Assistive Technology

  • Inside GAAD 2025: Lessons Learned and Strategies to Move Accessibility Forward

    Last week, we honored Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) by highlighting the people, tools, and strategies that are shaping a more inclusive digital world. While GAAD is observed globally each…

  • JAWS Inspect Update: May 2025

    JAWS Inspect just got faster, leaner, and even more aligned with the latest assistive technology. The May 2025 update introduces key performance improvements through the JAWS Inspect Browser Extension and…

  • Understand the JAWS Screen Reader Experience — Without the Guesswork

    Many development teams strive to make their websites and applications accessible but struggle to understand what screen reader users actually experience. Manual testing with screen readers like JAWS can be…

  • Highlights from the 2025 CSUN Conference

    CSUN Highlights 2025 In mid-March, many of the TPGi team made the annual pilgrimage to Anaheim, California, as part of Vispero’s presence at the 40th CSUN Assistive Technology Conference. We…

  • JAWS Inspect Update: March 2025

    JAWS Inspect continues to evolve, making accessibility testing more efficient and user-friendly. The first release of 2025 introduces a key change: the removal of the internal proxy requirement for web…

  • JAWS Scripting: Better Support for JAWS Screen Reader Users

    For people who are blind or have low vision, workplace software should be a productivity aid, not a barrier. An essential part of workplace technology is assistive technology, such as…

  • JAWS Inspect Update: December 2024

    JAWS meets AI in the latest update to JAWS Inspect. The December 2024 update brings a variety of enhancements that improve usability, accuracy, and compatibility. This update introduces a new…

  • JAWS Inspect Update: October 2024

    JAWS Inspect has recently introduced several key updates designed to enhance your testing workflow, making it more efficient and effective than ever. Let’s dive into what’s new and how these…

  • JAWS Inspect Update: September 2024

    Testing your website for JAWS screen reader compatibility can be challenging but JAWS Inspect simplifies how JAWS screen readers interact with digital content, allowing QA teams to assess compatibility without…

  • JAWS Inspect Update: Create an Inclusive and Usable Experience for All Customers

    With JAWS Inspect, developers and quality assurance teams can get a more comprehensive understanding of the screen reader experience. This fundamentally important accessibility tool makes it easy to quickly gather…

  • JAWS for Kiosk Wins Accessibility Award

    JAWS for Kiosk won the inaugural accessibility award at the Self-Service Innovation Summit (SSIS) 2022! This is part of an award-winning pattern—in the past, JAWS for Kiosk won first place…

  • July ARC Feature Updates: JAWS Inspect transcripts and HelpDesk upgrades

    New to ARC this month: JAWS speech transcripts available with audits Request HelpDesk assistance directly from an ARC assertion Watch on YouTube Read the transcript JAWS speech transcripts available with…

  • JAWS Inspect Q2 Release: New Features!

    With this release, we have added some major productivity enhancements to make JI quicker and easier to use. The new features include: Run the Speech Viewer as an AppBar You…

  • JAWS for Kiosk® awarded first place for the Judge’s Choice Award at this year’s TravelAbility Summit Launchpad

    JAWS for Kiosk was awarded first place for the Judge’s Choice Award at this year’s TravelAbility Summit Launchpad event held on April 1, 2021. Presented by Laura Boniello Miller, the…

  • Webinar, June 18: How to Use JAWS Scripting to Accommodate Accessibility Barriers in School and the Workplace

    Date Thursday, June 18, 2020 Time 12:00pm ET Registration for the webinar “How to Use JAWS Scripting to Accommodate Accessibility Barriers in School and the Workplace” is now closed, but…

  • Driving While Blind

    People with guide dogs can still drive, right? In my last post, I noted that I taught my guide dog, Darren, to bark for green and red, so I would know…

  • iOS & Android Screen Reader Gesture Reference Cheatsheet

    Mobile Accessibility is critical to reaching all audiences.  A product is accessible when a person with a disability can have an experience equivalent to that of a person without a…

  • Interacting with Assistive Technology Users

    As someone who uses Assistive Technology (AT) to make it through her day, I’m telling you, you non-AT users can get pretty… weird. Something about interacting with an assistive technology (AT)…