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The 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 2023 is Karl, a student in third grade from California. Karl has been using JAWS since he was …
Read More February 2023 Student of the Monthwould you like to improve your proficiency with a braille display? Join us Thursday, January 19 at noon Eastern time for our live webinar, “How to Improve Productivity Using Refreshable Braille.” What We’ll Cover We’ll show you seven features available when using a braille display with JAWS, plus discuss useful commands for the Focus Blue …
Read More Improve Productivity Using Refreshable BrailleThe Freedom Scientific Student of the Month for December 2022 is McKayla, a junior from Texas. This 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. McKayla has been a JAWS user since she was introduced to the software in kindergarten. …
Read More December 2022 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 August 2022 is Holly, a senior from Missouri. Holly began using JAWS and the Focus 40 Braille Display in …
Read More October 2022 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. Due to the busy July conference schedule, rather than featuring a student this month, we are highlighting a few of our favorite stories. Brennan Brennan …
Read More Student of the Month HighlightsOn FSCast 213, Dr. Robert Englebretson, Associate Professor of Linguistics at Rice University, discusses the Braille code for the International Phonetic Alphabet, why reading Braille is different than reading print, and his ongoing research about how Braille is taught. Here’s a link to Dr. Englebretson’s home page, And one to the Braille IPA specification, including …
Read More FSCast 213, Dr. Robert Englebretson discusses his ongoing research about reading and writing BrailleThe 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 2022 is Brennan, a senior from California. Before his senior year, Brennan primarily used a Braille notetaker to …
Read More February 2022 Freedom Scientific Student of the MonthBraille is an essential tool that promotes literacy for individuals who are blind. It provides a means of reading and writing at home, in school, and in the workplace that can’t be substituted by any other means of accessibility. Braille is widely produced on paper and made available via technology such as refreshable braille displays, …
Read More How Digital Content Empowers Braille LiteracyThe 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 November 2021 is Olivia, a seventh grader from Missouri. Olivia has been a JAWS user since the fourth grade, …
Read More November 2021 Freedom Scientific 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 October 2021 is Lynn, a tenth grader from California. Lynn has been a JAWS user since the sixth grade. …
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