The Freedom Scientific training team offers ongoing opportunities for you to join us in live training sessions and advance your skills. We’re excited to announce our jam-packed November training schedule, where you’re sure to find something that will help you at work, school, or play.
If you have questions or need assistance with registration, email training@vispero.com. We also welcome your suggestions for future training events. Visit the Freedom Scientific Training Schedule page for more events added throughout November, and access other training on the Freedom Scientific Training Podcast, where we post a new episode each week. Visit our Training Podcast page for details, and visit the Sharkvember page for details on our month-long celebration of creativity, accessibility, and community.
Schedule
| When | What | About | Where |
| Wed, Nov 6 9:00 AM ET | Software Webinar: Let’s Talk Teams | Microsoft Teams is widely used for work and school to communicate with others, share information, and collaborate on projects. Join us and our friends at Sight and Sound Technology for a partner webinar to learn about features of Microsoft Teams, such as chats, calendar, files, and more. | Freedom Scientific and Sight & Sound Technology Register for this event, which takes place on the Zoom conferencing platform. |
| Thurs, Nov 7 Noon ET | Hardware Webinar: ONYX OCR—A Simple Solution for Students with Low Vision | Join us for a live webinar as we dive into the ONYX OCR by Freedom Scientific. Learn how the ONYX OCR is a simple magnification and text-to-speech solution for classroom settings and an easy-to-use option for children with low vision. ACVREP credits will be available for those who attend the live webinar. | Freedom Scientific Register for this event, which takes place on the Zoom Conferencing platform. |
| Thurs, Nov 7 3:00 PM ET | ACB Community Event: Access Microsoft Copilot with JAWS | Copilot is an AI tool from Microsoft that can help you perform tasks such as creating a meeting agenda, summarizing a web page, and generating the first draft of a document. We’ll show you how to launch Copilot and demonstrate practical uses for this powerful tool. | American Council of the Blind To request a link to join on Zoom, email community@acb.org. No need to register. |
| Tues, Nov 12 7:00 PM ET | Software Webinar: Explore Labels in Gmail with JAWS | In Gmail, labels enable you to categorize messages. Though similar to folders in other email applications, they offer additional functionality. We’ll provide an overview of labels, plus show you how to organize and search for messages. ACVREP credits will not be offered for this webinar. | Freedom Scientific Register for this event, which takes place on the Zoom Conferencing platform. |
| Thurs, Nov 14 3:00 PM ET | ACB Community Event: Use the Thunderbird Email Client with JAWS | Join us to learn how to use the Mozilla Thunderbird email client with JAWS. We’ll show you how to navigate the app, read messages, compose new emails, and more. | American Council of the Blind To request a link to join on Zoom, email community@acb.org. No need to register. |
| Tues, Nov 19 7:00 PM ET | Freedom Scientific: Next Big Thing Event | Join us for a thrilling showcase of visionary software ideas in our “Next Big Thing” Contest. Discover the future of JAWS and ZoomText as our finalists present their game-changing features. | Freedom Scientific Register for this event, which takes place on the Zoom Conferencing platform. |
| Thurs, Nov 21 Noon ET | Software Webinar: New Features of JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion 2025 | Join us to learn about what’s new in JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion 2025. We’ll provide an overview of the software, plus demo some of the new and exciting features. ACVREP credits are available for those who attend the live webinar. | Freedom Scientific Register for this event, which takes place on the Zoom Conferencing platform. |
| Thurs, Nov 21 8:00 PM ET | FSOpenLine: Freedom Scientific’s Global Call-In Show | Do you have questions about our products or an idea you’d like to share? Join us on Zoom for FSOpenLine to have your voice heard! | Freedom Scientific Join us for this event, which takes place on the Zoom Conferencing platform. You do not need to register. |