An #accessibility question for folks who use a #screenreader, I occasionally see people using alternate Unicode letter forms to get an italic effect on servers that don’t support rich text.
How does that play with a screen reader? Are those alternate characters read properly?
In other words: Is “𝑟” read as “r” or as ‘MATHEMATICAL ITALIC SMALL R’?
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
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…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #Power #ScreenReader #Accessibility
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That seems outdated: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 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
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
🌟 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
#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
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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Be wary when adding additional context only for #screenReader users. An example:
Say you're working on an e-commerce site, and some products have two prices to show how great a sale discount is. The before and after is made visually apparent via some aspect of text formatting, and you want to make it explicit for screen reader users too.
The first step is to ask if this is necessary. If a user encounters two consecutive prices and one is lower than the other, they may intuitively understand what's going on without any explicit signposting, and can verify how much they're gonna pay during the checkout process. Only your users can provide this verdict.
If it's determined that some additional context is helpful, you could format it as something like: "Was $14.99, now $8.99" (optionally swapping the prices). It's short and punchy in braille and speech, perfectly descriptive of the situation at hand, and mirrors how it may be spoken out loud on an ad.
Resist the temptation to go further than this. You do not need to say "original price: $14.99, current sale price: $8.99". This is much longer and more verbose, while adding nothing. It also implies that you think screen reader users need to be told what a price is and explained the concept of a sale, even though you're not doing so for other audiences.
You also don't need to spell out the word "dollars", format the price in words, repeat the product name, and so on. If you find yourself with screen-reader-only text like: "The current price of 500 Grams of Premium Oolong Tea was fourteen dollars and ninety-nine cents, and is now on sale for eight dollars and ninety-nine cents", it has gone way too far.
In short: Set out to identify the problems that actually need solving, and only solve those problems.
In-Process is out - featuring news on NVDA 2024.4.2, our new add-on survey, a very successful SPEVI 2025 conference, and a User's guide: What to do if your add-on breaks?
Read the full issue now at:
nvaccess.org/post/in-process-2…
and remember, you can now subscribe to receive In-Process via email at: eepurl.com/iuVyjo
#NVDA #NVDAsr #Blog #News #Newsletter #WhatsOn #ScreenReader #Accessibility
Welcome to 2025! And to those subscribed to receive In-Process via email, welcome to the first edition direct to your inbox! We hope you all had a bit of a break and some time with loved ones. We a…NV Access
