On FSCast 203, Eric Damery is here to talk about some of the new features coming in JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion 2022, and how you can try them out early as part of our public betas. Then we'll get to know Cory Jackson. He's an escalation specialist in our tech support department, but in his free time has developed a sizable YouTube and TikTok following.
On FSCast 202 we'll get to know financial educator Chris Peterson and learn about some of the advantages of opening an ABLE account. Then, to celebrate World Emoji Day, I'll be joined by Garreth Tigwell and Benjamin Gorman, two authors of the paper "Emoji Accessibility for Visually Impaired People." Transcript available at blog.freedomscientific.com/fscast
On FSCast 201, Judy Dixon is here to discuss her new book "Audio Description: What It Is, Where to Find It, and How to Use It." Then we'll meet blind math professor Betsey Doane. She spent over 30 years teaching sighted students, and came up with lots of creative ways of showing math visually. Transcript available at blog.freedomscientific.com/fscast.
On FSCast 200, it's the archive of FSOpenLine from May of 2021. We had a great group of callers on a variety of topics including: the best way to fast forward YouTube videos, how to give someone remote control of your PC, JAWS sometimes errantly turning on quick keys when responding to email, and how enabling Braille support in Narrator prevents JAWS from recognizing Braille displays.
On FSCast 199, a recording of Glen Gordon's presentation at the National Coding Symposium, a recent virtual event put on to encourage high school students to think about careers involving programming. Then, a visit with Rocio Casati, the person who's been making our products work well in Spanish for over twenty years. The process of doing that is far more involved than you might think. Transcript available at blog.freedomscientific.com/fscast
On FSCast 198, what it takes to make astronomy accessible to people who are blind or low vision. We'll meet Kate Meredith, President of GLAS Education, and two students involved with the project, to hear how it all came together. Then a visit with legendary GPS pioneer Mike May to hear about his life, and learn what's new in indoor wayfinding. Transcript available at blog.freedomscientific.com/fscast
On FSCast 197, a spotlight on a great Twitter app for Windows called TWBlue. We'll meet its author, Manuel Cortez, and hear the program in action. Then a visit with Michael Hudson, longtime JAWS beta tester and the Director of the Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities at Michigan State University. Transcript available at https://blog.freedomscientific.com/FSCast
On the archive of the February FSOpenLine, highlights of the February software updates, improved compatibility of JAWS with AVG/Avast antivirus, and your calls on a variety of topics including: Using the Canvas and Blackboard learning platforms, JAWS sluggishness in audio editors, excessive chattiness of recent versions of Zoom, and showing UEB attribute markers in Braille.
On FSCast 195 we'll meet civil rights activist Ever Lee Hairston. From fighting discrimination and demonstrating with Dr. Martin Luther King, to her journey with vision loss and becoming a leader in the NFB, she has lots of life experience to share. Then Lil Deverell talks about mental mapping and its impact on how we navigate in the world.
On FSCast 194, Matthew Horspool shows us how he uses JAWS Speech and Sound Schemes. He'll also talk about the perils of having perfect pitch, and the challenges of working as a braille transcriber. Then Joe Sullivan discusses the early years of developing the Duxbury Braille Translator. Transcript available at blog.freedomscientific.com/fscast.
On FSCast 193 we'll meet Taylor Cox. She's our first Freedom Scientific Student of the Month. Then it's over to Amsterdam for a visit with Mohammed Laachir. We'll hear how he rapidly switched from using ZoomText to using JAWS full-time, and how he went from being an FSOpenLine caller to a JAWS developer. Transcript available at blog.freedomscientific.com.
On the archive of FSOpenLine from November 2020, Your questions about a variety of issues including: Getting Chrome to automatically describe images, JAWS on ARM processors, and multiple selection of items in list boxes on the web. Transcript available at blog.FreedomScientific.com
On FSCast 191, Christy Householter talks about Computers for the Blind, a place to get a refurbished computer if you live in the U.S. Then a visit with JAWS scripting ninja Doug Lee. We'll learn about his life and why he scripts so many popular apps for free. And, finally, a song about JAWS keyboard commands from the students at the Texas School for the Blind. Transcript available at blog.freedomscientific.com.
On FSCast 190, news about the release schedule for Jaws, ZoomText, and Fusion 2021. Rachael Bradley Montgomery talks about escape rooms, what they are, and what Vispero has done to prove that they can be made inclusive of people with disabilities. Then Ed Potter drops in. He's the man who created Playback, a cassette magazine where blind people turned for technology news long before the Internet.
On FSCast 189, the 2021 versions of JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion are just around the corner. We'll demonstrate the new Voice Assistant, OCR directly to Word, improvements to Picture Smart on the web, and the new streamlined way of reading messages in Outlook. Plus, David Kingsbury is back to talk about his new book: "When One Web Browser Is Not Enough"
News about features coming in the first public beta of JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion 2021. Plus, your questions on a variety of topics including: JAWS with Citrix, simplifying the JAWS UI, WhatsApp Web, and mail merge in Word.
On FSCast 187 we'll get to know Dan Clark who's been the voice of JAWS training for the past twenty years. We'll also meet Laura Wolk who just completed a year clerking for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas with JAWS by her side.
On FSCast 186, we meet blindness consultant and TV producer Joe Strechay who helps ensure that blind people are accurately portrayed in media. There's news about the new Freedom Scientific training podcast, and Jonathan Mosen drops in with a demo of the new JAWS feature to prevent speech cut off when using certain audio devices.
On FSCast 185, we meet Dave Leo Baker who spent over twenty years in the JAWS scripting department before setting off on his own to pursue a musical career. Jim Snowbarger talks about why Reaper software and his JAWS scripts are a powerful combination for doing any sort of audio production. Plus, Eric Damery with news about what's in the June product updates, and info about special U.S. product pricing that coincides with the summer NFB and ACB conventions. Transcript available at blog.freedomsc...
On the May 2020 FSOpenLine, a preview of June product updates that bring a new Braille and Text Viewer, plus a JAWS feature that prevents chopping off the beginning of words when using some laptops and Bluetooth headphones. Of course, we also take your calls on a variety of topics including scripts for YouTube and Wireshark from Doug Lee, and a new ElBraille mailing list. Transcript available at https://blog.freedomscientific.com/fscast/ http://blog.freedomscientific.com/fscast/...
On FSCast 183, we're joined by Ed Summers, director of accessibility at SAS, to get a stereo demo of the SAS Graphics accelerator, and to learn about accessible SAS tools for doing statistics. He'll also direct us to some of his blog posts about how he trained himself to listen to synthesized speech at close to 600 words per minute.
On FSCast 182, we focus on coping with COVID-19. NFB president Mark Riccobono, and ACB president Dan Spoone discuss what these advocacy organizations are doing to help. Richard Tapping talks about product offers for students and employees now at home, and Rachel Buchanan lets us know about special training opportunities.
On FSCast 181, we preview Freedom Scientific sessions at the CSUN technology conference, Joseph LaFauci Offers up a JAWS Power Tip, and we get details about the latest ElBraille from Ron Miller and Adi Kushner.
On the archive of the February 2020 FSOpenLine, tips on listening to FSCast on your smart speaker, using TurboTax with JAWS, and your calls on a variety of topics ranging from accessible statistical software to the need for more advance Microsoft Teams training.
Details about the upcoming March 2020 CSUN Technology conference, a preview of the JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion 2020 updates coming in early February, two Power Tips, and a demonstration of JAWS working in the new Chromium based Microsoft Edge.
Brian joins John and Larry Gassman to discuss his 25 year career as an assistive technology trainer, the things that motivate him to extend JAWS functionality, and what's new in the products he offers. Plus, a JAWS Power Tip from Michael Fulton.
Your calls on a variety of topics including the new Chromium based Microsoft Edge, making our non-visual products more sighted friendly, the JAWS Skim Reading feature, whether to take the plunge upgrading from Office 2010 to Office 365, and more.
Eric Damery is back to get you prepared for the upcoming product releases, Debee Armstrong offers up a JAWS Power tip, and Rachel Buchanan talks about the ongoing process of enhancing free product training and documentation.
More details about using the new JAWS Scan cursor that's part of the JAWS 2020 public beta, a reminder about bringing your SMA up to date before the end of October, and of course your calls. This time, questions about PictureSmart, additional Vocalizer voices, Home Annual license renewal, and more.
Eric Damery joins John and Larry Gassman to discuss what's coming in the first public beta of JAWS 2020, and David Szumowski talks about assistive technology and his legal career.
