JAWS updated to v16.0.1925 (32 and 64 bit)- Download

JAWS (Job access with speech) from Freedom Scientific, is a popular and widely used screen reader for Windows operating systems. Freedom Scientific has released the January update of JAWS 16 (v16.0.1925).
This version contains the following enhancements made between the JAWS 16 December 2014 release and the January 2015 update.

Enhancements in JAWS 16.0.1925:

• In response to reports from the Veterans Administration as well as other federal agencies in the United States and Europe, resolved issues with using JAWS 16 with Microsoft Lync 2010 and 2013.
• Addressed an issue reported by several customers where the virtual buffer would suddenly appear blank while navigating a Web page in Internet Explorer.
• Firefox users can now use Contracted Braille input when typing text into edit fields on Web pages. This is especially beneficial in academic testing environments, such as Smarter Balance Testing, that only use Firefox as their testing platform.
• Addressed numerous issues that were submitted to Freedom Scientific through the JAWS Error Reporting feature.
• Resolved an issue with the People Search Research It lookup source not returning any results.
• A customer reported issues when attempting to modify the voice profile for the DECTalk USB synthesizer. This has been resolved.
• Addressed issues with the JAWS Command Search not locating certain commands as expected. For example, Read Speaker's Notes (CTRL+SHIFT+N) in PowerPoint, and List Spelling Errors (ALT+SHIFT+L) in Word.
• A customer reported that if the Table Layer (INSERT+SPACEBAR, T) is active, pressing CTRL+P to play or stop audio in FSReader was exiting the layer. Now, pressing CTRL+P to play and stop audio, as well as CTRL+COMMA and CTRL+PERIOD to rewind or fast forward, will no longer exit the Table Layer.
• Resolved an issue where JAWS would say "read-only edit" each time the ARROW keys were pressed to move by character or word in certain types of read-only edit fields.
• Addressed an issue where Convenient OCR was not working as expected when JAWS 16 was installed on a system with a Spanish version of OpenBook.
• An issue was resolved where attempting to install a French Canadian update for JAWS using Check for Updates was not working. French Canadian users can now use Check for Updates to install the JAWS 16 January update.
• Addressed an issue with the virtual ribbon not being spoken in the Polish version of Microsoft Office.

Apart from these, there are other enhancements for Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Mozilla Firefox, Quicken, Skype, and WordPerfect applications. To read full release notes, visit FS webpage at
http://www2.freedomscientific.com/downloads/JAWS/JAWS-whats-new.asp#Enhancements

Download:

JAWS 16.0.1925 32 bit
JAWS 16.0.1925 64 bit
FS Convenient OCR for JAWS

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