Upcoming Webinars

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The Freedom Scientific Training department conducts training events every month. We’ll teach you the basics of our products and even show you a few tricks to try with Fusion^®, JAWS^®, and ZoomText^®. Webinars are normally held on the third Thursday of the month at noon Eastern time.

Check out the schedule below and sign up for a future lesson. And don’t forget our archives where you can listen to past training events and download reference material to further your learning.

Join our mailing list to stay up-to-date on webinars and other training events.

Don’t forget to check out our monthly training schedule for other events to help you advance your skills.

Use AI Features in JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion to Better Understand and Navigate Digital Content

Thursday, June 4, 2026, 12:00 pm Eastern time (U.S. and Canada)

Learn how the built-in AI features in JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion can help you work more efficiently and independently. This session will highlight practical tools that provide insight into your digital environment, enhance navigation, and make it easier to understand and interact with content across applications and on web pages.

In this session, we’ll demonstrate how to:

• Use Vispero Companion to get help with JAWS, ZoomText, Fusion, and other applications
• Describe images, charts, and graphics using Picture Smart AI in applications, documents, and on web pages
• Identify unlabeled buttons and controls using AI Labeler
• Explore and understand complex web pages using Page Explorer

Vispero Presenters:

Elizabeth Whitaker and Rachel Buchanan

ACVREP Credits:

ACVREP credits will be available for those who attend the live webinar.

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Ten Essential Tips for Using PowerPoint with JAWS

Thursday, June 18, 2026, 12:00 pm Eastern time (U.S. and Canada)

Microsoft PowerPoint is part of the Microsoft Office suite and allows users to create slideshows made up of a series of individual slides. Each slide can contain text, images, charts, tables, videos, and other multimedia elements. PowerPoint is commonly used for creating presentations for meetings, lectures, training sessions, and other events where information needs to be shared visually and verbally.

Join us for a session designed to help you navigate and create PowerPoint presentations more efficiently using JAWS. Whether you’re just getting started or looking to sharpen your workflow, this session covers essential commands and techniques to increase productivity and efficiency.

We’ll provide an overview of the PowerPoint interface, plus show you how to:

Open an existing presentation and explore the slide layout.
Create a new presentation and add slides.
Use the Thumbnails Pane to navigate Between Slides and add new slides.
Read and edit Slide Content.
Start a Slide Show, plus navigate and read slide content.
Insert multimedia elements like images or videos into slides.
Add and read Speaker Notes.
Check Spelling.
Duplicate a Slide.
Share and collaborate on presentations.