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Are you new to Google Sheets? Want tips for navigating and analyzing data more efficiently with JAWS? Join us Thursday, September 18 at noon Eastern time for a live webinar, “Ten Tips for Boosting Productivity When Using Google Sheets with JAWS.” What We’ll Cover We’ll provide an overview of the Google Sheets interface, and show …
Read More Get Ten Tips for Boosting Productivity with Google Sheets and JAWSThe Freedom Scientific Student of the Month Program features K-12 students living in the U.S. who are blind or visually impaired and use Freedom Scientific technology to achieve educational goals. The Student of the Month for September 2025 is Kenny, a tenth grader from Maryland. Kenny uses JAWS on his school computer to navigate websites …
Read More September 2025 Student of the MonthText Analyzer is a powerful JAWS feature that helps you catch formatting issues, punctuation problems, and other inconsistencies in your documents or web pages. Whether you’re writing a report, taking notes in class, or editing a web article, Text Analyzer lets you review your work with more confidence and accuracy. What Can It Catch? JAWS …
Read More Proof Documents Faster and More Efficiently with JAWS Text AnalyzerOur monthly Employee Spotlight series gives you a glimpse behind the scenes and brings you closer to the people behind the products at Vispero. This month, we’re shining the spotlight on Meagan Griffith, Accessibility Engineer at TPGi, a Vispero company. We chatted with Meagan and learned about her passion for music and accessibility, what drew …
Read More Employee Spotlight: Meagan Griffith’s StoryArtificial Intelligence (AI) is changing how we work, helping us automate routine tasks, analyze and summarize data, and generate content. Our new AI live webinar series and comprehensive online guide is designed to empower you with the knowledge and skills to increase productivity and independence in the workplace. The first webinar in our ongoing series, …
Read More Join Us for AI Tools, Tips, and TechniquesThe Freedom Scientific training team offers ongoing opportunities for you to join us in live training sessions and advance your skills. We’re excited to announce our jam-packed September training schedule, where you’re sure to find something that will help you at work, school, or play. If you have questions or need assistance with registration, email …
Read More Join Us for Our September 2025 Training EventsOn this episode, Joe Stephen and Rusty Kelly unveil some of the details of our upcoming support for multiline Braille. Then, we are joined by Arielle Silverman and Stephanie Enyart, introducing an AI user survey by the American Foundation for the Blind. With Elizabeth Whitaker, we take a look at what’s new at the Training …
Read More FSCast #261. An in-depth look at multiline Braille support in JAWS, and an AI user survey by the AFBAre you looking for ways to access, navigate, and read PDFs with JAWS? Join us Thursday, August 21 at noon ET for a live webinar, “Six Ways to Manage PDFs more efficiently with JAWS.” What We’ll Cover Portable Document Format (PDF) files are commonly used to share information across multiple platforms and are often required …
Read More Learn Six Ways to Manage PDFs More Efficiently with JAWSArtificial Intelligence (AI) is changing how we work, helping us automate routine tasks, analyze and summarize data, and generate content. Learn AI with our new AI live webinar series and comprehensive online guide, designed to empower you with the knowledge and skills to increase productivity and independence in the workplace. The first webinar in this …
Read More Join Us for An Introduction to Using AI with JAWS, ZoomText, and FusionOur monthly Employee Spotlight series is all about bringing you closer to the people behind the products at Vispero. This month, we’re staying in The Netherlands as we shine the spotlight on Mohammed Laachir, Product Owner at Vispero. Mohammed began his journey with JAWS seven years ago as a screen reader user and for the …
Read More Employee Spotlight: Mohammed Laachir’s Story