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The 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 August 2022 is Holly, a senior from Missouri. Holly began using JAWS and the Focus 40 Braille Display in …
Read More October 2022 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 October 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 October 2022 Training EventsWant to know what new features and enhancements we will introduce in Fusion Suite 2023? Download Public Beta 2 to try them and be a part of our development process. Fusion Suite refers to the Freedom Scientific software products JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion. Here are three benefits of taking part in the Public Beta program. …
Read More Fusion Suite 2023 Public Beta 2 Is AvailableOn FSCast 221, we’ll get to know chef and entrepreneur Christine Ha. Since winning “Master Chef” Season 3 back in 2012, she’s published a cookbook, opened multiple restaurants, hosted a cooking show on AMI Canada, and more. Then Judy Dixon will be here to talk about her latest book. It’s about Microsoft Word and called …
Read More FSCast 221, Christine Ha talks about her career as a blind chef, and Judy Dixon discusses her book “Formatting Documents for Appearance”On the Archive of the August FSOpenLine, Ryan Jones, Glen Gordon, and Rachel Buchanan take your calls on a variety of topics including: Math in Braille with JAWS, switching Braille tables on the fly, Quick Keys in Word, efficiently reading Windows event logs, and why new JAWS versions are installed along side old ones. Activate …
Read More FSCast 220, Archive of the August 2022 FSOpenLineWant to learn how to format Word documents more efficiently with JAWS? Join us for a live webinar, “Prep and Proof: Use Styles in Microsoft Word with JAWS.” What Are Styles? A style is a collection of formatting characteristics you can apply to paragraphs, headings, and lists in a Microsoft Word document. Styles look professional …
Read More Using Styles in Microsoft Word with JAWSAfter more than 28 years advocating for JAWS and other software, plus impacting the industry with countless contributions, Eric Damery has retired. Along with announcing the availability of Fusion Suite Public Beta and the approach of the 2023 release, we want to reflect on the impact of JAWS from Eric’s perspective and discuss a few …
Read More Eric Damery Reflects on the Impact of JAWS and Shares How Some of Your Favorite Features Came to BeWould you like a sneak peek at JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion 2023 before they are released? Download Public Beta 1 to take part in our development process and provide valuable feedback to Freedom Scientific. What Is Fusion Suite Public Beta 1? Fusion Suite refers to three Freedom Scientific software products—JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion. The Public …
Read More Fusion Suite 2023 Public Beta 1 is AvailableThe 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 August 2022 is Ky’Ren, a senior from Louisiana. Ky’Ren uses JAWS and ZoomText to complete schoolwork both in and …
Read More August 2022 Freedom Scientific Student of the MonthOn FSCast 219, we’ll spend some time with Ryan Jones, Freedom Scientific’s new Vice President of Software Product Management. He’ll give us a bit of his background, talk about what’s coming in the JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion 2023 product betas, and demonstrate the new JAWS Smart Glance feature. Then a visit with Svetlana, the Freedom …
Read More FSCast 219, Ryan Jones previews our 2023 software public betas, and we meet Svetlana, Freedom Scientific’s July Student Of The Month