Fusion (JAWS & ZoomText)

Overview

Fusion™ is an accessibility tool for individuals with any level of vision impairment. Fusion provides ZoomText®, with its screen magnification and visual enhancements for screen viewing ease, coupled with the power and speed of JAWS® for screen reading functionality. By blending ZoomText and JAWS together, Fusion has flexible, high-quality speech using Eloquence and Vocalizer Expressive, powerful keyboard access including navigation on the web, and a wide range of customization options. Fusion is the perfect solution for schools, agencies, training centers, and businesses where individuals with vision loss are served. A single installer and one license gives access to both ZoomText and JAWS individually, or together when run as the combined solution – Fusion.

Detail

Purchase

The Fusion software can be purchased by University departments on the Pitt IT Software Store in Panther Express. The cost is $170/user/year.  Access will be granted to the users provided at the time of purchase.

Additional Information

Fusion is also available to all University of Pittsburgh Faculty, Staff, and Students at no cost for personally-owned devices at no charge.  This may be accessed at software.pitt.edu.