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Freedom Scientific

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{{update|date=July 2017}}Freedom Scientific is a company that makes accessibility products for computer users with low-vision, blindness, and learning disabilities. The company is a subsidiary of VFO Group. The software they create enables screen magnification, screen reading and use of refreshable Braille displays with modern computers. The company also offers services including training and accessibility consulting, including in-person services in major cities throughout the United States and other countries.^[1]

The company is based in Saint Petersburg, Florida,^[2] with European headquarters in Barendrecht, Netherlands.^[3]

History

Former motorcycle racer Ted Henter developed the JAWS screen reader after he himself became blind due to complications from a car accident.^[4]

Henter and Bill Joyce founded Henter-Joyce in 1987 in St. Petersburg, which produced 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.

References

1. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.freedomscientific.com/AccessibilityTraining/Workshops|title=Training Workshops|publisher=Freedom Scientific|accessdate=October 10, 2017}}
2. ^American Foundation for the Blind directory profile for Freedom Scientific
3. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.freedomscientific.com/About |access-date= July 1, 2017 |title= About Freedom Scientific |publisher=Freedom Scientific}}
4. ^Ted Henter, at the American Foundation for the Blind; published April 30, 2004; retrieved March 5, 2014

External links

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[https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=188412 Bloomberg profile on Freedom Scientific]
Article on Freedom Scientific and ABiSee joining in 2015

3 : Computer companies of the United States|Companies based in St. Petersburg, Florida|Blindness equipment

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