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Kiosks are commonly used by companies to provide an on-site interactive customer experience. These small, stand-alone devices or enclosures can be found in doctors’ offices, restaurants, banks, and many other businesses. Kiosks have become an essential tool in many industries, and provide access to a wide range of services, including: Shopping Banking Accessing healthcare Applying …
Read More Creating an Accessible Kiosk ExperienceIn March, we announced JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion would be available for those living in the U.S. and Canada free of charge for personal computers through June 30, 2020. As the global impact of COVID-19 (the coronavirus) continues, Vispero is extending this support to ensure you have the products and information needed to complete school …
Read More The Free Software Licensing Offer Has Been ExtendedOn FSCast 185, we meet Dave Leo Baker who spent over twenty years in the JAWS scripting department before setting off on his own to pursue a musical career. Jim Snowbarger talks about why Reaper software and his JAWS scripts are a powerful combination for doing any sort of audio production. Plus, Eric Damery with …
Read More FSCast 185, A profile of musician and longtime JAWS scripter Dave Leo Baker, Using Reaper for audio production, features in the June product updates, and U.S. summer product specials.Want to get the most out of Fusion and its features? Join us Thursday, June 18 at noon Eastern for our live webinar, “Fusion, Setting Up Your Computer So It’s Perfect for Your Vision!” Whether you are new to Fusion or want to learn more about its features, you will benefit from this training. What …
Read More Join Us for a Live Webinar on FusionThe June Freedom Scientific JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion software releases offer many new features and improvements. These include enhancements to the Braille and text viewers, plus a new option for wireless speakers and sound cards. Whether you use JAWS, ZoomText, or Fusion, you will benefit from what these updates offer. Updated Braille and Text Viewers …
Read More What’s New in The June FS Software Releases?On the May 2020 FSOpenLine, a preview of June product updates that bring a new Braille and Text Viewer, plus a JAWS feature that prevents chopping off the beginning of words when using some laptops and Bluetooth headphones. Of course, we also take your calls on a variety of topics including scripts for YouTube and …
Read More FSCast 184, Archive of May 2020 FSOpenLineFSOpenLine, Freedom Scientific’s global call-in show, will take place Thursday, May 28 at 3 PM Eastern. Are you seeking information about software features? Do you have an idea you would like to share? We want to hear from you! Join us for FSOpenLine and have your voice heard by key members of Freedom Scientific’s product …
Read More Join Us for FSOpenLineHave you ever wondered why there are so many cursors in JAWS? Are you curious about where and when to use them? Join us on Thursday, May 21 at noon Eastern for our live webinar, “So Many Cursors, So Little Time, Understanding Cursors in JAWS.” There are many ways to read and navigate in applications …
Read More Join Our Live Webinar on Understanding Cursors in JAWSOn FSCast 183, we’re joined by Ed Summers, director of accessibility at SAS, to get a stereo demo of the SAS Graphics accelerator, and to learn about accessible SAS tools for doing statistics. He’ll also direct us to some of his blog posts about how he trained himself to listen to synthesized speech at close …
Read More FSCast 183, using the SAS Graphics accelerator to listen to graphs and chartsStarting with JAWS 2019, the Picture Smart feature allows you to choose a photo and submit it for analysis. A description of the image is displayed in the JAWS Results Viewer window. The following guest post was written by musician Dave Baker, and provides a step-by-step application of the Picture Smart feature in JAWS. As …
Read More Picture Smart In JAWS: Independently Selecting Your Artwork