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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. Due to the busy July conference schedule, rather than featuring a student this month, we are highlighting a few of our favorite stories. Brennan Brennan …
Read More Student of the Month HighlightsThe Freedom Scientific training team offers ongoing opportunities for you to advance your skills. We’re excited to announce our July training schedule, where you’re sure to find something that will help you at work or play. Due to our participation in summer conventions, we will hold fewer events than usual. We will resume our normal …
Read More Join Us for Our July 2022 Training EventsOn FSCast 216, we have an answer to the age-old question, “What do you do about applications that tell us too much?” It’s the new JAWS Notification History Manager to the rescue. With it, you can gain precise control over which messages are spoken and which are shown in Braille. We’ll get you started by …
Read More FSCast 216, A demo of the new JAWS Notification History Manager, and a visit with Richard OehmDo you enjoy solving puzzles as part of a team? Have you ever wanted to participate in an escape room? Sign up for our Accessible Escape Room at the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) National Convention being held July 5-10 in New Orleans. What Is An Escape Room? An escape room is a popular …
Read More Sign Up to Participate in An Accessible Escape RoomFSOpenLine, Freedom Scientific’s global call-in show, will take place Thursday, June 23 at 8 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 February FSOpenLine, we discussed …
Read More Join Us for FSOpenLineWe want to notify you of a few changes to our June schedule. Vispero is closed Monday in observance of Juneteenth, so “Ask Sharky: Amazon Shopping with JAWS” is rescheduled for Tuesday, June 21. Also, due to ACB Convention activities, the June 23 Vispero ACB Community Event, “An Overview of Using Zoom and JAWS,” will …
Read More Updates to Our June 2022 Training ScheduleDo you collaborate with others using Google Docs? Want to learn how to access and navigate comments and suggested revisions? Join us Thursday, June 16 at noon Eastern time for a live webinar, “Prep and Proof Google Docs Using Suggested Edits and Comments with JAWS.” About Google Docs Google Docs is a free online word …
Read More Using Suggested Edits and Comments in Google Docs with JAWSThe 15th session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) will take place June 14-16, 2022, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. This year’s over-arching theme is “Building disability-inclusive and participatory societies in the COVID context and beyond.” As part of this online …
Read More Learn About New Assistive Technology Software InitiativesAre you looking for ways to perform daily activities using video magnification? Join us Thursday, June 9 at noon Eastern time for a live webinar, “Tips from the Field on Using Magnification for Home-Based and Self-Care Tasks.” What You’ll Learn Mike Wood and Michelle Williams will provide tips for choosing the right products to perform …
Read More Learn Tips on Using Magnification for Everyday TasksThe 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 Students of the Month for May 2022 are two sisters from Alabama, Ivy-Ann and Saffy, who are 13 and 12 years old. Home-schooled by …
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