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This month, Jonathan Mosen and Eric Damery unveil many of the new features in our JAWS 12® screen reading software, which will be available for download in public beta shortly. Show Host: Jonathan Mosen Play Blindness and Low Vision Product Podcast (MP3 audio) - (August - 2010)

This month, Jonathan Mosen speaks with Dr Tim Cordes, one of only two qualified medical doctors in the United States who are blind. Tim tells us his story, and talks about what it has taken to overcome the scepticism of those who say a blind person can't be a doctor. He also talks about the technology he uses to get the job done. Show Host: Jonathan Mosen Play Blindness and Low Vision Product Podc...

This month, FSCast begins with a summary of upcoming conventions where you can see Freedom Scientific products. We discuss Freedom Scientific's Vision Awareness Days. Learn how these events can introduce you to technology that can improve your quality of life. If you've been looking for an accessible accounting package for your home or business, Accomplish CashManager may be worth a look. We learn...

This month, Jonathan Mosen speaks with Dusty Voorhees about the new dual monitor support coming to Freedom Scientific's MAGic® screen magnification software. Jonathan then demonstrates Dropbox, a tool for synchronisation data between computers, backing up, and collaborating with others. And Mark Arnold from American Blind Golf joins us to discuss this year's Ohio Blind Golf tournament, sponsored b...

On this month's FSCast, Jonathan Mosen speaks with Dusty Voorhees about the upcoming release of OpenBook™ scanning and reading software 9.0. He'll also discuss and demonstrate the revolutionary new PEARL™ portable reading solution. Jonathan then discusses the importance of Braille displays, and how Focus 40 Blue™ can be used with a range of devices. Show Host: Jonathan Mosen Play Blindness and Low...

This month, Jonathan Mosen speaks with Eric Damery about the forthcoming release of an update to our JAWS®11 screen reading software. Then Tom Wlodkowski joins us from America Online to tell us about how well JAWS is working with the new social networking features, including Facebook Chat, in the AIM 7.2 Instant Messaging client. Show Host: Jonathan Mosen Play Blindness and Low Vision Product Podc...

This month, Jonathan Mosen speaks with Brian Hartgen of T and T Consultancy about updates to two of their products for Freedom Scientific's JAWS® screen reading software. J-Tools now includes enhanced support for the Twinbox Twitter client, dictation support with Dragon Naturally Speaking Preferred, and much more. J-Tunes provides enhanced support for Apple's iTunes 9 with JAWS 11. Jonathan then d...

This month, Jonathan Mosen speaks with Karen Petrou, Chief Executive Officer of Federal Financial Analytics in Washington DC. We learn about her work, and the ways she uses Freedom Scientific technology to get the job done. Jonathan then speaks with Vicky Cardona and Rusty Kelly of Freedom Scientific's Test Department about their crucial role in the release of new hardware and software. Show Host:...

This month marks the beginning of FSCast's fourth year, so who better to feature in this edition than the host of FSCast, Jonathan Mosen? Glen Gordon speaks with Jonathan about growing up in New Zealand and his career before coming to Freedom Scientific. Show Host: Glen Gordon Play Blindness and Low Vision Product Podcast (MP3 audio) - (December - 2009)

This month, we demonstrate some of the new Research It functionality introduced into the latest update of our JAWS® 11 screen reading software. We then turn our attention to the 10th annual Braille Challenge, run by the Braille Institute of America, and which Freedom Scientific is proud to sponsor. We speak with Nancy Niebrugge, the Braille Institute's Assistant Vice President of Programs and Serv...

October marks the release of Freedom Scientific's JAWS® 11 screen reading software and Microsoft's new operating system, Windows® 7. JAWS 11 offers a number of feature enhancements to improve accessibility with this new operating system, and Microsoft itself has made many changes. To get a user perspective on JAWS 11 and Windows 7, we are joined by J. R. Westmoreland, an experienced technology use...

This month, we continue to profile the new features in Freedom Scientific's JAWS® 11 screen reading software. Eric Damery, Vice President of Software Product Management, updates us on the beta process as we move towards release. Jonathan Mosen demonstrates some changes to Research It in JAWS 11 that have been implemented as a result of your feedback. Glen Gordon, Freedom Scientific's Chief Technol...

This month, Jonathan Mosen is joined by Eric Damery, our Vice President of Software Product Management, to unveil what's new in our JAWS® 11 screen reading software. JAWS 11 will be in public beta starting the week of August 31. Show Host: Jonathan Mosen Play Blindness and Low Vision Product Podcast (MP3 audio) - (August - 2009)

This month's FSCast introduces three new products from Freedom Scientific. Charlie Madsen joins us to describe our RUBY™ handheld video magnifier. Ron Miller introduces Focus 40 Blue, our portable 40-cell braille display with Bluetooth® technology. And Ron also demonstrates StreetTalk™ VIP, our powerful GPS solution for PAC Mate Omni™ Show Host: Jonathan Mosen Play Blindness and Low Vision Product...

This month, we invite you to visit Freedom Scientific at the conventions of the American Council of the Blind, the National Federation of the Blind, and Sight Village in the UK. Jonathan Mosen then speaks with award winning science fiction author Robert J Sawyer. The first of his WWW Trilogy was released in April. Its main character is a JAWS® user who spends plenty of time on the Web. Rob talks a...

This month's FSCast discusses the use of the social networking site Twitter in conjunction with JAWS® screen reading software and PAC Mate Omni™ accessible Pocket PC. Jonathan Mosen speaks with Shannon Reece, Pratik Patel, and Mika Pyyhkala, who actively use Twitter with Freedom Scientific products. They discuss what Twitter is, how to sign up, and some third party applications and services they u...

This month, Jonathan Mosen speaks with Dusty Vorhees about new features in Freedom Scientific's MAGic® screen magnification software version 11. Find out about the many enhancements in the recently released MAGic update, and how you can apply to test the next release. Dusty also tells us about new features in our OpenBook™ scanning and reading software. T&T Consultancy have released Say MAGic, a p...

This month's FSCast begins with a summary of Freedom Scientific-related activities you can enjoy at the 24th Annual CSUN International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference. We then speak with Tom Wlodkowski, Director of Accessibility at AOL™. Tom talks about his role at AOL and invites feedback from FSCast listeners regarding the accessibility of AOL software and services. Following...

In this month's FSCast, learn about new Freedom Scientific Training workshops to assist you in using JAWS® screen reading software, MAGic® screen magnification software, and other Freedom Scientific products and get information on new interactive Webinars for online training from your home or office. Guest: Dan Clark, Senior Trainer We also speak to Henry Oliu, a blind Tampa Bay Rays baseball colo...

This month's FSCast focuses on Web 2.0. Thanks to Freedom Scientific's JAWS® for Windows® and an emerging technology known as ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Application), Web sites using the latest technologies are becoming more accessible. Freedom Scientific's Chief Technical Officer Glen Gordon explains ARIA and its benefits. Jonathan Mosen then demonstrates some applications with ARIA enabled f...

On this month's FSCast, a beta version of our JAWS® for Windows® screen reading software is announced for the 64-bit version of Microsoft Windows Vista®. Guest: Eric Damery, Vice President of Software Product Management International Product Specialist Oleg Shevkun talks about growing up in the Soviet Union and the remarkable story that led him to Freedom Scientific. Host: Jonathan Mosen Play Blin...

This month's FSCast looks at Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) for the blind with VoIP specialist Patrick Perdue. Patrick, who uses Freedom Scientific technology, discusses the advantages of using the Internet, rather than a telephone services carrier. You'll also learn about easy control of VoIP services with a Web browser and JAWS® for Windows® screen reading software, and you can sit in as we...

This month's FSCast with Jonathan Mosen features the new SAPPHIRE™ portable video magnifier for low vision -less than 2 lbs., flexible, and foldable for magnification of flat documents and 3D objects - as well as for writing. Guest: Brad Davis, Freedom Scientific Vice President of Hardware Management FSCast also spotlights T&T Consultancy's J-Tools - a set of JAWS® screen reading software scripts...

This month, Eric Damery returns to talk about the next public beta of JAWS® 10. Not only have we made changes in response to your feedback, but there are exciting new features to show you. We'll demonstrate the powerful out-of-the-box access JAWS users can now enjoy with iTunes® 8. Plus, we unveil a significant new feature that will change the way many JAWS users receive support and assistance. Th...

This month, FSCast unveils JAWS® 10, as Jonathan Mosen speaks with Eric Damery, Freedom Scientific's Vice President of Software Product Management. In advance of the first public beta, Eric will demonstrate a wide range of new features that provide unparalleled access to Windows®. Play Blindness and Low Vision Product Podcast (MP3 audio) - (August - 2008)