Chat and web conferencing
- Accessible Chat
- Accessible Chat is a free program written specifically for people with vision impairment by Games For The Blind and the chat community is run from their server. The software allows users of JAWS For Windows (JFW) and Window-Eyes to chat on the web. Accessible Chat interfaces directly with the user's screen reader, which allows the messages in the chat rooms to be automatically spoken.
- AChat
- aChat is an open source access standards compliant Web-based synchronous communication tool. Features include an audio message chime, keyboard navigation option, message display and sorting preferences.
- Acropolis Chat
- An HTML chat room that is part of the Acropolis online learning environment designed to create opportunities for student with disabilities. You need to be registered for a course before you can use the chat room.
- Chatterbox
- Developed by EASI, Chatterbox provides an audio and text chat environment, with options for formatting font and background colours. Chat participants use a microphone for conversing with others in the room.
- iVocalize
- Real-time, multi-point VoIP Voice Conferencing software.
- Sadie's Shack
- Sadie's Shack is a moderated disability chat room that is part of a personal web site. Everyone is welcome to join in the fun and friendly chat (guidelines and rules for participation apply).
- Skype
- Free VOIP software that allows one-to-one as well as group conferencing using a microphone. Features also include file sharing and chat text messages
- Tiny IRC
- The University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign has developed a web based interface to the IRC chat system. Features include an all HTML interface, noframes, choice of manual or automatic updating of messages, accesskeys to form controls and use of headers to indicate new and old messages.
- Ventrilo
- Ventrilo is a scalable Voice over IP (VoIP) communications system available for Windows OS. Its used by several disability chat room, such as The Accessible Friends Network
- WADP Chat
- HTML Chat, including an open chat forum and student lounge. These chat rooms require browser support for frames and JavaScript and work best with Netscape Navigator 3.0 or higher and Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher. It currently does not work with AOL's built-in browser or WebTV.
- 24seven Conversations
- A web site providing a series of facilitated conversations on topical discussions. Share your voice. Join in on the interesting talk and exchange of ideas going on 24/7.
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