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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 MonthThe 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 EventsDo 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 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 March 2024 is Arushi, a senior from Washington State. Arushi, who has been using JAWS since the 8th grade, …
Read More March 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 March 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 March 2024 Training EventsDo you use the Beta version of Google Chrome? Do you use Visual Studio Code? Read on. There are two separate issues facing users regarding a change in the Google Chrome Beta release and Visual Studio Code. Both issues impact few users but are significant. If you are not using the Beta version of Chrome …
Read More Download New Software Builds to Improve Accessibility in Chrome Beta and Visual Studio CodeAre you looking for ways to navigate and customize your Outlook Calendar with JAWS more efficiently? Join us Thursday, February 15 at noon Eastern time for a live webinar, “Ten Tips for Customizing Your Outlook Calendar with JAWS.” What We’ll Cover We’ll provide an overview of navigating the Outlook calendar with JAWS, and show you …
Read More Join Us for Ten Tips for Customizing Your Outlook Calendar 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. The Student of the Month for February 2024 is Darren, a college freshman from California. Darren has been using JAWS and ZoomText since elementary school, …
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