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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 April training schedule, where you’re sure to find something that will help you at work, school, or play. If you have questions or need any assistance registering, email …
Read More Join Us for Our April 2023 Training EventsOn FSCast 228 we’re joined by retired Paralympic swimmer Donovan Tildesley. We’ll hear about his odyssey of being removed from a Virgin cruise because the crew panicked when they saw a solo blind passenger, and how his social media presence allowed him to negotiate a solution. Then, a look at Visual Studio Code and why …
Read More FSCast 228, An Interview with Donovan Tildesley, and an overview of using Visual Studio CodeAre you looking for ways to navigate Teams with JAWS more efficiently? Join us Thursday, March 30 at noon Eastern time for a live webinar, “Ten Power Tips for Tackling Teams with JAWS.” About Teams Microsoft Teams is widely used in organizations to collaborate and share information. It includes features such as: teams, channels, chats, …
Read More Join Us for Ten Power Tips on Tackling Teams with JAWSOn the archive of the February FSOpenLine, we take your calls on a variety of topics including: Slack conversations unexpectedly scrolling to previous content, Notepad starting up slowly on Windows 11, Fusion sometimes scrolling the screen away from the mouse location, the newly added WhatsApp scripts for JAWS, and how to prevent Zoom from automatically …
Read More FSCast 227, Archive of FSOpenLine from February 2023The 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 March 2023 is Layla, a seventh-grader from North Carolina who has used JAWS since second grade. Layla uses a …
Read More March 2023 Student of the MonthThe 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 March 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 …
Read More Join Us for Our March 2023 Training EventsAs February comes to a close, we want to recognize Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Awareness Month. The American Academy of Ophthalmology reports nearly 2.1 million Americans age 50 and over are diagnosed with late stage AMD, which can lead to acute visual impairment. This makes it a leading cause of vision loss …
Read More Celebrate Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Awareness MonthOn FSCast 226, we’ll get to know longtime JAWS beta tester, self-proclaimed language nerd, and software developer Andre Polykanine. Then Andre will serve as translator for a visit with Sasha Hordiiko and Igor Kushnir of the Ukrainian Association of the Blind. We’ll hear about their work and find out what life has been like since …
Read More FSCast 226, Software developer Andre Polykanine, plus Sasha Hordiiko & Igor Kushnir from the Ukrainian Association of the BlindFSOpenLine, Freedom Scientific’s global call-in show, will take place Thursday, February 23 at 8 PM Eastern time. Do you have questions about our products or an idea you want to share? Join us and be heard by key members of Freedom Scientific’s product management and engineering teams. During the November FSOpenline, we discussed the 2023 …
Read More Join Us for FSOpenLineThe February updates of JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion 2023 are here. No matter which product you use, you will benefit from the new features and improvements. We strongly encourage installing new updates so you can take advantage of user-centric software features and enhanced performance. A few of these are described in this blog post. In …
Read More What’s New in the February 2023 Software Updates