| Ted Henter | |
| Nationality: |  American |
| Birth Place: | Panama Canal Zone |
| 250 Active Years: | 1978 |
| 250 Last Season: | 1978 |
| 250 Last Position: | 23rd |
| 250 Manufacturers: | Yamaha |
| 250 Championships: | 0 |
| 250 Race Starts: | 1 |
| 250 Race Wins: | 0 |
| 250 Podiums: | 0 |
| 250 Total Points: | 3 |
| 250 Poles: | 0 |
| 250 Fastest Laps: | 0 |
Ted Henter (born 1950 in Panama Canal Zone[1]) is an American computer programmer and businessperson known for having invented the JAWS screen reader for the blind.[2] He studied engineering, but learned computer programming and started his own business after becoming blind in a car accident in 1978, which put an end to a promising career as an international motorcycle racer.
In 1987, he teamed up with businessperson Bill Joyce, who together founded Henter-Joyce in St. Petersburg, Florida. Henter was president and led the operation and provided technology direction while Joyce acted as a silent partner. Henter-Joyce produced JAWS, a screen reader for personal computers using MS-DOS, and later Microsoft Windows.
After becoming blind, Henter rediscovered waterskiing, and started competing in waterskiing events. He won six times out of seven competitions in the United States and twice in international competition. He retired in 1991 after winning the overall Gold medal in the United States and World Championship for Disabled Skiers.
Henter-Joyce merged with Arkenstone and Blazie Engineering in 2000 to form Freedom Scientific. Henter currently remains on the board of directors of Freedom Scientific, and in 2002 he founded Henter Math, to produce software that helps the "pencil-impaired" with mathematics.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)