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For #screenReader users, that might not be as simple as all that due to #accessibility reasons. This weekend's IC_Null stream aims to dig into this, but I need your help. What tools, services etc. should I look at from an #accessibility perspective? Anyone here who needs their tools evaluated? Anyone here who's curious about a particular tool or suite of tools? Let me know and I'll add it to the list. Anything goes. #selfHosting #blind #tech #EU
NVDA 2025.1.2 has been released: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-1-…
This release fixes a crash when opening certain Microsoft Word versions before version 16.0.18226.
Also, a reminder that if you have downgraded from 2025.x to earlier versions, your profile may become corrupted. This can cause your profile to be reset to factory defaults when you update again, but NVDA should work correctly after that.
It's been quiet here for a couple of weeks because a project I was hoping to begin fell through.
stuff.interfree.ca/2025/06/22/flight-simulation.html#blind#accessibility#screenreader#accessible#flight#simulation#fsx#audiogames#games#gaming
The Release Candidate (RC) of NVDA 2025.1.2 is now available for download and testing. This release includes a fix for a crash in certain Microsoft Word versions before version 16.0.18226 on opening.
Full info and download at: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-1-…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Beta #NewVersion #PreRelease #MicrosoftOffice #Office #Microsoft
Not hacked in. Not community-patched. Built-in. From Valve.
There's an accessibility tab. There's a screen reader. There's high-contrast mode, UI scaling, color filters, reduced motion, and more.
I can’t believe I’m saying this but: I need a Steam Deck now.
Accessibility isn’t just coming to gaming — it’s here, and it’s official.
Let’s make some noise so they keep going.
🔗 theverge.com/games/689922/stea…
#Accessibility #Gaming #SteamDeck #ScreenReader #Linux #valve
Steam is adding screen reader support and other accessibility tools
Valve’s latest Steam beta adds new accessibility features to Big Picture mode and SteamOS.Adi Robertson (The Verge)
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
"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…
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
#a11y Experts, I've a question:
How is the the state of #hidden #content support in 2025?
That seems outdated:
stevefaulkner.github.io/HTML5a…
I wish to display a list of words only for #screenreader users.
It will be the real text content for a canvas element (wordcloud). I hope, I can it make #accessible for #blind users.
Or is there a better way to provide the word list?
Maybe @SteveFaulkner@mastodon.social have an idea?
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
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
A Quick Look At The Nintendo Switch 2 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
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
Issues · nvaccess/nvda
NVDA, the free and open source Screen Reader for Microsoft Windows - Issues · nvaccess/nvdaGitHub
nvaccess.org/about-nv-access/
#ScreenReader #Accessibility
🌟 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
Thorsten-Voice
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
#OpenTalk habe ich bereits erfolgreich für Aufnahmen und Konferenzen mit blinden Menschen eingesetzt.
Jetzt wurde nach eigener Aussage die Nutzung mit #ScreenReader weiter verbessert.
opentalk.eu/de/news/opentalk-u…
@OpenTalkMeeting@social.opentalk.eu #a11y #Inklusion #digitaleTeilhabe #blind #Video #VideoKonferenz
OpenTalk Update: Verbesserte Sicherheit & Benutzerfreundlichkeit
Die digitale Kommunikation entwickelt sich stetig weiter – und mit ihr auch OpenTalk. Das Update unserer Videokonferenzlösung auf die Version 25.1.3 bringt wesentliche Verbesserungen.OpenTalk
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
This Global Accessibility Awareness Day we'd like to shout out to our translators! NVDA has been translated into over 55 languages to provide access to technology for blind and vision impaired people around the world. Recently we spoke with Harun in Türkiye, who shared how access, in his own language, has helped him: nvaccess.org/post/harun-fast-l…
#GAAD #Accessibility #NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Localization #Awareness #Translation
Für die neuen Versionen der @joplinapp@mastodon.social wurde nicht nur die #ScreenReader Kompatibilität für #Desktop und #Mobile verbessert, es gibt auch eine #Accessibility #Hilfe.seite für #Entwickler, die neue Komponenten ergänzen oder alte ändern möchten:
joplinapp.org/help/dev/accessi…
#a11y #Joplin #ToDo #Inklusion #digitaleTeilhabe #GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay
Development: Accessibility | Joplin
Joplin has a strong focus on accessibility. It's important to make sure that new pull requests and features keep Joplin accessible. Making new components accessible When creating new components, it...joplinapp.org
NVDA 2025.1 Beta 5 is now available! Changes since beta 4 include:
- Updates to translations
- Fixes for reading math attributes in PDFs
- Minor improvements to the user experience of Remote Access
Read the full details and download at: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-1b…
We are getting closer to NVDA 2025.1! Thank you to all those who have been trying out betas and giving us feedback, we greatly appreciate it!
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Beta #PreRelease #Testing #Accessibility #NewVersion
Following today's post on the Microsoft Edge blog, I've started a page of ARIA Notify examples that currently only function in Edge Canary:
jscholes.github.io/ariaNotify.…
The blog post:
blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/20…
#accessibility #screenReader #screenReaders
Creating a more accessible web with Aria Notify
We're excited to announce the availability, as a developer and origin trial, of ARIA Notify, a new API that's designed to make web contentMicrosoft Edge Blog
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
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
NVDA 2025.1beta3 available for testing
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
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
NVDA 2025.1beta2 available for testing
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
It bothers me quite a lot that in the `ariaNotify` explainer, relating to a more robust mechanism for web apps to fire #screenReader messages, #braille is demoted to a "future consideration". Even there, it's listed under a heading of "Braille and speech markup", as though it doesn't even warrant a devoted section of its own.
Braille being treated with the same priority of speech is long overdue. We're clearly not there yet.
github.com/MicrosoftEdge/MSEdg…
#accessibility
MSEdgeExplainers/Accessibility/AriaNotify/explainer.md at main · MicrosoftEdge/MSEdgeExplainers
Home for explainer documents originated by the Microsoft Edge team - MicrosoftEdge/MSEdgeExplainersGitHub
In-Process is out, featuring a hint on 2025.1 beta timing, details on the updated Basic Training for NVDA training module, our recent server updates, AND what you need to know about reading info in a command prompt. Read now: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-1…
And don't forget to subscribe to get the next edition (AND notification when the beta comes out) via email: eepurl.com/iuVyjo
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility #News #Newsletter #Blog
In-Process 11th April 2025
We are getting close to a beta for NVDA 2025.1. We are on track for 2025.1 Beta 1 to be released early next week. Please do subscribe to be notified by email as soon as it is available! In the mean…NV Access
In-Process is now available, featuring all the info on CSUN ATC 2025, Thorium Reader, how the NVDA 2025.1 Update is going, Open-Source software and a new RH Voice Update! Read it all here: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-2… and don't forget to subscribe via email: eepurl.com/iuVyjo
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility #CSUNATC #CSUNATC25 #CSUN #Thorium #RHVoice #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #News #Newsletter #Update
Resources for screen reader usage and keyboard commands:
webaim.org/articles/voiceover/
webaim.org/articles/nvda/
webaim.org/articles/jaws/
tpgi.com/basic-screen-reader-c…
dequeuniversity.com/screenread…
#a11y #screenreader #tips
Basic screen reader commands for accessibility testing - TPGi
Updated 1st Feb 2016. When you test your website with a screen reader there are a few basic commands you should know. Just remember not to make design decisions based...Léonie Watson (TPGi)
Today I learned: If you use #Chrome and are annoyed by those "Sign in with Google" dialogs stealing keyboard focus on certain websites, you can disable it at the browser level.
In the address bar, type or paste in "chrome://settings/content/federatedIdentityApi" (without the quotes. You should land on the "Third-party sign-in" Settings page.
On that page, there'll be two radio buttons: "Sites can show sign-in prompts from identity services", and "Block sign-in prompts from identity services". Set it to the second one, and you should find that the problematic dialogs are no longer present.
What's the state of #matrix, #xmpp and #IRC as far as #screenReader -accessible clients are concerned? Desktop (Windows, Mac) and mobile (iOS, Android).
Hoping for some input, please feel free to boost. As far as I know:
Matrix does not have a lightweight, fully accessible client for desktop, but one could be modified, such as #gomuks. On mobile, Element has scrolling issues, which is unacceptable for large rooms.
XMPP has accessible desktop clients (I used to run #Adium on the Mac), also #WeeChat. No idea about mobile.
IRC is perhaps the one which everything supports on desktop, from #MirandaIM through Weechat to the old Freedom Chat, which I could probably rewrite if I had to. Also not sure about mobile, but it would definitely need push notifications, because we can't expect people to stay constantly online on the go. #a11y #accessibility
Our In-Process blog is out! Featuring:
- Update on NVDA 2025.1
- Planning for CSUN
- What's on the web
- Reading paragraphs in Braille
And bonus history of the Pilcrow! (Ok I was interested)
nvaccess.org/post/in-process-2…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Blog #News #Newsletter #Typography #CSUNATC
In-Process 27th February 2025
Welcome to another In-Process, whether you are reading on the web, or via email. This time around we cover: NVDA 2025.1 Planning for CSUN What’s on the web Reading paragraphs in Braille NVDA 2025.1…NV Access
It's modern, in rapid development, has some great #screenReader #accessibility features and overal I like it verry much.
In-Process is out, featuring:
- The NV Access 2025 Roadmap
- Thanks to our sponsors
- Corporate support with Benevity
- our new VPAT & Multiple key press timeout.
Read it all here: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-7…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility #Support #CorporateGiving #VPAT #Blog #News #Newsletter