA users 
> by providing keyboard shortcuts to Handle alerts for Different events 
> While In a meeting, make the process of remote control much more 
> accessible and smoother, and more...
>
> 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
>
> About
> An add-on for NVDA screen reader to enhance the experience while using 
> Zoom
> https://github.com/mohammad-suliman/zoom-enhancements
>