News from the cutting edge of assistive technology
The Freedom Scientific Training Department introduced many advances and improvements this year, and you were with us every step of the way. As 2019 comes to a close, we reflect on those changes and look forward to what 2020 has in store. Live Webinars and Task-Based Training We brought back live webinars and introduced task-based …
Read More 2019 Year-End Review from the FS Training TeamGoogle Calendar is a web-based time-management and scheduling tool that allows you to create events, share calendars, and manage tasks. Whether you need a way to track personal appointments, work tasks, or school assignments, this powerful application combines cloud computing and calendar functionality so you can access your busy schedule from any computer or a …
Read More Three Benefits of Using Google Calendar and JAWSThis week’s look into the new features of JAWS and Fusion 2020 will be of special interest to those who use a refreshable Braille display with JAWS to enter text. At Freedom Scientific, we have always been a champion of Braille literacy, both in the classroom and on the job. From our popular and feature-rich …
Read More Learn More, Do More, New Features in JAWS: Improvements to Contracted Braille InputGmail is a widely-used email service that is used at home, work, and school. While it can be accessed through a desktop email application such as Microsoft Outlook, its webmail option provides more versatility. Google’s webmail option provides Gmail users a flexible alternative for accessing email from computers and mobile devices. A web browser and …
Read More Three Reasons to Use Google’s Webmail Option with JAWSOver the next few weeks, we want to highlight some of the new features in the recently released 2020 updates to JAWS and Fusion. For our first post, we want to briefly cover some changes to the existing JAWS and Invisible Cursors which help improve access to many of the universal applications found in Windows …
Read More Learn More, Do more, New Features in JAWS: The JAWS Scan CursorIn our last live webinar, “Google Sheets and JAWS,” we: Introduced you to Google Sheets Demonstrated common tasks Provided useful keyboard shortcuts that improve the user experience This week, we’ll delve deeper into this application with a task-based approach to learning in FS Skill Building and Review, “Create, Access, and Edit Spreadsheets Using Google Sheets …
Read More Create, Access, and Edit Spreadsheets Using Google Sheets and JAWSFSOpenLine, Freedom Scientific’s global call-in show, will take place this Thursday, November 21 at 8:00 P.M. Eastern. Is there an app you need to use for work or school that you’re finding inaccessible? Something with our products that isn’t working as well as you need it to? Have ideas you’d like us to consider? These …
Read More Join Us for the Next FSOpenLineLast month, we told you about a collaboration between Freedom Scientific and Amazon to improve JAWS access to the Kindle App for PC. Now we’ll share some outcomes of a long-standing collaboration between FS and Microsoft that are positively impacting how people access information and perform critical tasks in multiple applications. Microsoft products are regularly …
Read More Freedom Scientific and Microsoft Continue Collaborating to Improve Access to Widely Used Products and Important FeaturesGoogle Sheets is a popular web-based spreadsheet application used at home, in school, and at work. Whether you use spreadsheets to create personal budgets, keep track of course assignments, or collaborate with fellow employees on important projects, accessing them via an online tool offers several distinct advantages. Here are three to consider. Data Saves Automatically …
Read More Three Reasons to Learn Google Sheets and JAWSLast month, we told you about a recent change to Twitter.com that caused shortcut keys to no longer work, and the subsequent collaboration between Freedom Scientific and Twitter that resolved the issue. Now we’d like to share another collaboration between Freedom Scientific and a mainstream company that has resulted in greater access to digital books. …
Read More Freedom Scientific Collaborates with Amazon to Improve JAWS Access to the Kindle App for PC