News from the cutting edge of assistive technology
On this episode: find out about some of the new features in JAWS, ZoomText and Fusion 2024 updates. Get introduced to Roxana Fischer. Hear about our 2025 Public Betas from Mohammed Laachir. And finally, after two years, re-visit with Eric Damery.
Read More FSCast 249. Product updates, public Betas and a visit with Eric DameryOn this back-to-school episode: Rachel Buchanan, our director of user education and technical support, introduces Sharkvember and The Next Big Thing contest. Dr. Denise Robinson, the founder of Your Tech Vision, discusses technology, education and math. And finally, Olga Espinola, our test engineer and a highly experienced technology user, explains the new math-related features in …
Read More FSCast 248, Back to School: Prizes, Math And MoreOn this episode, Glen Gordon interviews Oleg Shevkun, our new FSCast host, and passes on the baton. Then, we hear from Mohammed Laachir, a product owner at Vispero, on some exciting AI-related developments in JAWS and Fusion. Activate to listen, right-click to download. You can also Read the transcript.
Read More FSCast 247, an interview with Oleg Shevkun, and Mohammed Laachir discusses our new AI featuresOn FSCast 246, we’ll meet psychiatrist Dr. Tim Cordes. He’s been working in addiction medicine for nearly 20 years, and back in 2005 was the second totally blind person to graduate from medical school. Then all about Microsoft’s Disability Answer Desk that can help solve problems related to Microsoft software. Crystal Jones will be here …
Read More FSCast 246, a visit with Dr. Tim Cordes, plus Crystal Jones talks about Microsoft’s Disability Answer DeskOn FSCast 245, a demo of how Picture Smart just got smarter thanks to the new chat feature. Then Alice O’Reilly, Chief of the Collections Division, and Tamara Rorie, head of Patron Engagement at NLS, talk about the array of free services and devices available to people living in the United States. Plus, we’ll get …
Read More FSCast 245, a demo of Picture Smart chat, all about NLS, and a visit with Gordon LeggeOn FSCast 244, we’ll meet Ana Gonzalez Arean. She’ll talk about growing up in Venezuela and becoming a language professor at two universities, but then needing to move to Spain to start a new life for herself. Then, Cathy Miller and Nicky Gillies from the Louisiana DeafBlind project discuss some of the challenges of identifying …
Read More FSCast 244, a visit with Ana González Arean, plus Nicky Gillies and Cathy Miller from the Louisiana DeafBlind projectOn the archive of the March FSOpenLine, people share their favorite things to do with PictureSmart AI, including how to use it with FaceInView to describe what’s in the background. And of course questions on a variety of other topics including why JAWS place markers sometimes lose their place, why Thunderbird speaks incoming email notifications …
Read More FSCast 243, archive of the March 2024 FSOpenLineOn FSCast 242, we’ll put the newly released Picture Smart AI through its paces, and you’ll hear the detailed descriptions it can generate for everything from a bar chart to a frame from a YouTube video. Then, a visit with longtime blindness advocate Anil Lewis, Executive Director of Blindness Initiatives of the National Federation of …
Read More FSCast 242, A demo of PictureSmart AI, and a visit with Anil LewisOn FSCast 241, guest host Mohammed Laachir introduces us to the world of accessible gaming. He’ll visit with Jesse Anderson, who runs the IllegallySighted YouTube channel, to talk about some of the games that you can play if you’re blind or low vision, mentioning AudioGames.net as a good resource. Then Mohammed talks with NightBlade, who …
Read More FSCast 241, all about accessible gamingOn FSCast 240, we’re joined by screen reading pioneer Doug Geoffray. We’ll hear about the development of Vocal-Eyes, Window-Eyes, and Doug’s eventual transition to Microsoft, where he helps ensure that their new products are accessible. Then, a deep dive into password managers, two-factor authentication, and a demo of using the Bitwarden password manager with JAWS. …
Read More FSCast 240, a visit with Doug Geoffray, and a demo of the Bitwarden password manager