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The 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 February 2022 is Brennan, a senior from California. Before his senior year, Brennan primarily used a Braille notetaker to …
Read More February 2022 Freedom Scientific Student of the MonthThe February updates of JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion 2022 are here. No matter whi ch product you use, you will benefit from the new features and enhancements. Here are several examples. New Vocalizer Voices and Languages The Add/Remove Voices utility in JAWS and Fusion 2022 now contains 27 new voices and six new languages. New …
Read More What’s New in the February 2022 Software Updates?On FSCast 211, Chancey Fleet discusses training workshops offered by the New York Public Library, many of which are online and available to everyone. She’s also quite the expert on 3D printing and will share some resources for doing that accessibly. Then Glen demonstrates using the new Windows Terminal, and gives an introduction to working …
Read More FSCast 211, Chancey Fleet talks training workshops offered by the New York Public Library, and an intro to working at the Windows Command PromptFSOpenLine, Freedom Scientific’s global call-in show, will take place Thursday, February 24 at 3 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 December FSOpenLine, we discussed …
Read More Join Us for FSOpenLineAre you looking for ways to revise Word documents with JAWS? Want to know how to navigate Track Changes and Comments when collaborating with other users? Join us Thursday, February 17 at noon Eastern time for a live webinar, “Prep and Proof Word Documents Using Track Changes and Comments with JAWS.” What Are Track Changes …
Read More Using Word’s Track Changes and Comments with JAWSAre you looking for a portable video magnifier that decreases glare and improves contrast? Want to make labels, articles, and printed documents easier to read if you have problems perceiving color? Join us Thursday, February 10 at either noon or 3:00 P.M. Eastern time for a live webinar, “A Deep Dive into RUBY 10’s Patent-Pending …
Read More Join Us for A Deep Dive into RUBY 10’s Patent-Pending FeaturesThe 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 January 2022 is Alexis, a ninth grader from Oregon. Alexis started learning Braille at age three, and now primarily …
Read More January 2022 Freedom Scientific Student of the MonthBraille is an essential tool that promotes literacy for individuals who are blind. It provides a means of reading and writing at home, in school, and in the workplace that can’t be substituted by any other means of accessibility. Braille is widely produced on paper and made available via technology such as refreshable braille displays, …
Read More How Digital Content Empowers Braille LiteracyOn FSCast 210, we’ll focus on science. Maureen Hayden will share her experiences being low vision and doing her Ph.D. in marine biology. Then Dr. Greg Williams and Ashley Neybert from Independence Science demonstrate the Talking LabQuest and Logger Pro® software, tools for making science experiments accessible. Of course, JAWS plays an active role in …
Read More FSCast 210,Marine biologist Maureen Hayden, plus Independence Science making science labs accessibleAre you looking for ways to refine and polish Word documents? Want to know how to navigate the Microsoft Editor more efficiently with JAWS? Join us Thursday, January 20 at noon Eastern time for a live webinar, “Prep and Proof Word Documents with the Microsoft Editor and JAWS.” What Is the Microsoft Editor? The Microsoft …
Read More Prep and Proof Word Documents with the Microsoft Editor and JAWS