[technology taskforce] TTF Demonstration on Sept 8th @ 11

[Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond]

+1 this is great news! Thank you!!! Will the Accessibility working group
as a whole be invited to take part in the TTF call?
Kindest regards,

Olivier

On 25/08/2014 03:26, Gunela Astbrink wrote:
> That's great news!
>
> Will we be ensuring that people with disability are part of the call
> so that we get direct feedback? For example, Ken Hansen as an ICANN
> community member with a hearing impairment could give useful input.
> But other perspectives would also be welcome.
>
> We still have barriers for blind people but the guidelines from Gerry
> Ellis are important to note with regard to web conferencing etiquette.
>
> Thank you, Glenn and Judy for getting this moving.
>
> Gunela
>
> Glenn McKnight said the following on 25/08/14 04:49 :
>> Greetings
>>
>> As a followup to the  Accessibility Taskforce   the  members of the
>> Technical Taskforce  will be  doing a   demonstration  on Sept  8th, @
>> 11:00 Est  of  two  tools  to help run  online  conference  meetings
>>   which are more  inclusive to the disabled.
>>
>> The  normal  announcement will be  sent out by  staff in advance of the
>>   meeting with the Adigo and the Adobe Connect  details
>>
>>
>> Demonstration One:  Adobe  Connect Pod
>>
>> Demonstration  Two:  Captions  First
>>
>> Presenter
>>
>> Roy K. GRAVES____
>>
>> Vice President____
>>
>> roy.graves at captionfirst.com <mailto:roy.graves at captionfirst.com>____
>>
>> Phone: 877-825-5234 <tel:877-825-5234>____
>>
>> Direct: 719-481-9835 <tel:719-481-9835>
>>
>>
>> As  background information,  Judith  has  done some preliminary work on
>> these products.
>>
>> Judith's  previous  email  below...
>>
>> Adobe caption pods in adobe connect.
>> https://blogs.adobe.com/connectsupport/how-to-use-adobe-connect-captioning-closed-caption-pod/
>>
>>
>> According to this site, the Adobe caption pods which are extensions are
>> available free of charge to Adobe Connect customers. With the Adobe
>> Connect Closed Caption Pods extension from Adobe ensures that
>> participants who are deaf or hard of hearing may fully participate in
>> online meetings and events.
>>
>> To download the pod/extension click on this link
>> https://www.adobe.com/products/adobeconnect/feature-details/closed-captioning.htm
>>
>>
>> Meeting organizers hire professional captioning services from providers
>> such as the Media Access Group at WGBH, Caption Colorado, and Caption
>> First. Professional stenographers join the Adobe Connect meeting or
>> teleconference to listen to the audio and transcribe the information
>> using specialized stenographer’s keyboards. This information is
>> transmitted to a captioning server,  This YouTube video shows how it is
>> done. They are using Caption Colorado when we will be using Caption
>> First for our demo
>>
>> The captions are transmitted to the Adobe Connect Meeting and viewed by
>> the end users. Meeting participants have the ability to customize the
>> caption font size and color settings to enhance readability.
>> Participants can even skip back to re-read previous captions and then
>> fast forward to the current captions. Participants may individually
>> choose to display or not to display captions on their individual screen.
>> Participants can optionally save the captions as a transcript and
>> download them at the conclusion of a meeting.
>>
>>
>> In closing
>>
>> I will contact   Captions  First  to ask them to join us.  for the call.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>> Glenn McKnight
>> mcknight.glenn at gmail.com <mailto:mcknight.glenn at gmail.com>
>> skype  gmcknight
>> twitter gmcknight
>> .
>>
>>
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>

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Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhD
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