News from the cutting edge of assistive technology
Are you new to using Microsoft OneNote with JAWS? Need a way to create notes and keep up with important information? Join us on Thursday, May 16, 2024, at noon ET for a live webinar, “An Introduction to OneNote with JAWS.” About OneNote Microsoft OneNote is a digital note-taking app that provides one place for …
Read More Join Us for An Introduction to OneNote with JAWSWe’ve been alerted to an issue that a small number of users are experiencing after installing the May update of JAWS 2024. If you have installed this update and can’t read web pages or email messages, this issue may be impacting you. The best and quickest resolution is to run a JAWS repair. To run …
Read More What to Do If JAWS Can’t Read Web Pages or Email MessagesThe 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. Rather than featuring a student this month, we are highlighting a few of our past winners. Kate Kate uses JAWS and the Focus Braille Display …
Read More May 2024 Student of the Month HighlightsThe 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 May 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 May 2024 Training EventsAre 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 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 FSOpenLineDo 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 JAWS