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2024 marks the 200th anniversary of braille. To celebrate, we are holding a special event to commemorate the major milestones that make up the history of braille. Join us and some very special guests on Tuesday, January 30 at 4:00 PM Eastern time for a live event, “Braille Today, Two Centuries and Counting!” What We’ll …
Read More Join Us as We Celebrate 200 Years of BrailleCelebrate U.S. National Braille Literacy Month with us as we take a deep dive into the Split Braille feature in JAWS 2024. Join us Thursday, January 18 at noon Eastern time for a live webinar, “Divide and Conquer: Overcome Challenges with Split Braille and JAWS.” In previous webinars, we’ve provided an overview of this feature …
Read More Join Us for an In-Depth Look at the Split Braille Feature in JAWSWeb Accessibility In Mind (WebAIM) is surveying screen reader users to collect information that will impact the future development of web content and web standards. WebAIM, part of Utah State University, provides training, tools, and information to assist in the creation of websites that are accessible to individuals with disabilities. Why Web Accessibility Matters Web …
Read More Take the WebAIM SurveyThe 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 January 2024 is Kate, a senior from California. Kate uses JAWS and the Focus Braille Display in class to …
Read More January 2024 Student of the MonthJanuary 4 is World Braille Day. This year, braille is turning 200-years-old. To commemorate this milestone, let’s look back at some of the major events that make up the history of braille. Braille is a system for reading and writing for persons who are blind. It uses raised dots that represent the alphabet, numbers, and …
Read More Celebrating 200 Years of BrailleThe 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 January 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 January 2024 Training EventsIn January 2024, Google will no longer offer Basic HTML View for Gmail. We are providing training to help make the transition from Basic HTML to Standard View easier. You can now stream or download the entire Gmail training for December, “Ten Tips for Transitioning from Basic HTML View to Standard View in Gmail with …
Read More Part 2 of Our Gmail Training is AvailableThanks to your valuable suggestions, the Freedom Scientific User Education and Outreach Team introduced many enhancements and new training initiatives in 2023. As the year comes to a close, we reflect on those successes and look forward to 2024. Student of the Month We continued our tradition of selecting a monthly K-12 student living in …
Read More Reflecting on 2023On the archive of FSOpenLine from November 2023, some Freedom Scientific developers and testers offer an inside look at our process for developing and refining new features. We also take your calls on a variety of topics including: the accessibility of the new Outlook interface and how to enable or disable it, how to use …
Read More FSCast 239, archive of the November 2023 FSOpenLineIn January 2024, Google will no longer offer Basic HTML View for Gmail. We are providing training to help make the transition from Basic HTML to Standard View easier. You can now stream or download the first part of our Gmail training for December, “Ten Tips for Transitioning from Basic HTML View to Standard View …
Read More Part 1 of Our Gmail Training is Available