JAWS
JAWS, Job Access With Speech, is the world's most popular screen reader, developed for computer users whose vision loss prevents them from seeing screen content or navigating with a mouse. JAWS provides speech and Braille output for the most popular computer applications on your PC.
Category: Accessibility
Notes: None
Vendor Information
Vendor: Vis-Ability
Software website: http://www.freedomscientific.com/
License Information
General OS support: http://www.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/JAWS/JAWS-System-Requirements
License renewal type: Perpetual
License effective dates: Software Maintenance Must Be Renewed After Every 2 Version Upgrades (Approx. Every 2 Years) To Remain Current
Products
http://www.freedomscientific.com/Products/Blindness
Product Use Rights
Terms of Use: During the Term of the agreement, Licensee shall have the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to install the Software on a network server, used only to install or run the Software on other computers owned or operated by Licensee over an internal network at the Authorized Site(s) for use by up to the permitted number of concurrent users.
Faculty/Staff Home Use: Employees of the University may purchase home use licenses at a discounted price. Employees should contact their DSP to obtain information about available products, home use pricing and how to order.
Availability
Institutional Licenses For Faculty/Staff: ITS's limited license is intended to cover student need for use in ITS labs, but licensing may be extended for other purposes, if available, on request. Departments interested in utilizing JAWS and sharing in the cost are encouraged to contact their distributed staff personnel for more information.
Student Licenses: Students licenses are not available for JAWS.
Support
Downloads: https://www.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/JAWS
Contact
Students: Contact Freedom Scientific directly at https://www.freedomscientific.com/Support
SU Faculty and staff: Contact your distributed staff personnel. A current listing can be found on the ITS Website.
DSP's: Contact the ITS Business Office at ITSOffice@syr.edu.