In-Process is now avaialble! A big one this week, which includes:
- Official NVDA users email group
- Using Google Groups
- NVDA 2025.2 Beta now available!
- Reporting issues with NVDA
- Three quick tips from Noelia
Check it all out now: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-1…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #Blog #News #Newsletter
NVDA 2025.2 Beta 3 is now available for testing: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-2b…
Changes introduced in Beta 3:
- Added a WASAPI toggle to SAPI5.
- Added a confirmation dialog to update root certificates when downloading add-ons.
- When using NVDA Remote Access, speech from User Account Control screens on the remote computer now works reliably.
- Updates to translations.
#NVDA #NVDAsr #Beta #PreRelease #News #Update #Software #FLOSS #FOSS
The team behind popular lightweight open-source IDE Geany has announced its latest release with numerous enhancements for developers.Ryan Daws (Developer Tech News)
"As global population ages and dementia rates climb, scientists may have found an unexpected ally in the fight against cognitive decline.
Cats and dogs may be exercising more than just your patience: they could be keeping parts of your brain ticking over too. In a potential breakthrough for preventive health, researchers have found that owning a four-pawed friend is linked to slower cognitive decline by potentially preserving specific brain functions as we grow older."
Science explains why cat ladies live longer! 😏😻
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Fish or bird ownership showed no significant link to slower cognitive decline in study with implications for ageing societiesAmelia Hill (The Guardian)
Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
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#News #KristiNoem #DHS #Ethics #USPolitics #Government #Nonprofit
A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirements, experts say.ProPublica
It's a busy day! NVDA 2025.2 Beta 1 is now out: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-2b…
AND In-Process is also out: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-3… - covering all about NVDA 2025.1, NV Access in the Forbes Accessibility 100, five quick things to try with NVDA 2025.1, and a small end of financial year request: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-3…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility #Blog #News #NewVersion #PreRelease #Beta #FLOSS #FOSS
Real-time text: Handynutzer können bald während des Telefonats chatten
Mit Real-time text können deutsche Handynutzer in allen Netzen ab dem 28. Juni während des Telefonierens chatten. Das soll die Barrierefreiheit verbessern.
heise+ | Delta Chat in Russland vor Gericht: Urteil gegen deutsches Entwicklerteam
Russland geht gegen den Messenger Delta Chat vor und nimmt eine Freiburger Firma ins Visier. Die wehrt sich und warnt zugleich die EU.
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#Apps #Datenschutz #IT #Security #news
Vijf beklaagden vrijgesproken voor weerspannigheid tijdens manifestatie van "Code Rood" aan luchthaven van Deurne: "Geen bewijs"
Vijf beklaagden zijn dinsdag voor weerspannigheid tijdens een manifestatie van "Code Rood" eind 2023. De correctionele rechtbank van Antwerpen vond het voor drie van hen niet bewezen dat ze aanwezig waren. De twee anderen namen wel deel aan de actie, maar de rechtbank zag geen bewijs dat ze weerspannig waren geweest.
#news #vrtnws #vrt
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In a serious gain in efficiency, a Space X Starship prototype has exploded without actually being launched.
They're next plan is to see if they can produce an explosion during the assembly process.
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#news #science #space #NASA #spacex
While preparing for a 6-engine static fire test as part of its pre-flight test campaign, SpaceX's Ship 36 experienced an anomaly, resulting in destruction of...YouTube
Trump Administration Abandons Deal With Northwest Tribes to Restore Salmon
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The Trump administration canceled a deal, signed under President Joe Biden, that would have enabled the removal of four hydroelectric dams along the Columbia River that are considered harmful to salmon.
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#News #Trump #Native #Indigenous #Oregon #Environment #Sustainability #PNW
The Trump administration canceled a deal that would have enabled the removal of four hydroelectric dams along the Columbia River that are considered harmful to salmon.ProPublica
"Doctor Who" showrunner Russell T Davies is addressing the show's uncertain future after its Season 2 finale.Ellise Shafer (Variety)
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
NBC News:
Actors Mark Ruffalo and Susan Sarandon among New York's protesters
Ruffalo told NBC News that he was marching "because democracy is in real trouble."
"We're not going away. We're not going to be quiet," he said. "We love each other, and ...we love this country..."
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#News #Politics #Democracy #Democrats #Trump #NoKings
Follow live updates as the military parade in Washington, D.C., kicks off on Trump's birthday. 'No Kings' protests by opponents are planned across the country today.NBC News
In-Process is out, featuring the latest on NVDA 2025.1, the recent NV Access strategy session, and Should you use Screen Layout? (H/T to @jscholes for your recent poll)
Check it all out here: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-1…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Blog #News #newsletter #Software #PreRelease #FOSS #OpenSource
NV Access are pleased to advise that Beta (and alpha) versions of NVDA are once again available. To celebrate, we've released Beta 10 of NVDA 2025.1: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-1b…
Beta 10 includes:
* Updates to translations
* Correct context help navigation for Remote Access dialogs
Thank you everyone for your patience and support, and as always with pre-release builds, please do file any issues on GitHub: github.com/nvaccess/nvda/issue…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #News #PreRelease #FOSS #Beta
NVDA, the free and open source Screen Reader for Microsoft Windows - Issues · nvaccess/nvdaGitHub
One of the biggest things to come to NVDA in some time & the highlight of NVDA 2025.1 is NVDA Remote Access! In this blog post, we look at just what this feature is, how you can use it, add-ons which do similar things & answer other questions you might have: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-1…
Do you use NVDA Remote Access? Or is there another 2025.1 feature you're really looking forward to? Do let us know!
Remember you can subscribe to the blog here: eepurl.com/iuVyjo
NVDA 2025.1 Beta 8 is now available (You didn't miss Beta 7, there was a technical issue with the release and we had to immediately push beta 8).
Changes:
- Updates to translations
- Fixes for the Add-on Store & Remote Access in secure mode
- Fix reading math in PDFs
- Fix the toggle report CLDR script
- Fix issues when connecting to an untrusted relay server
- Documentation now includes a tab icon
Read the full update and download from nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-1b…
From Tuesday May 20th, 2025;
"Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says Democrats should not abandon defending the rights of transgender people as they figure out how to win again."
"'It's a mistake', he insisted. 'And here's the thing: we need to tell people your cost of eggs, your health care being denied, your homeowner’s insurance, your lack of getting warning on tornadoes coming has nothing to do with someone's gender'."
In case you missed it earlier this week, Tim Walz is still out there being wholesome, pushing back against the anti-trans narrative 💜
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#News #OrganisedAffiliatedFuckers #ProtectTransKids #USpol
Kamala Harris’s former running mate says ‘your cost of eggs ... has nothing to do with someone’s gender.’Eric Garcia (The Independent)
NONPROFIT KILLER BILL UPDATE: It's complicated, but so far the chaos is working in our favor + pressure from YOU is making a difference.
#nonprofitkillerbill
#freespeech #fascism #news
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Legislation would have allowed the executive branch to crack down on ‘terrorism supporting’ nonprofits.Ali Harb (Al Jazeera)
This week's In-process Blog post is out! A bumper edition, featuring:
- NVDA in Open-Source Promotion Plan
- NVDA 2025.1 Beta 6
- Timings for the .1 Release
- NVDA Remote Access
- Other “Remote” add-onsv
Head to nvaccess.org/post/in-process-1… and check it out now!
#NVDA #NVDAsr #Blog #News #Newsletter #Beta #PreRelease #FOSS #Free
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
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi sold between $1 million and $5 million worth of Trump Media stock the same day Trump unveiled new tariffs that caused the stock market to plummet, according to records obtained by ProPublica.
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#News #Trump #StockMarket #Stocks #Tariffs #Economy #USPolitics
Disclosure forms show that Bondi sold between $1 million and $5 million worth of shares on April 2. That day, after the market closed, Trump’s “Liberation Day” press conference sent the market tumbling.ProPublica
Look, folks, I have to admit that I’m running out of ways to open these posts about RFK Jr., so let’s just do this quickly. He’s a vaccine skeptic with a ton of bad ideas on publi…Techdirt
"Milestone for digital sovereignty": 20 years of the Open Document Format (ODF)
The Document Foundation celebrates the 20th anniversary of adoption of ODF as an OASIS standard. This promotes global digital independence and interoperability.
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#IT #LibreOffice #OpenSource #news
Because of security vulnerabilities: LibreOffice advises against OpenOffice
The developers of LibreOffice advise against its competitor OpenOffice. The Apache software contains security vulnerabilities and is not being further developed
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#ApacheSoftwareFoundation #DocumentFoundation #IT #LibreOffice #OfficeSuite #OpenSource #OpenOffice #Software #news
cURL-Maintainer: "Habe die Nase voll" – wegen KI-Bug-Reports
Bereits im vergangenen Jahr hat cURL-Entwickler Daniel Stenberg gegen KI-Bug-Reports gewettert. Nun hat der die Nase voll davon.
Okay, there’s a lot to unpack in this story, so hang with me here. For the past month or so, Americans and American businesses have been stuck in tariff hell. Blanket and additional tariffs i…Techdirt
Our latest In-Process blog is out: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-3…
Featuring
- The NVDA 2025.1 Beta
- What’s New in 2025.1
- Updated NVDA Expert Certification 2025
- Gene Empowers New Zealand
- Changes for Developers
- NVDA Add-ons and API Breaking Changes
#NVDA #NVDAsr #Blog #News #Newsletter #ScreenReader #Blind #Accessibility #Update #Changes
Defending Jan. 6 Rioters, Investigating Democrats: How Ed Martin Is Weaponizing the DOJ for Trump
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Since becoming interim U.S. attorney, Ed Martin has launched controversial investigations, rushed to defend Elon Musk’s DOGE and vowed to change how his office prosecutes crime in D.C. These are some of his most contentious actions.
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#News #DC #Jan6 #Law #DOJ #Trump #DOGE #Musk
As interim U.S. attorney in D.C., Martin has fired career prosecutors, dropped Capitol riot cases and launched sweeping probes into Trump’s political enemies.ProPublica
NVDA 2025.1 Beta 3 is now available for testing. As well as all the NVDA 2025.1 updates, beta3 adds:
- Updates to translations
- Disallow new Remote Access session in Secure Mode
- Update Remote Access interface
- Add unassigned command for Remote Access settings
- SAPI 4 bug fixes
Read the full release notes (including all the 2025.1 features & fixes) & download from: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-1b…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #Update #Beta #FLOSS #FOSS #PreRelease #News #Testing #Test #FreeSoftware #ScreenReader
Beta3 of NVDA 2025.1 is now available for download and testing. For anyone who is interested in trying out what the next version of NVDA has to offer before it is officially released, we welcome yo…NV Access
When a firefighter dies, a small team of federal health workers helps pinpoint what went wrong and identify how to avoid similar accidents in the future.
Trump laid off nearly all of them.
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#News #Fire #Trump #DOGE #Musk #Deaths #Health #HHS
The cuts, which are part of Trump’s slashing of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, will also halt a first-of-its-kind study of the causes of thousands of firefighters’ cancer cases.ProPublica
Inspector General Probes Whether Trump, DOGE Sought Private Taxpayer Information or Sensitive IRS Material
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The request, spelled out in an email obtained by ProPublica, comes amid concerns that DOGE has overstepped its bounds in seeking highly restricted private information about taxpayers, public employees or federal agencies.
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#News #DOGE #Trump #IRS #Tax #Government #USPolitics
NVDA 2025.1 Beta 2 is now available for testing. As well as all the amazing updates in NVDA 2025.1 (from Beta 1), this new beta includes updates to some translations, as well as a minor bug fix for SAPI 5 voices using rate boost. Read the full release notes (including all the 2025.1 features & fixes) and download from: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-1b…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #Update #Beta #FLOSS #FOSS #PreRelease #News #Testing #Test #FreeSoftware #ScreenReader
Beta2 of NVDA 2025.1 is now available for download and testing. For anyone who is interested in trying out what the next version of NVDA has to offer before it is officially released, we welcome yo…NV Access
The shuttered DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties “was one of the very few tools we had to check ICE, to hold ICE accountable,” immigration lawyer Sophia Genovese said. “Now you see them speeding to complete authoritarianism.”
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#News #ICE #CivilRights #Immigration #Law #Trump #DHS #Deportation #Border
The closure of the 150-person office, which protected the civil rights of both immigrants and U.S. citizens, strips Homeland Security of its internal guardrails as the Trump administration turns DHS into a mass-deportation machine, analysts say.ProPublica
Hundreds of scholars have had their visas revoked and dozens have been detained.
What’s exceptional about Öztürk’s case is how her detention was caught on camera.
What’s scariest, immigration lawyers say, is how little is known about all the others.
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#News #ICE #University #Immigration #Trump #Deportation #Boston #Palestine
“So horrifying and so heartbreaking”: Öztürk’s close friend provides an intimate look into one of the hundreds of foreign students who have had their visas revoked — and in dozens of instances have been detained without criminal charges.ProPublica
