News from the cutting edge of assistive technology
FSOpenLine, Freedom Scientific’s global call-in show, will take place this Thursday, February 27 at 8:00 P.M. Eastern. Have you encountered accessibility issues with an app you use for work or school? Do you have ideas you’d like to share with us? We want to hear from you. Taking part in FSOpenLine gives you the opportunity …
Read More Join Us for FSOpenLine and Have Your Voice HeardDo you use Microsoft Teams with JAWS? Are you currently using Office 365 at your work or school? Join us on Thursday, February 20 at noon Eastern for our webinar, An Introduction to Microsoft Teams and JAWS. What Is Teams? Microsoft Teams is a chat-based application that creates a workspace for Office 365 users. It …
Read More Don’t Miss Our Introduction to Using Microsoft Teams with JAWSIn this week’s look at some of the new features in JAWS 2020, we review Speech On Demand, a feature that has actually been around for a couple versions, but received a subtle enhancement in 2020 that may benefit some users. Introduced in JAWS and Fusion 2018, Speech On Demand allows you to limit the …
Read More Learn More, Do More, New Features in JAWS: Toggle JAWS Sounds in Speech On DemandThanks to you, our survey was a great success! We’ve summarized the results in this post, and our analysis of your responses will help determine our strategic direction for 2020 and beyond. It is critical that we continually seek customer feedback as we strive to fulfill the learning objectives of an increasingly diverse user base. …
Read More Learning About Our Product UsersIn this week’s look at some of the new features in JAWS 2020, we review improvements to a popular resource that has helped many new users over the years learn how to use JAWS, the JAWS Basic Training. The Basic Training is produced using the DAISY (Digital Accessible Information System) format. Each book offers both …
Read More Learn More, Do More, New Features in JAWS: Updated Basic TrainingDetails about the upcoming March 2020 CSUN Technology conference, a preview of the JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion 2020 updates coming in early February, two Power Tips, and a demonstration of JAWS working in the new Chromium based Microsoft Edge. Activate link to listen, right click to download. You can also read the transcript.
Read More FSCast 179, CSUN technology conference coming in March, product updates in early February, and Everything you wanted to know about the new Chromium based Microsoft EdgeThe Focus Blue refreshable braille displays promote braille literacy by providing a tactile interface for your computer or mobile device. When used together with a screen reader such as JAWS® for Windows, these compact solutions enhance your reading and writing experience by placing a wealth of information at your fingertips. The Focus is available in …
Read More Three Benefits of Choosing the Focus Blue Braille DisplayThe Freedom Scientific Training Team is bringing you many great training opportunities in 2020. Based on your questions and feedback we received in 2019, we’re offering webinars on the devices and applications you use everyday at home, in the classroom, and on the job. Our first hardware webinar will take place on Thursday, January 16 …
Read More Don’t Miss Your Chance to Help Us Improve FS Documentation and TrainingShould an individual who is blind use speech or braille as a means of access to the printed word? This is a complex question with answers that will vary from one user to another, but there’s no denying the power of having so much information available at our fingertips. In honor of Louis Braille’s birthday, …
Read More The World at Your Fingertips – Braille Literacy and the Digital AgeThe Freedom Scientific Training Department introduced many advances and improvements this year, and you were with us every step of the way. As 2019 comes to a close, we reflect on those changes and look forward to what 2020 has in store. Live Webinars and Task-Based Training We brought back live webinars and introduced task-based …
Read More 2019 Year-End Review from the FS Training Team