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On the archive of the December FSOpenLine, we take your calls on a variety of topics including: ideas to improve Text Analyzer, JAWS failing to announce word count when reading the Word Status Bar, shortcut keys for JAWS speech history, simplified Braille tables for Braille learners, and the status of JAWS running on computers that …
Read More FSCast 208, archive of December 2021 FSOpenLineThe Access Technology Affordability Act (ATAA) of 2021 is a bill that makes access technology more affordable to Americans who are blind and visually impaired. It creates a $2,000 refundable tax credit to eligible persons for the purchase of access technology over a three-year period. House bill H.R. 431 is sponsored by Rep. Mike Thompson …
Read More Support the Access Technology Affordability Act of 2021The 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 November 2021 is Olivia, a seventh grader from Missouri. Olivia has been a JAWS user since the fourth grade, …
Read More November 2021 Freedom Scientific Student of the MonthFSOpenLine, Freedom Scientific’s global call-in show, will take place Thursday, December 2 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 August FSOpenLine, we provided …
Read More Join Us for FSOpenLineOn FSCast 207, improvements to Tandem security require JAWS and Fusion to be up to date, and Richard Kuzma tells us how he’s using a combination of Tandem and Voice Assistant to support a fellow blind user. Though Windows 11 sports a new visual look, it’s very much like Windows 10 if you’re a JAWS …
Read More FSCast 207, What’s new in Windows 11, and an interview with Cassandra McNabb McKinneyFSOpenLine is Freedom Scientific’s global call-in show, and an adjunct to our podcast, FSCast. The next episode will take place on Thursday, December 2 at 8 PM Eastern time. We will host FSOpenLine on Zoom, and broadcast live on the Clubhouse app. You will be able to ask questions on both platforms. In addition, we …
Read More Join Us for FSOpenLine on December 2Want to know about all of the powerful new features in Fusion Suite 2022? Join us Thursday, November 18 at Noon Eastern time for a live webinar with Eric Damery and Ben Knolles. What Is Fusion Suite 2022? Fusion Suite 2022 refers to the latest release of Freedom Scientific’s JAWS screen reader, ZoomText screen magnifier, …
Read More Join Us for Fusion Suite 2022 with Eric Damery and Ben KnollesAre you looking for a portable video magnifier to read letters, labels, and magazine articles with ease? Want a handheld device with full-page OCR that will read printed material aloud? Join us Thursday, November 11 at noon Eastern time for a live webinar on the RUBY 10 Speech. What is the RUBY 10 Speech? The …
Read More Join Us for a Webinar on the RUBY 10® SpeechJAWS and Fusion 2022 offer two new sound features that will help you increase productivity. Whether you are listening to music, on a call, or in a meeting, you will benefit from these settings. Split JAWS Speech and the Audio from Other Applications JAWS and Fusion 2022 give you the ability to split the JAWS …
Read More Increase Productivity with New Sound Features in JAWS and Fusion 2022The 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 October 2021 is Lynn, a tenth grader from California. Lynn has been a JAWS user since the sixth grade. …
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