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The official podcast of Freedom Scientific, leaders in assistive technology for blind people and those with low vision. Hosted by Glen Gordon, FSCast features news, interviews, and product demonstrations relating to Freedom Scientific products such as JAWS and ZoomText. FSCast is a great way to make the most of the products you have as well as learning about what's new and what's around the corner.
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A demo of PictureSmart chat, all about NLS, and a visit with Gordon Legge
On FSCast 245, a demo of how PictureSmart just got smarter thanks to the new chat feature. Then Alice O’Reilly, Chief of the Collections Division, and Tamara Rorie, head of Patron Engagement at NLS, talk about the array of free services and devices available to people living in the United States. Plus, we’ll get to know Gordon Legge, Distinguished Professor and Director of the Minnesota Laboratory for Low-Vision Research.
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A visit with Ana González Arean, plus Nicky Gillies and Cathy Miller from the Louisiana DeafBlind project
On FSCast 244, we’ll meet Ana Gonzalez Arean. She’ll talk about growing up in Venezuela and becoming a language professor at two universities, but then needing to move to Spain to start a new life for herself. Then, Cathy Miller and Nicky Gillies from the Louisiana DeafBlind project discuss some of the challenges of identifying deafblind kids young and helping them to achieve their potential.
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Archive of the March 2024 FSOpenLine
On the archive of the March FSOpenLine, people share their favorite things to do with PictureSmart AI, including how to use it with FaceInView to describe what’s in the background. And of course questions on a variety of other topics including why JAWS place markers sometimes lose their place, why Thunderbird speaks incoming email notifications multiple times, and how to quickly find out who has hands raised in Zoom.
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A demo of PictureSmart AI, and a visit with Anil Lewis
On FSCast 242, we’ll put the newly released Picture Smart AI through its paces, and you’ll hear the detailed descriptions it can generate for everything from a bar chart to a frame from a YouTube video. Then, a visit with longtime blindness advocate Anil Lewis, Executive Director of Blindness Initiatives of the National Federation of the Blind.
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all about accessible gaming
On FSCast 241, guest host Mohammed Laachir introduces us to the world of accessible gaming. He'll visit with Jesse Anderson, who runs the IllegallySighted YouTube channel, to talk about some of the games that you can play if you're blind or low vision. Then Mohammed talks with NightBlade, who runs an annual Game Jam to get sighted developers excited about accessibility.
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A visit with Doug Geoffray, and a demo of the Bitwarden password manager
On FSCast 240, we're joined by screen reading pioneer Doug Geoffray. We’ll hear about the development of Vocal-Eyes, Window-Eyes, and Doug’s eventual transition to Microsoft, where he helps ensure that their new products are accessible.
Then, a deep dive into password managers, two-factor authentication, and a demo of using the Bitwarden password manager with JAWS.
Transcript available at blog.FreedomScientific.com/FSCast
Customer Reviews
Latest Episode of FS Open Line: Appiacation mode?
I’m on Braum library still has the application is mode on Bruce forms. In other words, whenever you’re entering a form filled, at least in the new outlet, “Jones reports “application mode, “and I don’t know how to get out of that. Of course, I do know how to access the application mode when I’m in it, but how to get Jones to stop recording It constantly?
Best podcast ever!
I love this podcast, now JAWS can leave me alone with alerts, and they won’t surprise me during while I am doing a word document. Keep up the great work! Oh and I am typing this on a Focus 5th generation!
Awesome
Podcasts like this are cool especially so that way you can keep up with the events of technology. When you talked about the windows 10 creators update for the fall, I already installed it last week. It’s also nice to see what’s going around with the programs that you guys have been doing. And we’re also looking forward to just being able to work with Microsoft edge since it’s not been working since it was released. And, it’s also good when you guys do that. I listened to this for a year, Even though I heard it on the computer before but never actually got to go honey. Nice work by the way!