[Mn-abs] [Mn-Abs] Fwd: [nabs-l] JAWS 11 Released

Jordan Richardson lilrichie411 at gmail.com
Tue Oct 27 00:42:25 UTC 2009


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
Date: 2009/10/19
Subject: [nabs-l] JAWS 11 Released
To: promotion-technology at nfbnet.org, nfbcs at nfbnet.org, gui-talk at nfbnet.org,
nabs-l at nfbnet.org, rehab at nfbnet.org, trainer-talk at nfbnet.org


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact: Brad Davis
800-444-4443 or 727-803-8000
www.FreedomScientific.com <http://www.freedomscientific.com/>
Sales: info at FreedomScientific.com
Freedom Scientific Releases JAWS® 11
Users Praise the Benefits of "Research It" Feature
(St. Petersburg, Florida, October 19, 2009) - Freedom Scientific today
announced the English release of JAWS version 11, the world's leading screen
reader
for visually impaired computer users. This new release includes features
that will expand educational and employment opportunities for users at all
levels.
These new features include Research It, Word Index, a free software DAISY
player, and enhancements specifically for Windows 7, including UI Automation
support and improved ARIA support.
The new Research It feature lets users quickly access information for any
application and immediately return to what they were doing. Use just a few
keystrokes
to look up information such as word definitions, Wikipedia results, weather
conditions, news stories, or even sports scores. When you have finished
reviewing
the information, simply press ESCAPE to return to your current task. An
Internet connection is all that is required to use Research It with JAWS 11.
There
is also a very comprehensive Research It Developer's Guide that shows how
individuals or organizations can modify Research It to create their own
lookups
on the Web or even within their own network for improved on-the-job
efficiency.
For more information, listen to the September FSCast, where this feature and
others are demonstrated and discussed in detail.
Beginning with PAC MateT Omni earlier this year and now with JAWS 11,
Freedom Scientific is pleased to include a free FSReader software DAISY
player for
all of our customers. "There is no question that DAISY books are becoming
more and more a part of our everyday lives," said Eric Damery, Vice
President
of Software Product Management, "and having a free reader installed along
with our screen reader and MAGic® screen magnification products is a real
benefit.
We have also updated all the free Basic Training DAISY books, and they are
all now shipping right on the DVD.
Hear All the New JAWS 11 Features Demonstrated in FSCast
Listen to Eric Damery, Product Manager for JAWS, and Jonathan Mosen, Vice
President of Blindness Hardware Product Management, discuss the latest JAWS
11
enhancements in both the August 2009 FSCast and the September 2009 FSCast.
The August FSCast covers all the new features, and the September FSCast
discusses
more changes to Research It and includes an interview with Glen Gordon, the
Chief Technology Officer. For more information about JAWS 11, see the What's
New page.
About Freedom Scientific
Freedom Scientific is the leading worldwide provider of assistive technology
products for those with vision impairments. The Company sells its products
worldwide and has offices in Florida and Switzerland. The Company's products
have been translated into 24 languages and are available in 55 countries.
Freedom also has a line of software products for those with learning
disabilities.
Freedom Scientific®, JAWS for Windows®, PAC MateT Omni, and MAGic® are
either trademarks or registered trademarks in the United States and/or other
countries.
The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the
trademarks of their respective owners.

           Forward email


           This email was sent to rgardner4 at gmail.com by
freedomscientificnews at freedomscientific.com.
           Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with
SafeUnsubscribeT | Privacy Policy. Email Marketing by

           Freedom Scientific | 11800 31st Court North | St. Petersburg | FL
| 33716-1805

_______________________________________________
nabs-l mailing list
nabs-l at nfbnet.org
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
nabs-l:
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/lilrichie411%40gmail.com



-- 
Jordan Richardson
2nd Vice President, Minnesota Association of Blind Students
lilrichie411 at gmail.com
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
--Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.



More information about the MN-ABS mailing list