[Trainer-Talk] Blue Jeans and other meeting platforms

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Ashley.

Apparently, Blue Jeans is an app that an organization can use to host meetings, like Zoom or Microsoft Teams. I don't know what their fee structure or terms of service are, as I wasn't able to get that far with using the app to attend my meeting.

You can attend meetings either via their web site or apps on IOS or Android. Unfortunately, my experience with the one client using it is that it is pretty much totally inaccessible. I needed to use an AIRA agent to assist me in joining a meeting with this client using their web site and entering the client's meeting I.D. I was using Windows 10 on a PC under Google Chrome. All I can say is...thank goodness for AIRA or else I'd be sunk. I have also found Zoom to be by far the most accessible. I have also been able to use Skype, Google Meets / Google Hangouts and Microsoft Teams fairly successfully using JAWS on my Windows based PC.

I hope this answers your question. 

Very Best,

Chris


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From: Trainer-Talk <trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Ashley Bramlett via Trainer-Talk
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Hello Chris,
Great question.

Accessibility really varies. Zoom is likely the most accessible. I use it with screen readers all the time.
You mentioned the major ones.
I've had experience with Skype, zoom, and TeamViewer; its accessible.

I also am wondering how accessible Blue Jeans is. Is this free for a period of time?
Please tell us when you use it your reaction.

The other meeting software apps below are used some; my dad has attended some sales trainings with them. Unfortunately, I've heard bad things about accessibility.
You can phone into the meeting if its not accessible with your assistive technology although they cannot see your screen then.

Here they are.

•    WebEx
•    GoToMeeting
•    Join Me
•    Adobe Connect
•    Group Me
•    Team Viewer

Of these I listed, I think that WebEx is more common. Our county government uses WebEx. Some library events are also now on WebEx. It seems now a days I hear WebEx for meetings and webinars as much as zoom. I like zoom better.

Fortunately, All blindness related events for consumer groups or product meetings for blind users use zoom. I just attended some Humanware webinars and some American Printing house for the Blind webinars on zoom. I think they do this because they know zoom is more accessible to us consumers and professionals who are blind.

HTH,
Ashley


-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher Sabine via Trainer-Talk
Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2021 10:50 AM
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Cc: info at onhconsulting.com
Subject: [Trainer-Talk] Blue Jeans and other meeting platforms

Hello all.



I just found out that I will be attending meeting using the Blue Jeans Platform (http://www.bluejeans.com). Is anyone familiar with the accessibility of this app or the history of the development of this app.



Also-as a professional, I attend meetings on several different platforms. So far, I've had to become familiar with Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Skype, Skype for Business, Google Meets / Hangouts, and Blue Jeans-aside from some other meetings on Facebook Messenger. Are there any other platforms I should become familiar with in terms of use with a screen reader?



Very Best,



Chris

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