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Are you in the market for an optical character recognition (OCR) device? Want to get the most out of scanning and reading text with an OCR device? Join us Thursday, May 26 at noon Eastern time for a live webinar, “Tips and Tricks for a More Enjoyable OCR Experience.” Mike Wood and Michelle Williams will …
Read More Join Us for Tips and Tricks for a More Enjoyable OCR ExperienceWould you like a sneak peek at JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion 2022 before they are released? Download Public Beta 2 to take part in our development process and provide valuable feedback to Freedom Scientific. What Is Fusion Suite Public Beta 2? Fusion Suite refers to three Freedom Scientific software products—JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion. The Public …
Read More Fusion Suite 2022 Public Beta 2 is AvailableDo you want to get the most out of your braille hardware? Do you have questions about your device? Join us Thursday, January 7 at noon Eastern Time for a live webinar, “Celebrating braille[DS1] literacy! Come and ask your braille hardware questions!” We will provide an overview of our braille hardware products, discuss their important …
Read More Celebrate Braille LiteracyBraille is an essential tool for promoting literacy among persons who are blind. Use it at home, at work, and in the classroom to access documents, web pages, email, and assignments. Braille literacy improves scholastic success and increases employment opportunities. Statistically, 90% of employed individuals with a visual impairment read and write braille. What is …
Read More How Refreshable Braille Enhances Braille LiteracyThe August software releases of JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion offer new features and improvements. These include: Notification of major upgrades, (JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion, English only) A fix that applies personalized web settings (JAWS and Fusion) An added help topic for Microsoft Edge (JAWS and Fusion) A fix for reading chat messages in Zoom (JAWS …
Read More What’s New in the August Freedom Scientific Software Releases?FSOpenLine, Freedom Scientific’s global call-in show, will take place Thursday, August 27 at 3 P.M. Eastern time. Do you have questions about our software or hardware products? Want to share an idea? Join us to have your voice heard by key members of Freedom Scientific’s product management and engineering teams. Topics of the last FSOpenLine …
Read More Join Us for FSOpenLineAre you looking for the right video magnifier to fit your needs? Want to know how you can benefit from Freedom Scientific’s low vision products? Join us on Thursday, July 16 at noon Eastern for our live webinar, “Exploring Low Vision Devices and Getting Answers to Common Questions.” We’ll be joined by guest panelists Mike …
Read More Join Us for a Webinar on Exploring Low Vision DevicesThe Freedom Scientific Training team now offers a new way to learn! Subscribe to the Freedom Scientific Training Podcast and get access to our training content on your mobile device. Our podcast places free audio training content right at your fingertips, allowing you to listen and practice on a device other than your computer. Each …
Read More Subscribe to the Freedom Scientific Training PodcastIn March, we announced JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion would be available for those living in the U.S. and Canada free of charge for personal computers through June 30, 2020. As the global impact of COVID-19 (the coronavirus) continues, Vispero is extending this support to ensure you have the products and information needed to complete school …
Read More The Free Software Licensing Offer Has Been Extended“Connect and Learn, Access the Kindle App for PC with JAWS” is ready to stream or download on our Webinars On Demand page. Learn how to: Access your Kindle library Open and read books Insert bookmarks Navigate to a specific page in a book Use the Find command We want to hear from you! Share …
Read More Access Connect and Learn for April 9, 2020