Vispero Connect

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 Podcast (MP3 audio) - (July - 2010)

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 about the software, and how this New Zealand-based company has gone the extra mile to make it accessible with JAWS® screen reading software.

Show Host: Jonathan Mosen

Play Blindness and Low Vision Product Podcast (MP3 audio) - (June - 2010)

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 by Freedom Scientific.

Show Host: Jonathan Mosen

Play Blindness and Low Vision Product Podcast (MP3 audio) - (May - 2010)

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 Vision Product Podcast (MP3 audio) - (April - 2010)

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 Podcast (MP3 audio) - (March - 2010)

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 demonstrates how to create an account for use with the iTunes store.

Show Host: Jonathan Mosen

Play Blindness and Low Vision Product Podcast (MP3 audio) - (February - 2010)

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: Jonathan Mosen

Play Blindness and Low Vision Product Podcast (MP3 audio) - (January - 2010)

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 Services.

For a participant's perspective on the Braille Challenge, we then hear from 10-year-old Cricket Bidleman, who has already won a PAC Mate™ accessible pocket PC from Freedom Scientific, thanks to her participation.

Show Host: Jonathan Mosen

Play Blindness and Low Vision Product Podcast (MP3 audio) - (November - 2009)

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 user. We discuss what's new in Windows 7 and when might be the right time to consider an upgrade.

Show Host: Jonathan Mosen

Play Blindness and Low Vision Product Podcast (MP3 audio) - (October - 2009)