<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 31pt; font-weight: bold; background-color: white;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class="WordSection1"><h2 style="mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;color:inherit"><span style="font-size:22.5pt;font-family:inherit;color:#333333;font-weight:normal">Vispero® Introduces the ‘Insert J Club’: A New Community for JAWS Users<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">(Clearwater, Florida - March 10, 2025)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white"><strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Celebrate 30 years of JAWS with this exclusive membership</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">In celebration of JAWS</span><sup><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">®</span></sup><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"> Screen Reader’s 30th anniversary, Vispero is launching the ‘Insert J Club,’ an exclusive online community designed to bring JAWS users together like never before.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">JAWS is the world's most widely used screen reader, providing people who are blind or have low vision with the tools to navigate digital environments independently. With robust features, continuous innovation, and a strong community of users, JAWS has remained the gold standard in screen reading technology for three decades.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Named after the JAWS keystroke, the Insert J Club officially debuts <strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">today at CSUN</span></strong>, offering members unique opportunities to connect, learn, and engage.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">“For 30 years, JAWS has been a gateway to independence and the Insert J Club extends that impact by fostering a space where users can connect, collaborate, and elevate their expertise with JAWS,” says Matt Ater, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing at Vispero.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">This free membership will offer timely access to announcements, exclusive training sessions, and live Q&As with JAWS experts — but that is just the beginning. As the community grows, so will its offerings, with more benefits to come! .<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">"The Insert J Club isn’t just about providing resources; it’s about listening to our users and evolving with them. This community will give us a direct line to JAWS users, allowing us to better understand their needs and shape future innovations,” says Ryan Jones, Vice President, Software Product Management at Vispero.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">To help celebrate the launch of the Insert J Club, <strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">sign up by March 15, and you could win 90 free minutes from Aira</span></strong>, a leading technology company providing remote assistance to the blind and low-vision community.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">For more information or to be among the first to join the Insert J Club, visit <a href="https://www.freedomscientific.com/InsertJClub"><span style="color:#337AB7;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">https://www.freedomscientific.com/InsertJClub</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box"><strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">For further inquiries,</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>Contact: Mike Mooney (<a href="mailto:mmooney@vispero.com"><span style="color:#337AB7;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">mmooney@vispero.com</span></a>) or Ryan Jones (<a href="mailto:RJones@vispero.com"><span style="color:#337AB7;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">RJones@vispero.com</span></a>)<br>Vispero | Phone: 800-444-4443 or 727-803-8000<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style="mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;color:inherit"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:inherit;color:#333333;font-weight:normal">About Vispero<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Vispero is the global leader in assistive technology products for those with vision impairments. Freedom Scientific, TPGi, Enhanced Vision, and Optelec, all Vispero brands, have a long history of innovation for customers with accessibility needs. Our product portfolio is considered one of the most diverse and reliable on the market. It includes JAWS for Windows, the global leader in screen reading software. For more information, visit <a href="https://vispero.com/"><span style="color:#337AB7;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">www.vispero.com</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style="mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;color:inherit"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:inherit;color:#333333;font-weight:normal">About Freedom Scientific<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Freedom Scientific is a leading worldwide brand of assistive technology products for those with vision impairments. Freedom Scientific is part of Vispero™. Vispero has its headquarters in the USA and the Netherlands, and offices in Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom. Through Vispero's multi-tier distribution, Freedom Scientific products are available in more than 70 countries worldwide.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:white;box-sizing: border-box"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Freedom Scientific® and its products are 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border:solid #D2D3D5 1.0pt;padding:4.0pt 4.0pt 4.0pt 4.0pt"><ul style="margin-top:0in;box-sizing: border-box;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;float:right;word-spacing:0px" type="disc"><li class="side-item" style="color:#525252;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;text-align:center;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;border-radius: 5px"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><a href="https://support.freedomscientific.com/About"><span style="color:#525252;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Corporate Information</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="side-item" style="color:#525252;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;text-align:center;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;border-radius: 5px"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><a href="http://blog.freedomscientific.com/fscast%20/"><span style="color:#525252;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">FSCast</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="side-item" style="color:#525252;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;text-align:center;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;border-radius: 5px"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><a href="https://support.freedomscientific.com/About/MediaCenter"><span style="color:#525252;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Media Center</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="side-item" style="color:#525252;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;text-align:center;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;border-radius: 5px"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><a href="https://support.freedomscientific.com/About/trademarks"><span style="color:#525252;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Trademark Information</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">David Goldfield,<span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.davidgoldfield.com/"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.DavidGoldfield.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Director of Marketing,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Blazie Technologies<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.blazietech.com/"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.BlazieTech.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Am Yisrael Chai<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The Nation of Israel Lives!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.freedomscientific.com/Training/Certification"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext;mso-ligatures:none;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="86" height="86" style="width:.9in;height:.9in" id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.png@01DB91DF.F4047930" alt="JAWS Certified, 2022" data-unique-identifier=""></span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://certification.nvaccess.org/"><span style="color:#0563C1">NVDA Certified Expert</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Subscribe to the Tech-VI announcement list to receive blindness technology news, events and information.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:tech-vi+subscribe@groups.io"><span style="color:#0563C1">tech-vi+subscribe@groups.io</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div>
<div width="1" style="color:white;clear:both">_._,_._,_</div>
<hr>
Links:<p>
You receive all messages sent to this group.
</p><p>
<a target="_blank" href="https://acblists.org/g/KCB-News/message/704">View/Reply Online (#704)</a> |
|
<a target="_blank" href="https://acblists.org/mt/111634392/9139994">Mute This Topic</a>
<br>
<a href="https://acblists.org/g/KCB-News/editsub/9139994">Your Subscription</a> |
<a href="mailto:KCB-News+owner@acblists.org">Contact Group Owner</a> |
<a href="https://acblists.org/g/KCB-News/leave/13757122/9139994/1813261562/xyzzy">Unsubscribe</a>
[lonnie.t.swafford@gmail.com]<br>
</p><div width="1" style="color:white;clear:both">_._,_._,_</div>
</div></blockquote><style>@font-face { font-family: Helvetica; }
@font-face { font-family: Wingdings; }
@font-face { font-family: "Cambria Math"; }
@font-face { font-family: Calibri; }
@font-face { font-family: Aptos; }
@font-face { }
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; }
h1 { margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 24pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; }
h2 { margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 18pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; }
h3 { margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; }
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink { color: rgb(70, 120, 134); text-decoration: underline; }
span.Heading1Char { font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; }
span.Heading2Char { font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; }
span.Heading3Char { font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; }
p.side-item, li.side-item, div.side-item { margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; }
span.EmailStyle25 { font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: windowtext; }
.MsoChpDefault { font-size: 10pt; }
@page WordSection1 { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 1in; }
div.WordSection1 { page: WordSection1; }
ol { margin-bottom: 0in; }
ul { margin-bottom: 0in; }</style></body></html>