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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 September 2024 is Parker, a senior from Florida. Parker, who uses JAWS to complete work both in and out …
Read More September 2024 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 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 …
Read More Join Us for Our September2024 Training EventsOn this back-to-school episode: Rachel Buchanan, our director of user education and technical support, introduces Sharkvember and The Next Big Thing contest. Dr. Denise Robinson, the founder of Your Tech Vision, discusses technology, education and math. And finally, Olga Espinola, our test engineer and a highly experienced technology user, explains the new math-related features in …
Read More FSCast 248, Back to School: Prizes, Math And MoreAre you required to access PDFs at home, school, or in the workplace? Need tips for setting up Adobe Acrobat Reader for optimized results? Join us Thursday, August 15 at noon ET for a live webinar, “Access PDFs in Adobe Acrobat Reader with JAWS.” About PDFs Portable Document Format (PDF) files are commonly used to …
Read More Learn How to Access PDFs in Adobe Acrobat Reader with JAWSThe 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 August 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 August 2024 Training EventsOn this episode, Glen Gordon interviews Oleg Shevkun, our new FSCast host, and passes on the baton. Then, we hear from Mohammed Laachir, a product owner at Vispero, on some exciting AI-related developments in JAWS and Fusion. Activate to listen, right-click to download. You can also Read the transcript.
Read More FSCast 247, an interview with Oleg Shevkun, and Mohammed Laachir discusses our new AI featuresFSOpenLine, Freedom Scientific’s global call-in show, will take place Thursday, July 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. In this episode, we’ll discuss the …
Read More Join Us for FSOpenLineAre you looking for ways to improve your online shopping experience with JAWS? Join us Thursday, July 11 at noon Eastern for a live webinar, “Shop Online with JAWS Picture Smart AI.” About Picture Smart AI In the March update, we introduced our new enhanced Picture Smart AI feature in JAWS and Fusion. While shopping …
Read More Shop Online with JAWS Picture Smart AIThe July updates to Fusion Suite 2024 offer innovative enhancements that provide powerful, unprecedented functionality. Fusion Suite refers to the Freedom Scientific software products JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion. Visit the What’s New pages for JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion 2024 to learn more about this exciting new software. Here are three new enhancements you will want …
Read More July Update to Fusion Suite 2024We invite you to join us at the 2024 NFB and ACB National Conventions and attend our live presentations for the latest on our products and services. Visit us in the exhibit hall for product demonstrations and to take advantage of our summer specials. Come by the JAWS AI Training Suite for hands-on training on …
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