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Don’t miss your opportunity to submit your ideas to the Next Big Thing contest and help shape the future of JAWS and ZoomText. Submit a three-minute video explaining your software ideas by tonight, Monday, October 16 at midnight Eastern time. What to Include Introduce yourself or your team. Share the details of your software feature …
Read More Last Day to Submit Your Ideas for the Next Big Thing ContestThe 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 September 2023 is Belen, a sophomore from Ohio. Belen uses JAWS to complete her schoolwork and navigate applications like …
Read More September 2023 Student of the MonthThe 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 August 2023 is Brock from Tennessee. He will begin attending the University of Alabama in the fall, where he …
Read More August 2023 Student of the MonthThe 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 July 2023 is Alan, a seventh grader from Pennsylvania. Blind since birth, Alan uses JAWS and the Focus Braille …
Read More July 2023 Student of the MonthThe 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. Karl Karl is a third-grade student from California. He …
Read More Student of the Month HighlightsThe 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 April 2023 is Jonathan, a junior from Florida. Jonathan has been a JAWS user for many years, and he …
Read More April 2023 Student of the MonthThe 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 March 2023 is Layla, a seventh-grader from North Carolina who has used JAWS since second grade. Layla uses a …
Read More March 2023 Student of the MonthThe 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 2023 is Karl, a student in third grade from California. Karl has been using JAWS since he was …
Read More February 2023 Student of the MonthThe 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 holiday season, rather than featuring a student this month, we are highlighting a few of our favorite stories. McKayla McKayla has …
Read More January 2023 Student of the Month HighlightsThe Freedom Scientific Student of the Month for December 2022 is McKayla, a junior from Texas. This 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. McKayla has been a JAWS user since she was introduced to the software in kindergarten. …
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