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Are you new to Google Docs? Want tips for creating and managing documents more efficiently with JAWS? Join us Thursday, April 18 at noon Eastern time for a live webinar, “Five Power Tips for Navigating Google Docs with JAWS.” What We’ll Cover We’ll provide an overview of the Google Docs interface, and show you how …
Read More Learn Five Power Tips for Navigating Google Docs with 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. While in California for the annual CSUN Assistive Technology Conference, we had the opportunity to meet with a group of our previous students of the …
Read More Nominate the Next Student of the MonthOn the archive of the March FSOpenLine, people share their favorite things to do with PictureSmart AI, including how to use it with FaceInView to describe what’s in the background. And of course questions on a variety of other topics including why JAWS place markers sometimes lose their place, why Thunderbird speaks incoming email notifications …
Read More FSCast 243, archive of the March 2024 FSOpenLineThe 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 April 2024 is Mina, a tenth grader from California who we had the unique opportunity to interview in-person at …
Read More April 2024 Student of the MonthThe 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 April 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 April 2024 Training EventsFSOpenLine, Freedom Scientific’s global call-in show, will take place Thursday, March 28 at 8 PM Eastern time. Do you have questions about our products or an idea you want to share? Join us and have your voice heard by key members of Freedom Scientific’s product management and engineering teams. In the last FSOpenLine, we discussed …
Read More Join Us for FSOpenLineOn FSCast 242, we’ll put the newly released Picture Smart AI through its paces, and you’ll hear the detailed descriptions it can generate for everything from a bar chart to a frame from a YouTube video. Then, a visit with longtime blindness advocate Anil Lewis, Executive Director of Blindness Initiatives of the National Federation of …
Read More FSCast 242, A demo of PictureSmart AI, and a visit with Anil LewisDo you use Microsoft Teams at home, work, or school? Need tips for navigating the new Teams with JAWS? Join us and our special guest, Brett Humphrey from Microsoft, on Thursday, March 28, 2024, at noon Eastern time for a live webinar, “An Introduction to the New Teams with JAWS.” What We’ll Cover We’ll provide …
Read More Join Us for an Introduction to the New Teams with JAWSIn the constantly shifting sands of technology, true revolutions are rare. Yet, as I reflect on my 25-year journey as a JAWS user and my role at the helm of Freedom Scientific’s software team over the past year and a half, I am thrilled to share a development that marks a genuine leap forward: the …
Read More Picture Smart AI: How We Got HereThe March updates to Fusion Suite 2024 are now available, bringing innovative enhancements and powerful, unprecedented functionality. Fusion Suite refers to the Freedom Scientific software products JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion. Visit the What’s New pages for JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion 2024 to learn more about this exciting new software. Enhancements you’ll want to begin using …
Read More The March Update to Fusion Suite 2024 is Here!