NASA Communication Service Office (CSO) Instant Meeting Voice Conferencing Service 508 Compliance – Moderator Web Tool Alternatives

October 22, 2014

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What is Section 508

Section 508 is an amendment to the United States Workforce Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

It is a federal law mandating that all electronic and information technology developed, procured, maintained or used by the federal government be accessible to people with disabilities.

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Moderator Web Tool Alternatives

There are two alternatives to the moderator web tool functions» Dual Tone-Multi Frequency (DTMF) commands on a touch-tone phone» Call the NTC 1-877-857-6272

The following slides are focused on a list of functions that are accessible on the vendor’s website and offer alternatives

This presentation is designed for those dependent upon the website being 508 compliant

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Moderator Web Tool Alternatives

Pre- Conference Alternatives

Procedure: (Call into your Instant Meeting conference) Pre-Conference by Moderator

• Edit conference entry method (Silent, Tone, Name announced): DTMF *39

• Call the NASA Teleconferencing Center (NTC) 1-877-857-6272 for the following: Edit Conference Info and Passcodes Edit other Conference Options

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Moderator Web ToolIn-Conference Alternatives

In-Conference by Moderator or Participant

» Self-Mute / Unmute: DTMF *6» Private Help Menu: DTMF *1» End conference for all: DTMF

*93» Decrease conference volume of

participant: DTMF *7» Decrease Moderator volume:

DTMF *8» Increase conference volume of

participant: DTMF *4» Increase Moderator volume:

DTMF *5

In-Conference by Moderator Only

Request public roll call: DTMF *92» Activate Sub-Conference: DTMF *21

• Participants enter #1-9 to sub-conference• OR Moderator enters #0 to stop all sub-

conferences» Mute all lines: DTMF *96

• Moderator enters 1 to allow Participants to unmute• OR Moderator enters 2 to disallow Participants

from unmuting» Unmute all lines: DTMF *97» Lock conference: DTMF *94» Unlock conference: DTMF *94» Record a conference: DTMF *22» Participant Count: DTMF *91

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Moderator Web ToolPost-Conference Alternatives

Post-ConferenceCall 1-877-857-6272 (NTC) for the following:

» To configure your account to automatically send a meeting report to you after every conference

» To request a list of conferences for a given time period

Thank You

The NTC is available to answer questions and provide additional assistance before or during a meeting.

The NTC: 1-877-857-6272

Note: Press *0 for Technical Support while in conference