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FSCast 221, Christine Ha talks about her career as a blind chef, and Judy Dixon discusses her book “Formatting Documents for Appearance”

FSCast September 28, 2022September 28, 2022

On 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 …

FSCast 220, Archive of the August 2022 FSOpenLine

FSCast September 14, 2022September 14, 2022

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 …

Using Styles in Microsoft Word with JAWS

Elizabeth Whitaker September 13, 2022September 13, 2022

Want 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 …

Eric Damery Reflects on the Impact of JAWS and Shares How Some of Your Favorite Features Came to Be

Elizabeth Whitaker September 9, 2022 2

After 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 …

Fusion Suite 2023 Public Beta 1 is Available

Elizabeth Whitaker September 8, 2022September 9, 2022 1

Would 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 …

August 2022 Freedom Scientific Student of the Month

Elizabeth Whitaker September 1, 2022September 1, 2022

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 Ky’Ren, a senior from Louisiana. Ky’Ren uses JAWS and ZoomText to complete schoolwork both in and …

FSCast 219, Ryan Jones previews our 2023 software public betas, and we meet Svetlana, Freedom Scientific’s July Student Of The Month

FSCast August 31, 2022August 31, 2022

On 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 …

September 2022 Training Events

Elizabeth Whitaker August 30, 2022August 31, 2022

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 September 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 …

Join Us for FSOpenLine

Elizabeth Whitaker August 24, 2022

FSOpenLine, Freedom Scientific’s global call-in show, will take place Thursday, August 25 at 8 PM Eastern time. Do you have questions about our products or an idea you want to share? Join us and have your voice heard by key members of Freedom Scientific’s product management and engineering teams. During the June FSOpenLine, we introduced …

Learn How to Access Digital Textbooks with JAWS

Elizabeth Whitaker August 17, 2022

Are you looking for ways to navigate and read textbooks? Need help accessing digital book platforms? Join us on Thursday, August 18 at noon Eastern time for a live webinar, “Back to School with Freedom Scientific, Access Digital Textbooks with JAWS.” About Digital Books Digital books, also called electronic books (eBooks), are documents converted to …