As I review the new features of the #FreedomScientific #JAWS 2024 release, I can’t help but think about what I really want on my wish list. While the Face and View and Split Braille features are welcome additions, I believe that expanding on the Picture Smart feature would be even more impactful. It would be great if Picture Smart could integrate with OpenAI or even Microsoft Bing AI to become more robust and keep up with current technology, rather than playing catch up in a few years.

Another idea is to have a team dedicated to making more applications accessible, rather than just focusing on a few like Microsoft Windows. Perhaps they could identify the top 50 applications used by the visually impaired community and work on ensuring those scripts are accessible. Offering a wider list of accessible software would be another great feature.

I’ll admit, I’m not sure what it takes to implement these features and if they are plausible, but I believe they would be more significant than this year’s Face and View feature. Don’t get me wrong, it’s nice, but it seems small and not heavily used on a daily basis. Just my thoughts. 3#Accessibility #A11y

FYI. For those who have JAWS 2023 their is a present waiting for you. The June update is out so do the thang you do AKA go to the help menu and check for updates if you didn't get the notification. Oh same wofor you Zoom Text users as well. Happy downloading/installing. #JAWS #Vispero #FreedomScientific #ZoomText

Renewed my JAWS certification for 2023.

https://support.freedomscientific.com/Services/TrainingAndCertification/JAWSCertifiedIndividuals

#JAWSCertifiedIndividual #JAWS #JAWS2023 #ScreenReader #FreedomScientific #Blind #Blindness #BlindPride #Accessibility #A11Y #Inclusion #Equality #IAmAble

@lertsenem @troublewithwords the following might help in this regard.
http://freedomscientific.com
email: accessibility@apple.com
Note: The first website is for #FreedomScientific who produce the most used #Screenreader For Windows.
the email address provided is to make the appropriate report to #Apple.
#Accessibility

I updated to the latest JAWS version today. Disappointingly, the dialog boxes which appeared during the process were not accessible. I could activate the buttons, but could not access the text tellling me why I needed to use the buttons. That’s pretty poor from an accessibility company. #SeeingAI solved the problem, but it should never have arisen in the first place.

#A11Y #JAWS #FreedomScientific #Vispero #Accessibility

Here's this one old but still good site if you ever need a laugh in the tech department:
#BrinkWorks #ComputerStupidities
http://www.rinkworks.com/stupid/
Keep a look out for the #InterfaceHallOfFame and #InterfaceHallOfShame sections.
The Shame section's where I found my first few laughs.
And #HenterJoyce / #FreedomScientific #JFW #JawsForWindows even got a not-so-honorable mention there!
Ping back with any thoughts?