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How does a Blind person ensure they are in View on Video Calls?

To be honest, it is difficult - some people use auto tracking camera's, others have sighted colleagues, freinds or family line their setup up and ensure they don't move it between calls. But now users of the leading Windows screen reader, Freedom Scientic JAWS have access to a new feature called Face In View. The software detects your face and helps you line it up before entering a video call.

While the software helps you line up for the camera, it doesn't alert you to reminants of lunch on your face or the stain down your top. Being on video is more challenging when you have sight loss and you don't get the same benefits of seeing peoples body language.

Please take a moment and think twice before forcing everyone to turn on their cameras in your next call.

Introducing Face in View. A revolutionary new feature in JAWS and Fusion that tells you how to position yourself so that your face is clearly on-camera. Face in View uses facial tracking points to audibly guide you to look directly into your camera.

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accessibility, a11y, inclusion, video calls, jaws, face in view, microsoft teams, zoom, google meet, remote working, english, highlight

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