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FSCast 165 – A JAWS Byte from Beta Manager Rosemary Kleske, stories from director of Beyond Vision Loss Elly Du Pre, and the tenacity of Desert Storm veteran George Tice

FSCast January 16, 2019

Rosemary Kleske, Beta Manager, discusses her favorite JAWS feature, “Virtualize Window.” Elly Du Pre is the director of Beyond Vision Loss in Florida, and George Tice is a veteran of Desert Storm who lost his sight and has learned JAWS. This month marks the beginning of a new era; one in which all episodes …

What’s New with FS Training

Elizabeth Whitaker January 2, 2019 5

In the early days, JAWS basic training was recorded on cassettes, was included with the software, and contained all you needed to begin your exploration into just what the JAWS screen reader could do. From one tone-indexed section to the next, you were taken through a series of guided lessons and exercises designed to develop …

FSCast 164 – Archive of December 2018 FSOpenLine

FSCast December 17, 2018 1

News about December updates, last chance to renew SMAs at 2018 prices, a discussion of Microsoft’s upcoming revamp of the Edge web browser, and of course your calls. Right click this link to save the podcast

FSCast 163, New Hosts John and Larry Gassman Introduce themselves, Eric Damery discusses December Updates, and Gassmans chat with Curtis Chong, innovator and Accessible Technology pioneer

FSCast December 6, 2018December 6, 2018 1

New Hosts John and Larry Gassman Introduce themselves, Eric Damery discusses December Updates of JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion 2019 releases plus home annual subscription licensing, and The Gassmans chat with Curtis Chong, long time user of Freedom Scientific Access Technology and one of the true innovators and Accessible Technology pioneers. Right click to download …

Beware The Cookie Monster

Glen Gordon November 15, 2018 2

You’re not losing your mind; web sites may have a completely different layout for you than for your friends and relations. I had this topic driven home for me last weekend using JAWS when trying to buy a Kindle book on Amazon.com. The Amazon site on all three of my desktop browsers kept telling me …

FSCast 162, Hal Knight with stories from his broadcast radio career, and Rob Santello talks ham radio accessibility

Glen Gordon November 8, 2018December 6, 2018

Hal Knight has one of the most familiar voices to people calling the U.S. Freedom Scientific sales department. Most people don’t know that before joining Freedom in 2000, he spent 25 years+ on WPOR as one of Maine’s most popular country music DJs. Hal is also a great storyteller as you’ll hear in his conversation …

Our goal is reached! JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion 2019 coordinated release

Miguel Abdo November 1, 2018 6

Ten months down, two to go. The year is flying by but the goal we set out to accomplish at the beginning of the year was met today – namely making sure we release JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion 2019 at the same time. JAWS 2019 posted this past Tuesday; ZoomText 2019 and Fusion 2019 post …

FSCast 161, archive of the October 2018 FSOpenLine

Glen Gordon October 29, 2018October 29, 2018

The October edition of FSOpenLine, Freedom Scientific’s global call-in show, keeps you informed of new developments and answers listener questions from around the world. Right click this link to save the podcast

JAWS Support of Chrome 70

Miguel Abdo October 17, 2018October 18, 2018 10

Google released version 70 of the Chrome Browser this week, and you may notice that navigating combo boxes has changed when using JAWS – no, you are not doing anything wrong. This change in behavior is due to how the new Chrome version handles events, which in turn impacts combo boxes. This change impacts users …

FSCast 160, what’s new in JAWS 2019 beta 2, a demonstration of our new Home Annual licensing portal for US customers, and Jonathan Mosen says goodbye

Jonathan Mosen October 3, 2018 3

Public beta 2 of JAWS 2019 is just around the corner. Eric Damery and Jonathan Mosen discuss and demonstrate the new features. Soon, there’ll be a new option for licensing JAWS and ZoomText if you’re a home user in the United States. Jonathan demonstrates the new portal for Home Annual licenses as it nears completion. …