Hi Dan & Ana,

While my experience with the IOS Zoom app is limited, I don't think 
others can hear the Voiceover screen reader when connected to a meeting. 
But, I could be wrong, although I think I once asked the group, "Hey, 
can you guys hear that?" and they said they could not. I do find trying 
to listen to whomever the speaker is while at the same time Voiceover is 
reading the chat messages to be quite distracting.

Cheers,
Duane


On 8/21/2020 10:44 AM, Dan TeVelde wrote:
> Hi Ana,
>
> I don't think this is a bug.  I have the same problem.  Normally I turn off speech when I'm in a Zoom meeting so others won't hear anything except me.  I know that JAWS has a set of scripts which provide screenreader feedback.  I'm not aware of any NVDA add-on which would enhance the accessibility of Zoom.  If you can use JAWS, you might see how much information you get.  Another option would be to use the iOS Zoom app.  The only disadvantage there is that others might hear output from VoiceOVer.  I don't know anything about Zoom with Android.  I don't currently have an Android device.  I hope this helps.
>
> Thanks,
> Dan
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: [VICUG-L] NVDA and Zoom
>
> Hi All,
>
>
> I've been using Zoom at work a lot lately, sometimes with Narrator, Sometimes with NVDA, depending on what else I'm doing during the session.
>
>
> What I notice is that NVDA doesn't announce some of the chat
> information. For example, when I log into a Zoom session, I'm usually
> put into a waiting room. Sometimes the host asks me to identify myself.
> With NVDA, I don't hear that information; in fact, I didn't know that
> was happening until a sighted colleague pointed it out. Once I'm in the
> meeting, I'm sent to a breakout room. Sometimes NVDA announces that I'm
> being prompted to join the breakout room; more often, it doesn't, so I
> tab around to find the Join button. Then whether in the main meeting or
> breakout room, Other chats are being sent to the group, like "X is ready
> so let's do Y next," but with NVDA, I rarely hear any of that. Since
> it's pretty distracting and overwhelming, I mostly don't mind, but then
> again, sometimes the chats involve me, so I really should know.
>
>
> Is what I'm describing an NVDA bug, or is there a setting I can adjust
> to hear more of the chats.
>
>
> The versions of Zoom and NVDA are current, but Windows 10 is 1809 if
> that matters.
>
>
> Thanks for any wisdom.
>
>
> Ciao
>
>
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