Tag: JAWS

Eric Damery Reflects on the Impact of JAWS and Shares How Some of Your Favorite Features Came to Be

Elizabeth Whitaker September 9, 2022 2

After more than 28 years advocating for JAWS and other software, plus impacting the industry with countless contributions, Eric Damery has retired. Along with announcing the availability of Fusion Suite Public Beta and the approach of the 2023 release, we want to reflect on the impact of JAWS from Eric’s perspective and discuss a few …

August 2022 Freedom Scientific Student of the Month

Elizabeth Whitaker September 1, 2022September 1, 2022

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. The Student of the Month for August 2022 is Ky’Ren, a senior from Louisiana. Ky’Ren uses JAWS and ZoomText to complete schoolwork both in and …

What’s New in the February 2022 Software Updates?

Elizabeth Whitaker February 24, 2022

The February updates of JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion 2022 are here. No matter whi ch product you use, you will benefit from the new features and enhancements. Here are several examples. New Vocalizer Voices and Languages The Add/Remove Voices utility in JAWS and Fusion 2022 now contains 27 new voices and six new languages. New …

Join Us for Fusion Suite 2022 with Eric Damery and Ben Knolles

Elizabeth Whitaker November 16, 2021

Want to know about all of the powerful new features in Fusion Suite 2022? Join us Thursday, November 18 at Noon Eastern time for a live webinar with Eric Damery and Ben Knolles. What Is Fusion Suite 2022? Fusion Suite 2022 refers to the latest release of Freedom Scientific’s JAWS screen reader, ZoomText screen magnifier, …

September 2021 Freedom Scientific Student of the Month

Elizabeth Whitaker October 1, 2021

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. The Student of the Month for September 2021 is Cash, a fifth grader from Texas. Cash has been a JAWS user for two years and …

Join Us for FSOpenLine

Elizabeth Whitaker August 23, 2021

FSOpenLine, Freedom Scientific’s global call-in show, will take place Thursday, August 26 at 5 PM Eastern time. Do you have questions about our products or an idea you’d like to share? Join us and have your voice heard by key members of Freedom Scientific’s product management and engineering teams. During the May FSOpenLine, we discussed …

Excel Tips and Tricks for JAWS Users

Elizabeth Whitaker July 31, 2021July 31, 2021

Are you looking for ways to navigate in Excel more efficiently with JAWS? Want tips for increasing productivity when creating and editing spreadsheets? Stream or download our latest pre-recorded training, “Excel Tips and Tricks for JAWS Users.” About Excel Microsoft Excel is included in the Office Suite, and is commonly used at home, in school, …

What’s New in the May 2021 Software Updates?

Elizabeth Whitaker May 19, 2021May 19, 2021

The May updates of JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion are here! No matter which product you use, you will benefit from exciting new features and enhancements. Here are several examples. Improvements to Voice Assistant Voice Assistant was introduced in the initial 2021 release of JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion. This feature gives users a new way to …

What’s New in the April 2021 Software Updates?

Elizabeth Whitaker April 7, 2021

The April updates of JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion are here! No matter which product you use, you will benefit from our new features and enhancements. This post offers several examples. Change the Wake Word for Voice Assistant By default, Voice Assistant listens for the wake word “Sharky” for JAWS and “Zoomy” for ZoomText and Fusion …

Celebrate Braille Literacy

Elizabeth Whitaker January 5, 2021January 5, 2021

Do 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 …