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Braille Study mode is an outstanding JAWS feature that is compatible with the Focus 40, 80, and 14 Blue refreshable braille displays. Whether you are teaching students how to read and write braille or learning it yourself, you will benefit from this powerful feature. Advantages of Braille Study Mode Learn braille while performing practical tasks …
Read More Increase Braille Literacy with Braille Study ModeAs you age, your eyes and vision change. The pupil reduces in size, muscles weaken, and the lens starts to stiffen which may cause blurred vision or trouble focusing. The reduced pupil size and the weakened eye muscles allow less light in and you may notice a need for increased or focused lighting. Glare sensitivity …
Read More How Effective is Lighting for People with Low Vision?Do you want to get the most out of your braille hardware? Do you have questions about your device? Join us Thursday, January 7 at noon Eastern Time for a live webinar, “Celebrating braille[DS1] literacy! Come and ask your braille hardware questions!” We will provide an overview of our braille hardware products, discuss their important …
Read More Celebrate Braille LiteracyBraille is an essential tool for promoting literacy among persons who are blind. Use it at home, at work, and in the classroom to access documents, web pages, email, and assignments. Braille literacy improves scholastic success and increases employment opportunities. Statistically, 90% of employed individuals with a visual impairment read and write braille. What is …
Read More How Refreshable Braille Enhances Braille LiteracyThanks to your valuable feedback and suggestions, the Freedom Scientific Training Department introduced many enhancements this year. As 2020 comes to a close, we reflect on those changes and look forward to 2021. Software Licensing Offers During COVID-19 In March, Vispero responded to the global COVID-19 pandemic by offering free Home licenses of JAWS, ZoomText, …
Read More 2020 Year-End ReviewOn FSCast 193 we’ll meet Taylor Cox. She’s our first Freedom Scientific Student of the Month. Then it’s over to Amsterdam for a visit with Mohammed Laachir. We’ll hear how he rapidly switched from using ZoomText to using JAWS full-time, and how he went from being a FSOpenLine caller to a JAWS developer. Activate link …
Read More FSCast 193, Student Of The Month Taylor Cox, and JAWS developer Mohammed LaachirThe fifth module in our JAWS training for teachers and AT instructors is available on our Teaching Resources page. Each module in the series builds upon the last, and contains lessons, videos, and a quiz at the end. Overview of Previous Modules Module 1 introduces you to the training and shows you how to access …
Read More Module 5 of JAWS Training for Teachers and AT InstructorsThe Freedom Scientific Student of the Month program features K-12 students in the U.S. who are blind or low vision and use Freedom Scientific technology in achieving educational goals. Students can nominate themselves or be nominated by someone else. One student is selected each month. To accept the award, the selected student must submit signed …
Read More Freedom Scientific Student of the MonthAre you new to Google Slides? Do you want to learn how to read, create, and edit presentations more effectively? Join us Wednesday, December 9 at 11:30 AM Eastern time for a live webinar, ”JAWS with Google Slides.” This training is conducted by the American Printing House for the Blind (APH) through their Access Academy, …
Read More Join Us for Google Slides with JAWSOn the archive of FSOpenLine from November 2020, Your questions about a variety of issues including: Getting Chrome to automatically describe images, JAWS on ARM processors, and multiple selection of items in list boxes on the web. Activate link to listen, right click to download. You can also read the transcript.
Read More FSCast 192, Archive of FSOpenLine from November 2020