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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 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. …
Read More October 2021 Freedom Scientific Student of the MonthAre you a multilingual JAWS and braille user? Want to learn about the new braille features in JAWS 2022? Join Glen Gordon and Adi Kushnir Thursday, October 28 at 10:00 AM Eastern time for a live webinar. They’ll provide an overview of the new braille features, and discuss how to: Configure braille language profiles Select …
Read More Join Us for A Webinar On New JAWS Braille Features for Multilingual UsersAre you looking for ways to make math more accessible with JAWS? Want to get the most out of reading math content with your braille display? Join us Thursday, October 21 at Noon Eastern time for a live webinar, “JAWS, Math, and Braille.” What We’ll Cover We’ll provide an overview of tools for accessing math …
Read More Join Us for a Webinar on JAWS, Math, and BrailleDo you own an ElBraille or are you thinking of purchasing one? Join us today at 3 PM Eastern time for “ElBraille Q&A with Elita and Vispero.” We will discuss the upcoming ElBraille software releases, JAWS 2022 features, and of course, take your questions. What Is the ElBraille? The ElBraille is a compact device that …
Read More Join Us for ElBraille Q&A with Elita and VisperoThe 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 past winners. Campbell As …
Read More Student of the Month HighlightsThe Freedom Scientific Student of the Month Program features K-12 students living in the U.S. who are blind and visually impaired and use Freedom Scientific technology to achieve their educational goals. The Student of the Month for June 2021 is Abby, a junior from New Hampshire. Abby relies on JAWS and a Focus 40 Blue …
Read More June 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 April 2021 is Mitchell, a senior from Pennsylvania. Mitchell began using JAWS in the 4th grade, and says it …
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