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Access to Twitter Shortcut Keys Returns Thanks to Collaboration Between Freedom Scientific and Mainstream Software Companies

Elizabeth Whitaker September 15, 2019September 15, 2019

During July 2019, we received several Tech Support calls and feedback from our Beta team alerting us that something had recently changed while using www.Twitter.com with JAWS. Twitter, like Facebook, offers their own shortcut keys to help interact with their pages. For example, on Twitter, you can press the letter J to jump to the …

Using the Zoom Video Conferencing Platform with JAWS

Elizabeth Whitaker July 30, 2019July 30, 2019

If you’ve taken part in our live webinars or other trainings this year, you’ve used the cloud-based conferencing solution by Zoom Video Communications commonly known as Zoom. This widely used platform enables us to offer remote training regardless of where you reside and is equipped with many powerful features that promote learning through personal interaction …

JAWS and ZoomText Certifications Now Offered At an incredible Discount

Elizabeth Whitaker July 1, 2019July 1, 2019

Have you ever thought about becoming a certified JAWS or ZoomText user? Want to renew your certifications so they are up to date? Now, for a limited time, you can receive your certificates along with all the benefits at an unbeatable price. Beginning on July 1st and running through the 31st, after passing your certification …

Introducing FSCamDSBridge, the software that makes your Freedom Scientific camera product available to any Windows app

Jonathan Mosen September 5, 2018

Freedom Scientific produces several highly-regarded camera products that work seamlessly with our software. For example, using our PEARL portable reading camera is one of the fastest, simplest and most accurate ways to take a picture of any print and turn it into text, thanks to OpenBook and optical character recognition features in JAWS® and Fusion™. …

Announcing FSOpenLine. Join the conversation on our new call-in show

Jonathan Mosen August 23, 2018

What is FSOpenLine? FSOpenLine is Freedom Scientific’s new call-in show, and an adjunct to our podcast, FSCast. Since 2006, we’ve used FSCast to inform you of the latest developments here at Freedom Scientific, and in recent years we’ve added a listener comment line. We enjoy getting your feedback, and want to provide an additional interactive, …

More news from Computers for the Blind on obtaining an affordable computer complete with JAWS, ZoomText and Fusion

Jonathan Mosen August 14, 2018

In June, we blogged about our partnership with Computers for the Blind, an initiative that sees JAWS and ZoomText pre-installed on all machines they distribute. Each application can be run on its own, or at the same time through Fusion. We recently heard from David Jeppson, CFTB’s Executive Director, who told us of a new …

Skype Classic will live on for now

Jonathan Mosen August 6, 2018November 2, 2018

Updated November 1, 2018: Skype 7 is being phased as of November 1, 2018… On July 20th, we wrote a blog post relaying Microsoft’s decision to retire its Skype 7 series software, also known as Skype Classic, on 1 September. We also outlined the steps we’re taking to make Skype 8 as efficient an experience as …

Meet Kenia Flores, our 2018 NFB Scholarship winner

Jonathan Mosen August 2, 2018

We were pleased once again to provide a scholarship as part of the National Federation of the Blind’s scholarship program. The award’s recipient this year is Kenia Flores, a JAWS user whose goal is to become a civil rights attorney. Kenia credits NFB for expanding her world-view of what blind people can achieve. She …

Freedom Scientific and the new USB Human Interface Driver Braille Standard

Jonathan Mosen June 8, 2018

Introduction You may have read recently about a new universal standard for Braille displays adopted by the USB Implementers Forum. This is an industry body comprising manufacturers and software developers who wish to move the USB specification forward. Participants include Microsoft, Apple and Google among many others. Freedom Scientific has been a part of the …

Freedom Scientific software and the Microsoft Windows 10 Spring Creators Update, what you need to know

Jonathan Mosen April 17, 2018

One thing’s for sure. The only constant in technology is change. Approximately every six months, Microsoft releases a major new version of Windows. They also add significant feature enhancements to Office 365 regularly. We’re staying on top of the changes, so you can be efficient and productive. We start by testing new Microsoft software at …