NV Access is pleased to announce that version 2025.1 of NVDA, the free screen reader for Microsoft Windows, is now available for download. We encourage all users to upgrade to this version. This release introduces NVDA Remote Access, provides speech, braille, OCR & Office improvements, Native selection in Chrome & edge
Full info & Download: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-1/
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility #FOSS #NewVersion #Update #News #Free
We need urgent community action to stop this incredibly ableist plan from moving forward.
The DOE has ruled that new federal buildings don’t have to meet accessibility standards.
That will mean many disabled people won’t be able to work in or access these places.
They’re literally excluding us from as many facets of life as possible, because they have a eugenics plan.
Call, email, speak out!
Accessibility is not a “nice to have”. It’s a legal right. It’s necessary for our survival.
federalregister.gov/documents/…
#uspol #fascism #disability #chronicillness #ableism #accessibility #doe
This felt too valuable not to share. Braille-labeled maps of washrooms to help people find and use facilities in the washroom. Everyone deserves to get in, do their business, wash their hands, and get out in peace and safety.
This seems valuable for all public spaces.
🌍 Accessibility matters for everyone.
Whether permanent or temporary, disability can affect us all at some point in our lives. That’s why accessibility isn’t a bonus feature: it’s a necessity.
At Jami, we’re committed to making private communication truly inclusive. From screen reader support to keyboard navigation, here’s where we stand and where we’re going: jami.net/how-accessible-is-jam…
#Accessibility #Inclusion #TechForGood #OpenSource #Jami #PrivacyMatters #AccessibilityMatters
We can all be faced with some form of disability, whether permanent or temporary, at different times in our lives. That's why accessibility must be a constant concern at every stage of development.jami (Jami)
"By passing on my knowledge of using NVDA to new users of the NVDA screen reader, my aim was to help people in the same boat as me; as well as sighted people in the community to learn ways that they could help us out in the #community."
Like NV Access, Gene recognises the importance of #empowering people to identify needed change, and enact it! Full #interview with Gene at: nvaccess.org/post/gene_empower…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #Power #ScreenReader #Accessibility
Incidentally, the company unleashing a new wave of contrast problems on the web (see today’s Codepen Spark for liquid glass copycats) is also the company that seems uninterested in supporting `prefers-reduced-transparency`:
developer.mozilla.org/en-US/do…
#CSS #Safari #accessibility #a11y
The prefers-reduced-transparency CSS media feature is used to detect if a user has enabled a setting on their device to reduce the transparent or translucent layer effects used on the device.MDN Web Docs
Remember, Trump’s DoE is trying to roll back accessibility requirements for buildings (Section 504).
@LFLegal wrote about this and her 9 June update links to a newer comment template:
lflegal.com/2025/06/energy-dep…
All comments due 16 June 2025.
For over forty years the United States has had regulations that say new buildings must be accessible to people with disabilities if the building is built by an organization that receives federal funds.Law Office of Lainey Feingold
Apparently the Department of Energy is trying to eliminate accessibility/nondiscrimination regulations. If you live in the U.S., please take a few minutes to comment on DOE-HQ-2025-0015 and DOE-HQ-2025-0024:
regulations.gov/document/DOE-H…
regulations.gov/document/DOE-H…
#Disability #Accessibility #A11y #DisabilityRights
Apple’s ‘liquid glass’ contrast hilarity is now a bullet on my post “I Don’t Care What Google or Apple or Whoever Did”
adrianroselli.com/2020/03/i-do…
Please please PLEASE do not copy Aero, er, Glass in your Figmas.
#accessibility #a11y #UX
Please do not use this post as an excuse to beat up the devs at Apple or Google. If you are doing that, you have missed the point of this post and you are being unnecessarily mean to individuals who may have no control over broader organizational dec…Adrian Roselli
We're starting to roll out a new screen curtain feature to black out the display when using Narrator - thanks, as always, for folks that have shared feedback about this 😊
blogs.windows.com/windows-insi… #WindowsInsiders #Windows11 #Accessibility
Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.4250 (KB5060820) to the Beta Channel for Windows Insiders on Windows 11, version 24H2. Changes in Beta Channel bWindows Insider Blog
🕹️ What happens when a veteran MUD dev builds a modern client from scratch—with ARIA #accessibility support, dyslexia-friendly fonts, and captioned sound effects?
I talked with RahjIII, longtime steward of The Last Outpost, about his browser-based client designed to make text games playable on anything from smartphones to CRTs.
If you care about MU*s, inclusive design, or the joy of old-school games meeting today's tech, this one's for you.
📖 writing-games.com/lociterm-mud…
Discover how RahjIII built LociTerm - an accessible, browser-based MUD client - to keep The Last Outpost and other games playable on any device.Andruid (Writing Games)
Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter.Zed
It has been an incredible two years since NV Access founders Mick Curran & Jamie Teh featured on Australian Story: abc.net.au/news/2023-06-05/mic…
The impact NVDA has for blind people around the world has only grown & the need is as great now as ever!
You can watch the Audio Description enabled version of Australian Story: youtu.be/3i7gkN-1sAI
Regular version: youtu.be/jwHbXh3WzSw
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Blind #Accessibility #FreeSoftware #FOSS #Impact #Australia #AustralianStory
ABC News provides the latest news and headlines in Australia and around the world.Kristine Taylor (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
#AudioMo day 5: A Quick Look At The Nintendo Switch 2 TTS Accessibility youtu.be/xt5sPvaoshc
I've just gotten a hold of this console so I know nothing much yet, but I will learn more over the coming days and weeks.
This is a quick demo with me only having had access to it for about 30 minutes if that.
#Nintendo #Switch2 #ScreenReader #TTS #Accessibility
Reupload with fixed audio.Nintendo surprised me by releasing a console with any kind of screen-reader functionality, and I always said that if they released ...YouTube
What is World Day for Assistive Technology? World Day for Assistive Technology aims to raise awareness of the importance of assistive technology\nAwareness Days
I hesitate to call this a review since I did not use this Motorola Razr as my primary phone for any substantial amount of time. However, I did acquire itJohn Dyer (Accessible Android)
WordPress may be run by… that guy, but it still has a massive user base. They all need better accessibility documentation.
@rianrietveld wants to improve it, but needs sponsors:
rianrietveld.com/2025/05/19/wp…
Rian is good people and I’d love for her to be able to do this.
#a11y #accessibility #WordPress
The goal During my 25 years working as a web accessibility specialist I noticed the biggest hurdle to create an accessible web, is the lack of knowledge.Rian Rietveld
Should not be necessary given the ruling against Trump’s White House in 2020, but here we are anyway:
“National Association of the Deaf Sues White House for Access to Press Briefings”
nad.org/2025/05/28/national-as…
📣 "Bridging Accessibility Barriers"
with Lukáš Tyrychtr ( @tyrylu ) at #GUADEC2025
📅 24 July 🕒 09:00 CEST 📍 Brescia
🧑🦯Making screen readers work on modern GNOME (Wayland + GTK 4) and pushing toward real accessibility.
🔗 events.gnome.org/event/259/con…
Welcome to GUADEC 2025 GUADEC is the GNOME community’s largest conference, bringing together hundreds of users, contributors, community members, and enthusiastic supporters for a week of talks and workshops.GNOME Events (Indico)
🌟 Excited to share Thorsten-Voice's YouTube channel! 🎥 🗣️🔊 ♿ 💬
Thorsten presents innovative TTS solutions and a variety of voice technologies, making it an excellent starting point for anyone interested in open-source text-to-speech. Whether you're a developer, accessibility advocate, or tech enthusiast, his channel offers valuable insights and resources. Don't miss out on this fantastic content! 🎬
follow hem here: @thorstenvoice
or on YouTube: youtube.com/@ThorstenMueller YouTube channel!
#Accessibility #FLOSS #TTS #ParlerTTS #OpenSource #VoiceTech #TextToSpeech #AI #CoquiAI #VoiceAssistant #Sprachassistent #MachineLearning #AccessibilityMatters #FLOSS #TTS #OpenSource #Inclusivity #FOSS #Coqui #AI #CoquiAI #VoiceAssistant #Sprachassistent #VoiceTechnology #KünstlicheStimme #MachineLearning #Python #Rhasspy #TextToSpeech #VoiceTech #STT #SpeechSynthesis #SpeechRecognition #Sprachsynthese #ArtificialVoice #VoiceCloning #Spracherkennung #CoquiTTS #voice #a11y #ScreenReader
Guude! (hi, nice to see you) 👋, i'm Thorsten 😊. You like open source, privacy aware and local running voice technology? Me too 😎. You'll find cooking recipe like tutorials on TTS, STT, Voice Assistants, AI, ML and way more cool stuff here.YouTube
Request to Google on accessibility
“I’m asking this massive company to stop releasing features & products & ideas that are obvious barriers.
And I want them to stop expecting free labor from the community.
It’s tiring, frustrating, and disrespectful.”
adrianroselli.com/2025/05/my-r…
#a11y #accessibility #web #Google #GoogleIsEvil
Hey, Alphabet or Google or Chrome or whomever in that illegal monopoly continues to release things to the web platform that are full of accessibility barriers, I have what I think is a straightforward request.Adrian Roselli
“My Request to Google on #Accessibility”
adrianroselli.com/2025/05/my-r…
I’m asking this massive company to stop releasing features & products & ideas that are obvious barriers.
And I want them to stop expecting free labor from the community.
It’s tiring, frustrating, and disrespectful.
#a11y
Hey, Alphabet or Google or Chrome or whomever in that illegal monopoly continues to release things to the web platform that are full of accessibility barriers, I have what I think is a straightforward request.Adrian Roselli
Ooo lookie! Not sure when this version will be released, but...
The topic for the Tuesday, May 27, That All May eRead online program will be NLS Braille eReader software Version 3.0. In the remaining time, we will answer any questions you have about the NLS Braille eReader.
The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. eastern time and will last for one hour. The meeting will be recorded. To access the meeting, go to loc.zoomgov.com/j/1609330620?p…
Join us next week for “Color in CSS” with Aubrey Sambor, Lead Front End Developer.
Mark your calendars: May 29, 12pm ET.
a11ytalks.com/posts/2025-may
#A11y #Accessibility
What are the new color options in CSS, and what do they add to the variety of color choices we already have? How do these new color options help to make your site more accessible?a11ytalks.com
As we are making good progress on #accessibility for GNOME Calendar lately (big thanks to @TheEvilSkeleton there) I have now rewritten and updated the description of this meta ticket to reflect the current status: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-c…
15 of 28 checklist items completed as of May 22nd, 2025, based on what issues I've been able to find so far.
#a11y #GNOMECalendar #GNOME #keyboardnavigation #screenreaders #Linux
GNOME Calendar is not known to be very accessible nor keyboard-friendly. This is a list of currently knownGitLab
By June 28, 2025, all emails sent to EU audiences must comply with the #EuropeanAccessibilityAct. Accessible emails aren't just legal requirements - they boost engagement and inclusivity. Are you ready? 🇪🇺
#EmailAccessibility #EAA2025 #DigitalAccessibility #a11y #Accessibility
emailexpert.com/industry-news/…
The European Accessibility Act (EAA) is no longer a future consideration. By 28 June 2025, all businesses offering digital products and services in theemailexpert
Turn complexity into clarity with NotebookLM, your brain’s new best friend. Join the millions of students, creators, researchers, professionals, CEOs, and more who are saving time, getting stuff done, and learning in new ways.App Store
Does anybody happen to know what legislation this press release refers to? I searched for "H.R. 3417" but this leads me to a different bill. I also searched for the title, mentioned in the press release, but it also takes me to some legislation from 2022 / 2023. What am I missing?
nfb.org/about-us/press-room/di…
May 20, 2025—Baltimore, MD: The National Federation of the Blind, the American Council of the Blind, American Foundation for the Blind, and the National Disability Rights Network applaud the introduction of the Websites and Software Applications Acce…nfb.org
Today's Web Design Update: groups.google.com/a/d.umn.edu/…
Featuring @tink, @deconspray , @ozewai, @onsman, @amberhinds, @mgifford, @SteveFaulkner, @intopia, @TPGi, @jensimmons, @matuzo, @heydon, @j9t, @matthiasott, @zeldman, and more.
Subscribe info: d.umn.edu/itss/training/online…
#Accessibility #A11y #WebDesign
Web Design References: News and info about web design and development. The site advocates accessibility, usability, web standards and many related topics.www.d.umn.edu
NVDA 2025.1 Beta 6 is now available!
Read the full details and download from: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-1b…
Changes introduced in Beta 6:
- Updates to translations
- Fix for the COM registration fixing tool: don’t run when cancelling with alt+f4
- Minor fix for SAPI 4 voices
- Fix for Braille display detection
- Minor improvements to the user experience of Remote Access
Please continue to test and give feedback via GitHub!
#NVDA #NVDAsr #Beta #PreRelease #News #ScreenReader #Accessibility
I think it's very telling that from all corners of the Fediverse, #FLOSS developers come screaming "I do it for free in my spare time, I can release whatever I want, and you can change it if you don't like it!"
As if that was the point.
I you release it as a broken hobby project, fine. Just don't call it a "fully functional" or "community driven" audio editor / encryption utility / mail server / file explorer / chat client if it's completely unusable to a reasonable part of the audience who just happens to be blind, or otherwise impaired.
What do you get when you let (overwhelmingly white, overwhelmingly male) able-bodied developers build an operating system?
Well, you get an insightful display of structural #ableism.
As a developer, I feel ashamed about this state of affairs, reading the excellent blog series by @fireborn . We can do better, and we deeply need to.
dragonscave.space/@fireborn/11…
#Linux #Accessibility #a11y #FLOSS
The state of Linux accessibility in 2025. This started out as a rant but became a series. Please feel free to leave feedback, comments, and subscribe via rss or email for more stuff as I release it. fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-w…
