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This week’s look into the new features of JAWS and Fusion 2020 will be of special interest to those who use a refreshable Braille display with JAWS to enter text. At Freedom Scientific, we have always been a champion of Braille literacy, both in the classroom and on the job. From our popular and feature-rich …
Read More Learn More, Do More, New Features in JAWS: Improvements to Contracted Braille InputBrian Hartgen joins John and Larry Gassman to discuss his 25 year career as an assistive technology trainer, the things that motivate him to extend JAWS functionality, and what’s new in the products he offers. Plus, a JAWS Power Tip from Michael Fulton. Activate this link to listen, or right click to download. You can …
Read More FSCast 178 – A visit with Brian Hartgen, creator of J-Say, Leasey and other JAWS scriptsGmail is a widely-used email service that is used at home, work, and school. While it can be accessed through a desktop email application such as Microsoft Outlook, its webmail option provides more versatility. Google’s webmail option provides Gmail users a flexible alternative for accessing email from computers and mobile devices. A web browser and …
Read More Three Reasons to Use Google’s Webmail Option with JAWSOver the next few weeks, we want to highlight some of the new features in the recently released 2020 updates to JAWS and Fusion. For our first post, we want to briefly cover some changes to the existing JAWS and Invisible Cursors which help improve access to many of the universal applications found in Windows …
Read More Learn More, Do more, New Features in JAWS: The JAWS Scan CursorYour calls on a variety of topics including the new Microsoft Edge, making our non-visual products more sighted friendly, the JAWS Skim Reading feature, whether to take the plunge upgrading from Officed 2010 to O365, and more. Activate this link to listen, right click to download. You can also read the transcript.
Read More FSCast 177 – Archive of FSOpenLine, November 2019.In our last live webinar, “Google Sheets and JAWS,” we: Introduced you to Google Sheets Demonstrated common tasks Provided useful keyboard shortcuts that improve the user experience This week, we’ll delve deeper into this application with a task-based approach to learning in FS Skill Building and Review, “Create, Access, and Edit Spreadsheets Using Google Sheets …
Read More Create, Access, and Edit Spreadsheets Using Google Sheets and JAWSFSOpenLine, Freedom Scientific’s global call-in show, will take place this Thursday, November 21 at 8:00 P.M. Eastern. Is there an app you need to use for work or school that you’re finding inaccessible? Something with our products that isn’t working as well as you need it to? Have ideas you’d like us to consider? These …
Read More Join Us for the Next FSOpenLineLast month, we told you about a collaboration between Freedom Scientific and Amazon to improve JAWS access to the Kindle App for PC. Now we’ll share some outcomes of a long-standing collaboration between FS and Microsoft that are positively impacting how people access information and perform critical tasks in multiple applications. Microsoft products are regularly …
Read More Freedom Scientific and Microsoft Continue Collaborating to Improve Access to Widely Used Products and Important FeaturesGoogle Sheets is a popular web-based spreadsheet application used at home, in school, and at work. Whether you use spreadsheets to create personal budgets, keep track of course assignments, or collaborate with fellow employees on important projects, accessing them via an online tool offers several distinct advantages. Here are three to consider. Data Saves Automatically …
Read More Three Reasons to Learn Google Sheets and JAWSEric Damery is back to get you prepared for the upcoming product releases, Debee Armstrong offers up a JAWS Power tip, and Rachel Buchanan talks about the ongoing process of enhancing free product training and documentation. Right click this link to save the podcast or read the transcript.
Read More FSCast 176 – The 2020 versions of JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion release at the end of October, a JAWS Power Tip, and things you might not know about our free product training.