COVID Update: Blind Low Vision Apps Free for Home: JAWS, ZoomText, Fusion
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COVID Update: Blind Low Vision Apps Free for Home: JAWS, ZoomText, Fusion

JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion -- the leading assistive technology apps for low vision or blind users -- are available free of charge for personal computers at home, until June 30, 2020 as a response to the COVID crisis. 

This offer is available to every household in the US and Canada.

That includes not just post-secondary, high school or elementary students, but any blind or low vision user in any household in North America.

  • JAWS, is the industry standard and leader for screen-free text-to-speech computer access for blind computer users.
  • ZoomText, is the industry standard and leader for screen magnification and speech supported computer access for computer users who have low vision.
  • Fusion combines ZoomText and JAWS and delivers even more as the feature rich solution for individuals or organizations that need the maximum sight enhancement and sight substitution supports for computer access.

If you or you know an individual who needs sight enhancement or sight substitution technology at home CLICK HERE or share this link to get access to these solutions at home:

https://portal.freedomscientific.com/SponsoredSoftware

In the prompt Freedom Scientific makes reference to college/university email addresses, however you can sign-up without being affiliated with a post-secondary institution.

1 comment

Apr 14, 2020
ANA

Will these free links work in Europe also? Specifically Austria

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