Are your Events 508 Compliant?

Posted by Natalia Valencia on Tue, Nov 27, 2012 @ 11:16 AM

When Section 508 was passed, it created a requirement for all federal government agencies to make their communications more accessible to people who have disabilities. This includes all electronic and information technology. This Section was created to help eliminate the barriers that can keep people with disabilities from obtaining important information everyone else has access to. It was also intended to help agencies develop new technologies to provide information in a way everyone can benefit from it. These requirements mean every federal agency must ensure all employees and the general public, regardless of their disability, must have comparable access to training and informational media, including webinars and on-demand videos available on a website, so everyone is equally informed.

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Adding Captions to Your Webinar Is Critical to Reach Your Entire Audience

Posted by Natalia Valencia on Tue, Nov 20, 2012 @ 11:56 AM

When you create your Onstream webinar, you may be so focused on making sure your webinar contains quality information and appeals to your audience that you may not think about who may be viewing your webinar. It is often easy to assume that everyone who will watch your webinar will also be able to hear it. But what about those who are hearing impaired? If you don’t take steps to add closed captioning to your webinars, you are shutting out a portion of your potential audience, which can limit your reach. Instead, you need to find ways to reach those who are hearing impaired.

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Tags: Onstream Media, Webinar Dos and Donts, Webinar Planning, webinar best practices, Webinar promotion, Webinar Events, Training Webinar, closed captioning

Webinars: Effective Tools For Successful Training

Posted by Sabrina George on Mon, Sep 12, 2011 @ 09:46 PM

One of the most important tasks assigned to managers is employee training. In every division of a particular company, there is a requirement for personnel trained in responsibilities specific to their roles. This is the same for accounting, advertising, sales and customer service departments. In order to ensure the presence of qualified personnel, it is essential to hold training seminars that instruct employees on specific skills needed for successfully carrying out their tasks, as well as enhance collaboration and communication. And one of the most effective training tools available is the Onstream Media webinar.

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5 Benefits of Training with Webinars

Posted by SHIV KAKAR on Tue, Jul 12, 2011 @ 01:12 PM


If you have been keeping abreast of the latest developments in the business world, you may be aware of what webinars are by now, and what they can do for your business.

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Tags: Webinars, Training Webinar

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