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FSCast 245, a demo of Picture Smart chat, all about NLS, and a visit with Gordon Legge

FSCast May 29, 2024May 29, 2024

On FSCast 245, a demo of how Picture Smart just got smarter thanks to the new chat feature. Then Alice O’Reilly, Chief of the Collections Division, and Tamara Rorie, head of Patron Engagement at NLS, talk about the array of free services and devices available to people living in the United States. Plus, we’ll get …

Download The May Update to Fusion Suite 2024

Elizabeth Whitaker May 21, 2024

The May updates to Fusion Suite 2024 offer innovative enhancements that provide powerful, unprecedented functionality. Fusion Suite refers to the Freedom Scientific software products JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion. Visit the What’s New pages for JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion 2024 to learn more about this exciting new software. Here are three new enhancements you’ll want to …

Join Us for An Introduction to OneNote with JAWS

Elizabeth Whitaker May 15, 2024

Are you new to using Microsoft OneNote with JAWS? Need a way to create notes and keep up with important information? Join us on Thursday, May 16, 2024, at noon ET for a live webinar, “An Introduction to OneNote with JAWS.” About OneNote Microsoft OneNote is a digital note-taking app that provides one place for …

What to Do If JAWS Can’t Read Web Pages or Email Messages

Elizabeth Whitaker May 14, 2024

We’ve been alerted to an issue that a small number of users are experiencing after installing the May update of JAWS 2024. If you have installed this update and can’t read web pages or email messages, this issue may be impacting you. The best and quickest resolution is to run a JAWS repair. To run …

May 2024 Student of the Month Highlights

Elizabeth Whitaker May 4, 2024May 4, 2024

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. Rather than featuring a student this month, we are highlighting a few of our past winners. Kate Kate uses JAWS and the Focus Braille Display …

Join Us for Our May 2024 Training Events

Elizabeth Whitaker May 1, 2024 1

The Freedom Scientific training team offers ongoing opportunities for you to join us in live training sessions and advance your skills. We’re excited to announce our jam-packed May training schedule, where you’re sure to find something that will help you at work, school, or play. If you have questions or need assistance with registration, email …

FSCast 244, a visit with Ana González Arean, plus Nicky Gillies and Cathy Miller from the Louisiana DeafBlind project

FSCast April 24, 2024

On FSCast 244, we’ll meet Ana Gonzalez Arean. She’ll talk about growing up in Venezuela and becoming a language professor at two universities, but then needing to move to Spain to start a new life for herself. Then, Cathy Miller and Nicky Gillies from the Louisiana DeafBlind project discuss some of the challenges of identifying …

Learn Five Power Tips for Navigating Google Docs with JAWS

Elizabeth Whitaker April 16, 2024

Are you new to Google Docs? Want tips for creating and managing documents more efficiently with JAWS? Join us Thursday, April 18 at noon Eastern time for a live webinar, “Five Power Tips for Navigating Google Docs with JAWS.” What We’ll Cover We’ll provide an overview of the Google Docs interface, and show you how …

Nominate the Next Student of the Month

Elizabeth Whitaker April 11, 2024April 10, 2024

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. While in California for the annual CSUN Assistive Technology Conference, we had the opportunity to meet with a group of our previous students of the …

FSCast 243, archive of the March 2024 FSOpenLine

FSCast April 10, 2024

On the archive of the March FSOpenLine, people share their favorite things to do with PictureSmart AI, including how to use it with FaceInView to describe what’s in the background. And of course questions on a variety of other topics including why JAWS place markers sometimes lose their place, why Thunderbird speaks incoming email notifications …