[Ohio-Talk] Zoomtext/JAWS Windows 10 Compatibility Issue

[wsloan118 at roadrunner.com]

Todd:  I just recertified mine 22 and that pricewas $101.00
Wan

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From: Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Christopher
Sabine via Ohio-Talk
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2022 12:36 PM
To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Christopher Sabine <info at onhconsulting.com>
Subject: Re: [Ohio-Talk] Zoomtext/JAWS Windows 10 Compatibility Issue

Todd. Exactly why I keep my user license for JAWs, which is possible with
the kind support of my family. You'll never know when Freedom Scientific
will stop supporting a previous version of JAWS, and I depend on JAWS for
pretty much my entire existence, as I'm sure is the case for a lot of
us--hence, the reason why we need the Access Technology Affordability Act to
be passed.

Thanks for sharing.

Chris

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From: Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Todd Elzey via
Ohio-Talk
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2022 1:06 PM
To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Todd Elzey <toddelzey at gmail.com>
Subject: [Ohio-Talk] Zoomtext/JAWS Windows 10 Compatibility Issue

Good afternoon!  Yesterday, my Zoomtext screen magnification program stopped
working. It will only turn on for about a minute and then it automatically
shuts down.  I am running Fusion 2020 so it has the 2020 versions of
Zoomtext and JAWS. This afternoon I had a conversation with Freedom
Scientific's Technical Support Division. It turns out that the latest update
to Windows 10 basically turns off Fusion/Zoomtext 2020.  They tell me that
Freedom Scientific no longer supports the 2020 versions of their software
and that the only way to resolve the problem is to upgrade to the 2022
version. If you are running a 2020 version of Freedom Scientific Software I
do not recommend installing Windows 10 update and it seems that you should
prepare to be forced to upgrade your software to the
2022 version whether you want to or not. The cost for a 2 jump upgrade from
2020 to 2022 is steep. It is going to be $540 for the home version upgrade
or $860 if you have the Professional version, which I am told is for work
computers. On top of that the 2 year software maintenance agreement is
another $270 for the home version and another $430 for the professional
version.

Todd Elzey
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