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2301 Early Days of JAWS (Jan. 4, 2023) Show Notes In this first of a two-part series, we trace the history of the JAWS screen reader and how it has evolved to adapt to advances in technology over the years. Hosts Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Ted Henter, founder of Henter Joyce, Eric Damery, … Continue reading 2301 Early Days of JAWS (Jan. 4, 2023) →
The Nation's Blind Podcast is back for 2022! On this first new episode, recorded in the fall of 2021, Anil and Melissa talk with Ted Henter, who is one of the pioneers of the modern Windows screen reader. Mr. Henter was the cofounder of Henter-Joyce, which created the original Job Access With Speech (JAWS) screen reader still available and widely used today. Listen to find out about his fascinating life before JAWS as well as about how this groundbreaking, life-changing product came into being.
Welcome to part 2, of the interview with Mr. Bill McCann, founder of Dancing Dots! On this episode, we talk all things technology back in the 1970's to mid 1990's! We look at a tactile device that would display print letters, along with the evolution of the screen reader for computers. All this and more, right here! On Teachavision! We'd Like to once again thank Mr. McCann, for allowing us to interview him for this podcast! Links Of Interest Dancing Dots Website Optacon in action The Old JAWS screen reader site from 1996, thanks to Wayback Machine The history of Henter Joyce, now called Freedom Scientific The Perkins Brailler that was a punishment for most blind students The Slate and Stylus Thank you for checking out Teachavision, by Screenless Allies! If you wish to know more about us: Check out our website! You can also like us on Facebook! If you wish to contact us directly, Send us an email! Thank you again for listening!
We're celebrating World Sight Day this year with a reflective look back at a few pivotal moments within the Assistive Technology industry, and some of the key points that shaped it. On this episode Stuart meets Tobias Winnes, Vice President of International Sales at Vispero. Tobias was involved with Henter-Joyce from the very early days, and talks about the beginnings of JAWS for windows.
1723 Encore of 1233 An Interview with Ted Henter (May 31, 2017) Show Notes If you use the JAWS screen reader, chances are you’ve heard of Ted Henter who founded Henter-Joyce and later sold the company to Freedom Scientific. This week, Nancy and Peter Torpey talk with Ted about his contributions to assistive technologies and … Continue reading 1723 Encore of 1233 An Interview with Ted Henter (May 31, 2017) →
We bring you part two of Jonathan Mosen's interview with Ted Henter, who founded Henter-Joyce and created the JAWS® screen reading software. Ted talks about the challenges of developing a screen reader for Windows, the phenomenal success of JAWS for Windows and many of the people who made that success possible. Show Host: Jonathan Mosen Episode 105 - Jonathan Mosen speaks with Ted Henter, who founded Henter-Joyce and created JAWS: Part 2
Jonathan Mosen speaks with Ted Henter, who founded Henter-Joyce and created the JAWS® screen reading software. In part one of this two-part interview, Ted talks about his early life, the accident that left him blind, his interest in computing, founding Henter-Joyce and the early days of JAWS for DOS Show Host: Jonathan Mosen Episode 104 - Jonathan Mosen speaks with Ted Henter, who founded Henter-Joyce and created JAWS: Part 1