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Technology is constantly evolving, and with it arises the need to introduce new and innovative features designed to empower product users, parents, teachers, and other professionals at every level. Whether you use or teach Fusion, JAWS, or ZoomText, there is much to be gained by tapping into the full potential of the applications depended on …
Read More Benefits of Participating in Ongoing FS TrainingRosemary Kleske, Beta Manager, discusses her favorite JAWS feature, “Virtualize Window.” Elly Du Pre is the director of Beyond Vision Loss in Florida, and George Tice is a veteran of Desert Storm who lost his sight and has learned JAWS. This month marks the beginning of a new era; one in which all episodes …
Read More FSCast 165 – A JAWS Byte from Beta Manager Rosemary Kleske, stories from director of Beyond Vision Loss Elly Du Pre, and the tenacity of Desert Storm veteran George TiceIn the early days, JAWS basic training was recorded on cassettes, was included with the software, and contained all you needed to begin your exploration into just what the JAWS screen reader could do. From one tone-indexed section to the next, you were taken through a series of guided lessons and exercises designed to develop …
Read More What’s New with FS TrainingNews about December updates, last chance to renew SMAs at 2018 prices, a discussion of Microsoft’s upcoming revamp of the Edge web browser, and of course your calls. Right click this link to save the podcast
Read More FSCast 164 – Archive of December 2018 FSOpenLineNew Hosts John and Larry Gassman Introduce themselves, Eric Damery discusses December Updates of JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion 2019 releases plus home annual subscription licensing, and The Gassmans chat with Curtis Chong, long time user of Freedom Scientific Access Technology and one of the true innovators and Accessible Technology pioneers. Right click to download …
Read More FSCast 163, New Hosts John and Larry Gassman Introduce themselves, Eric Damery discusses December Updates, and Gassmans chat with Curtis Chong, innovator and Accessible Technology pioneerYou’re not losing your mind; web sites may have a completely different layout for you than for your friends and relations. I had this topic driven home for me last weekend using JAWS when trying to buy a Kindle book on Amazon.com. The Amazon site on all three of my desktop browsers kept telling me …
Read More Beware The Cookie MonsterHal Knight has one of the most familiar voices to people calling the U.S. Freedom Scientific sales department. Most people don’t know that before joining Freedom in 2000, he spent 25 years+ on WPOR as one of Maine’s most popular country music DJs. Hal is also a great storyteller as you’ll hear in his conversation …
Read More FSCast 162, Hal Knight with stories from his broadcast radio career, and Rob Santello talks ham radio accessibilityTen months down, two to go. The year is flying by but the goal we set out to accomplish at the beginning of the year was met today – namely making sure we release JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion 2019 at the same time. JAWS 2019 posted this past Tuesday; ZoomText 2019 and Fusion 2019 post …
Read More Our goal is reached! JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion 2019 coordinated releaseThe October edition of FSOpenLine, Freedom Scientific’s global call-in show, keeps you informed of new developments and answers listener questions from around the world. Right click this link to save the podcast
Read More FSCast 161, archive of the October 2018 FSOpenLineGoogle released version 70 of the Chrome Browser this week, and you may notice that navigating combo boxes has changed when using JAWS – no, you are not doing anything wrong. This change in behavior is due to how the new Chrome version handles events, which in turn impacts combo boxes. This change impacts users …
Read More JAWS Support of Chrome 70