JAWS - Product information (Internal)

JAWS - Product information (Internal)

About

JAWS is a Windows screen reader product whose letters were said to stand for Job Access With Speech was first introduced in 1995.  It was basesd off the original DOS product developed by Henter-Joyce who later were incorporated into Freedom Scientific as part of the Vispero group.  Over the last 30 years it has recieved significant development over time developed into mature blindness reading solution including OCR sccanning of text from PDF and paper hard copy.  In the most recent itterations the developers have made use of AI tehcnology to provide greater access to material including images that can now be described to the user or The FS Companion which allows customers to ask the answer bot any questions relating to operation of JAWS.  Another significant feature is its adaptability to non-standard business applications which can have JAWS be scripted to make these accessible and usable by those in job roles.


Similar products

  • Dolphin Supernova Screen Reader
  • Windows Narrator (free)
  • NVDA (Free/donationware)

Product page

Please click JAWS New Features for details on what is new with the current version.

Supported Platform

  • Windows 32 and 64bit
  • Windows ARM support (2023 and above)

Development cycle (major versions)

  • Annual major release scheduled approximately October/November each year.
  • Version upgrades chargeable.
  • Software Maintenance Agreement available for pre-paid cost effective access to 2 future major versions releases.

Minor version upgrades

During any major version cycle monthly upgrades are provided to authorised users for the life of the current version/ product cycle.


Technical Support

Phone and Email support provided to all UK JAWS users (current and earlier versions).

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