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The Access Technology Affordability Act (ATAA) of 2021 is a bill that makes access technology more affordable to Americans who are blind and visually impaired. It creates a $2,000 refundable tax credit to eligible persons for the purchase of access technology over a three-year period. House bill H.R. 431 is sponsored by Rep. Mike Thompson …
Read More Support the Access Technology Affordability Act of 2021The 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 MonthFSOpenLine is Freedom Scientific’s global call-in show, and an adjunct to our podcast, FSCast. The next episode will take place on Thursday, December 2 at 8 PM Eastern time. We will host FSOpenLine on Zoom, and broadcast live on the Clubhouse app. You will be able to ask questions on both platforms. In addition, we …
Read More Join Us for FSOpenLine on December 2The 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 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 September 2021 is Cash, a fifth grader from Texas. Cash has been a JAWS user for two years and …
Read More September 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. 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 HighlightsAre you looking for ways to navigate in Word more efficiently with JAWS? Want tips for increasing your productivity while writing and editing documents? Join us with special guests Eric Damery and Matt Ater Thursday, June 17 at noon Eastern time for a live webinar, “Word, Tips and Tricks from Power JAWS Users.” What is …
Read More Join Us for Word Tips and Tricks From Power JAWS UsersWeb Accessibility In Mind (WebAIM) is conducting a survey for screen reader users to collect information that will impact the future development of web content and web standards. WebAIM, part of Utah State University, provides training, tools, and information to assist in the creation of websites that are accessible to individuals with disabilities. Why Web …
Read More Take the WebAIM Screen Reader SurveyThe May updates of JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion are here! No matter which product you use, you will benefit from exciting new features and enhancements. Here are several examples. Improvements to Voice Assistant Voice Assistant was introduced in the initial 2021 release of JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion. This feature gives users a new way to …
Read More What’s New in the May 2021 Software Updates?Software updates are typically released because bugs in the software have been repaired, security issue has been identified and patched, and new features have been added. In all cases, these updates are typically bundled together and provided as automatic, recommended, or required updates. In the world of assistive technology, updating your assistive technology software is …
Read More Why keep your Assistive Technology up to date?