The Good and Bad of Microsoft Teams Accessibility
Learn what works in Microsoft Teams today with practical tips and tricks. Explore improvements that could make life in Teams better, more productive, and more efficient for busy professionals, and find clear answers to frequently asked questions.
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The meeting Join screen gets an improvement for everyone
Microsoft Teams now places keyboard focus on the Join button and gives screen-reader users the microphone and camera status before they enter a meeting.
About 1 min readMicrosoft Teams Is Losing Its Edge: Fix the Participants Panel
Teams has valuable participant and invitee status data, but slow screen-reader navigation and Zoom's recent advances are eroding its lead.
About 7 min readTip: Stop messages getting marked as Read when navigating by keyboard
Find the Teams setting that lets you choose when a chat opens, plus the support escalation that exposed a problem with keyboard navigation and discoverability.
About 3 min readMicrosoft Teams Needs a Shortcut to Announce the Active Speaker: A Table-Stakes Feature
A needed screen-reader command identifying the current speaker in Microsoft Teams meetings. A critical feature for making Teams work for everyone and returning Microsoft to a growth mindset as Satya Nadella's 2017 book Hit Refresh described.
About 7 min readAn inclusive and engaging for all experience with Teams Reactions
Thoughts on subtle audio to make Microsoft Teams meeting reactions more inclusive and engaging.
About 9 min readTip: Separating audio for easier tactile volume control in meetings
Route meeting audio to speakers and screen reader audio to wireless headphones for faster, more tactile volume control.
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