Collaboration software and broadband services enabled people worldwide to meet and share ideas. Yet, there's still room for improvement. Cisco's second announcement shared advancements in the accessibility field. Many organizations are designing strategies to improve inclusivity, but fewer companies are evaluating how technologies such as Webex can improve the lives of employees with speech, hearing, and visual impairments.a billion people1 in 4 adults.
Hosts, participants, and interpreters can customize simultaneous interpretation solutions, so each can participate more fully. For example, you can customize the stage to always keep a sign-language interpreter visible. It also supports assigning channels to interpreters for up to 110 languages– before and after the meeting starts.
The team decoupled closed captions from the Webex Assistant so all attendees will get closed captions without having to turn on the Assistant One area that I admire in Cisco's strategy is how the company infuses the concepts of creating inclusive software throughout various job functions within the company. Khan said,"At Webex, our design, engineering, and product management team members are required to take accessibility education and hands-on training.