I use a braille display and this is disabled when voiceover is turned off. So,
in effect, you can participate in the meeting without interuption, hearing what
others have to say and contribute yourself. What one is unable to do is to read
whatever notes are being shared with others through the
I did not know that VoiceOver would be heard, since on a regular phone call, it
cannot. Fortunately, it hasn't happened, so I did not realize that was an
issue.
-Original Message-
From: 'Dave Sheridan' via VIPhone [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2020
Hello:
The chat messages can be heard if you’ve got voiceover on. However, it’s very
hard to listen to the chat and listen to the zoom call at the same time. I
think that’s one of the main disadvantages of zoom that there is no way to
change the output to something else like for instance a
hi Dave,
I know that when one is on a zoom call and the chat field is open, that you can
mute the sounds coming from the chat field by turning off VoiceOver speech with
a three finger double tap. Just remember to turn it back on when your zoom
meeting is over.
Best, Keith
> On Oct 22, 2020, at
I understood the question related to the chat function within Zoom and not
whether one could chat with others. The chat function for clarity is where one
can write notes to others within the meeting. When voiceover is turned on,
because this is read out it interferes with listening to the
All I can say is that I use Zoom for my Bible study, and we chat.
-Original Message-
From: 'Dave Sheridan' via VIPhone [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2020 11:31 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: when on a zoom call, can voiceover users use the
I agree as one who is totally blind that this is impossible. If the chat
function is being used whilst voiceover is on hearing who is entering the room
or leaving it, hearing notes being passed between people within the room all
get in the way of me hearing the speaker and I've left meetings
Yes, I have.
-Original Message-
From: 'Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.' via VIPhone
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 8:24 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: when on a zoom call, can voiceover users use the chat within the zoom
app?
hi,
I am
