Freedom Scientific
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Short description: American accessibility software company
Freedom Scientific is a company that makes accessibility products for computer users with low vision and blindness. The software they create enables screen magnification, screen reading, and use of refreshable braille displays with modern computers.[1] The company is a subsidiary of Vispero and is based in Clearwater, Florida.[2]
History
Former motorcycle racer Ted Henter developed the JAWS screen reader after he became blind as a result of a car accident.[3] Henter and Bill Joyce founded Henter-Joyce in 1987 in St. Petersburg, Florida, producing an MS-DOS version of JAWS and later a Microsoft Windows version. Henter-Joyce merged with Arkenstone and Blazie Engineering in 2000 to form Freedom Scientific.[4]
References
- ↑ "JAWS – ZoomText – MAGic Suite (Freedom Scientific Software Suite)". American Printing House for the Blind. https://www.aph.org/product/jaws-zoom-text-magic-suite-software-suite/.
- ↑ "VFO Announces Corporate Rebranding". Freedom Scientific. September 24, 2018. https://support.freedomscientific.com/About/News/Article/198.
- ↑ "Ted Henter". American Foundation for the Blind. April 30, 2004. https://www.afb.org/blindness-and-low-vision/using-technology/interviews-technology-pioneers/ted-henter.
- ↑ "The Meaning of Freedom (and the Merger of Freedom Scientific)". AccessWorld. American Foundation for the Blind. January 2001. https://www.afb.org/aw/2/1/15052.
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