Free audiobook about Zoom for blind users

[kestrell]

Jonathan Mozen is offering free downloads of his audiobook _Meet Me Accessibly_
here
https://mosen.org/zoom/

Also, today Heather Thomas released an ebook for blind users using Zoom titled _Getting Started with Zoom_, and it can be purchased through the Carroll Center online store at
https://carroll.org/store/

Comments

[jesse_the_k]

Useful — thanks.

How have your virtual meetings been going? Word on the net is Zoom is the most accessible. Is that your experience? Have you had to use other platforms?

[kestrell]

All my meetings have been in Zoom, and it is definitely the most accessible.

Of course, part of that is that it now has the most documentation, so it is getting pretty easy to find how to guides and other PWD using it who can help you. Most of the keyboard commands are intuitive, and most of them toggle on and off, which makes the cognitive load even easier.
Example: alt+a mutes and unmutes your microphone
There are also keyboard shortcuts for switching between windows and for bringing the focus to the meeting controls.
Once you install the Zoom app, there is a link to view the keyboard shortcuts.

If you would like to meet using Zoom, I would be up for that! Also, I have lists of keyboard commands I can send you.
So, say you want to t