News from the cutting edge of assistive technology
Google released version 70 of the Chrome Browser this week, and you may notice that navigating combo boxes has changed when using JAWS – no, you are not doing anything wrong. This change in behavior is due to how the new Chrome version handles events, which in turn impacts combo boxes. This change impacts users …
Read More JAWS Support of Chrome 70When someone is as well recognized and regarded as Jonathan Mosen, it is hard to consider our company without his presence… his spirit, his informed perspective, and of course, his unique voice and the way he gets others to open up on our FScast interviews. It’s true. Jonathan will be leaving us soon for a …
Read More Saying good bye to an old friend…On 1 September, Microsoft will stop supporting Skype 7. This is the version of Skype most of us have been using in recent years, and for which scripts are included with every copy of JAWS. It is our expectation that this withdrawal of support will mean that Skype 7.4 will no longer connect to the …
Read More Microsoft is retiring Skype 7.4. Here’s important information for JAWS usersIntroduction Recently, we received a Blog comment from a reader who was concerned about what he perceives to be the excessive cost of the technology we produce at Freedom Scientific. We were grateful to the customer for engaging with us. Rather than bury our response in a comment to an existing post, we want by …
Read More Extending Our Reach. Making JAWS More Available Outside the Workplace