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title: JAWS Screen Reader and ZoomText Magnifier, Reader Available for Free Until June 30, 2020
description: All households can receive a free license to JAWS, ZoomText, or Fusion through June 30, 2020. Learn more, brought to you by the Bureau of Internet Accessibility.
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# [JAWS Screen Reader and ZoomText Magnifier, Reader Available for Free Until June 30, 2020](https://www.boia.org/blog/jaws-screen-reader-and-zoomtext-magnifier-reader-available-for-free-until-june-30-2020)

 Written by [Jack](https://www.boia.org/blog/author/jack) | Mar 24, 2020

Freedom Scientific, a provider of accessibility tools for people who are blind or have low vision, is offering **free licenses** for the JAWS screen reader, ZoomText magnifier and reader, and Fusion, which combines JAWS and ZoomText, through **June 30, 2020**. This is intended to help students and workers who are unexpectedly home due to the spread of [COVID-19](https://www.boia.org/blog/what-on-earth-does-the-coronavirus-have-to-do-with-digital-accessibility).

According to their page where people can get their **[Free Home License](https://portal.freedomscientific.com/SponsoredSoftware)**, "Educational institutions in the United States with up-to-date multi-user licenses of JAWS, ZoomText, or Fusion, are qualified. All students, faculty, and staff with an active email address are entitled to receive free home annual licenses for their personally owned equipment."

Additionally, anybody in the US or Canada with a personal email address can receive a free short-term Home Annual License of these products, expiring June 30.

This means that at least through the end of the June, all households have access to some of the leading and most robust assistive technology without worrying about the cost.

[JAWS](https://www.freedomscientific.com/products/software/jaws/) is long-trusted screen reader that allows users to read and navigate digital content through speech or Braille output. [ZoomText Magnifier/Reader](https://www.freedomscientific.com/products/software/zoomtext/) is a magnification and reading program, used most often by people with low vision, which offers magnification levels up to 60x. A [Fusion](https://www.freedomscientific.com/products/software/fusion/) license provides access to both JAWS and ZoomText.

All households can use an email address to get a [Free Home License](https://portal.freedomscientific.com/SponsoredSoftware). The programs work on Windows 10 or 7.

For more timely information on digital accessibility in education, read:

- [Websites of Nation's Top Elementary Schools Have Major Accessibility Barriers During Coronavirus Crisis](https://www.boia.org/blog/websites-of-nations-top-elementary-schools-have-major-accessibility-barriers-during-coronavirus-crisis)
- [Inaccessible School Materials and Parents with Disabilities: What's the Impact?](https://www.boia.org/blog/inaccessible-school-materials-and-parents-with-disabilities-whats-the-impact)

For more information about assistive technology, read:

- [Assistive Technology 101: What You Need to Know](https://www.boia.org/blog/assistive-technology-101-what-you-need-to-know)
- [Free Accessibility Tools and Assistive Technology You Can Use Today](https://www.boia.org/blog/free-accessibility-tools-and-assistive-technology-you-can-use-today)

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