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#braille #nvda @Florian @Sean Randall

#blind #nvdasr #nvda

@NVAccess
Hi everyone, hope all is well! Quick question for those using NVDA on Windows. I’m trying to help someone by remotely controlling their computer using the built-in NVDA Remote feature. But when I press F11, I can’t seem to control the other computer. Any ideas or tips? Appreciate the help! We are on the latest update of NVDA.

\#NVDA #Accessibility #ScreenReader #BlindTech #Windows #TechHelp

#Accessibility #Windows #screenreader #nvda #blindtech #techhelp @NV Access

People keep telling me I don’t know how good I have it. That modern systems are easy, and that accessibility has come so far I should be grateful. So I decided to test that claim the hard way.
I’m running Windows XP for a month. Not in a VM. Not themed. Real XP. Real hardware. A 2009 Samsung NC10, with 2GB of RAM, an SSD, and the original drivers I had to dig up from the depths of the internet.
No speech at install. I used OCR to get through it.
Display drivers broke four times.
Serpent is the only browser I could get working.
I installed Office 2003.
Got JAWS 15 running after a registry hack.
NVDA still works fine.
I even played some old audio games I never got to try growing up.
I haven’t found a decent ad blocker or antivirus yet. I’m not expecting this to go smoothly. I don’t even really believe I’ll make it the full 30 days. But I’m doing it anyway.
Day 1 is up. Written and published from Windows XP.
fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/dea…
#WindowsXP #Accessibility #BlindComputing #RetroTech
#NVDA #JAWS #audiogames
#30DaysOfXP

Dead OS Walking: 30 Days on Windows XP in 2025 — fireborn

fireborn.mataroa.blog
#Accessibility #nvda #jaws #audiogames #windowsxp #retrotech #blindcomputing #30daysofxp

#nvda ne me restitue pas les attributs `aria-label` et `aria-labelledby` sur l'élément HTML `<table>` lorsque je navigue avec les flèches 😭 Par contre, aucun souci lorsque la navigation se fait avec la touche "t" 🤔 Je loupe un truc c'est sûr. Quelqu'un pour m'aider s'il vous plait ?
#nvda

Hi! Is there any chance we can encourage you to trend #NVIDIA when that's the company you mean, please? I know what their NASDAQ handle is, but #NVDA is much more widely known as the name of the screen reader we make and the #NVDA hashtag is very widely used for the screen reader. It will save both our communities polluting each other's feeds. If you'd like to find out more about the screen reader, our website is nvaccess.org/ - Thank you!

NV Access

www.nvaccess.org
#nvidia #nvda

#nvda

#nvda #jaws2025 @David Goldfield

@app
#BugReport:
With the current public version of the app, #jaws2025 does not read the results, if any appear when a user presses alt+u to bring up the autofill menu, while composing a post.

steps to reproduce:
1. Press control+N to create a new post.
2. start typing the name of an account you'd like to mention.
3. press alt+u to bring up the autofill list.

Does #jaws2025 read it for you? If not, you've just reproduced the issue.
Now, try those same steps with #NVDA2025.
What result did you get there?
For me, it worked with #NVDA but not #jaws.
Expected behavior:
If a list of results comes up when alt+U is pressed, it should be read, regardless of #screen-reader.

Has anyone else seen this behavior?

#nvda #jaws #screen #jaws2025 #bugreport #nvda2025 @TweeseCake

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.

#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #NewVersion #Update

NVDA 2025.1.2 with the same image from the 2025.1.1 release with the last 1 crossed out in purple and a 2 stamped over the top.

NV Access | NVDA 2025.1.2 Released

www.nvaccess.org
#screenreader #nvdasr #update #nvda #newversion

I just submitted a feature request to #NVDA regarding creation of a more useful mechanism for editing the configuration on secure screens, to replace or augment the current clunky and all-or-nothing settings copy feature. Please give it some love! I don't think @NVAccess actually partakes in the whole vote with thumbs-ups to increase priority, but doing so might serve as a useful metric for how widely desired this is anyway, which could theoretically help with triage. If anyone who sees this is skilled and willing enough to actually turn this into a pull request, I would be very greatful! Otherwise, hopefully someone at NVAccess will take it up! It's about time we got a more useful means of customizing that other layer of NVDA.
github.com/nvaccess/nvda/issue…
#NVDASR #blind

Add a more useful mechanism for modifying the secure mode config

The current means of editing the config for NVDA on secure screens is rather clunky and has been giving many users issues for a long time. Much discussion has been had on the matter, and I'm coming...
ultrasound1372 (GitHub)
#blind #nvdasr #nvda @NV Access

One of Forbes’ renowned 100 lists has just recognised NV Access as a global leader in accessibility.

Forbes’ first-ever Accessibility 100 highlights the biggest innovators & impact-makers in the field of accessibility.

“It’s an honour to be recognised alongside the world’s best innovative organisations advancing accessibility” said NV Access Co-Founder, Mick Curran.

The Forbes Accessibility 100 List is at: forbes.com/lists/accessibility…

#NVDA #NVDAsr #Accessibility #A11y #Forbes #Top100 #BestOf2025

NV Access logo top-left and mockup of NVDA box bottom right, with "ACCESSIBILITY 100" in turquoise diagonally from lower-left to top-right with turquoise lines above and below. 2025 in orange in blank area below, orange tinge in lower-left background and orange border top and right.
#a11y #Accessibility #nvdasr #nvda #forbes #top100 #bestof2025

#screenreader #microsoft #nvdasr #office #nvda #beta #microsoftoffice #newversion #prerelease

Boosts appreciated: I'm a #Reaper user, and I think the latest update broke something. Alt + Shift + Left/Right used to move by grid division. In the midi editor, it only moves by beats now, regardless of grid division setting. I heavily depend on the midi editor, so this prevents me from making music entirely. I am using Reaper with #Osara and #NVDA. What's going on here, and how can I fix this? #Blind #Musician #Producer #Music
#blind #music #nvda #reaper #musician #producer #osara

#NVDA Speech History version 2025.1 has been released, to be compatible with NVDA 2025.1. Additionally:

* There is now a setting to control what happens after copying a speech history item: nothing, beep, speak, or both.
* The post-copy beep frequency and duration are now configurable.
* In NVDA 2025.1 and higher, speech history items can be viewed and copied in a browse mode window. The default keystroke for this function is NVDA+H.

github.com/jscholes/nvda-speec…

#nvda

Has anyone else seen this? Partner @RainbowRemedy is having this strange bug with #NVDA and Chrome. Whenever she alt tabs out of chrome, NVDA just hangs, sometimes completely. Working inside of chrome is fine, and as I understand it, sometimes it will recover after a few seconds and it behaves fine on the rest of the system. She's on NVDA 2025.1, but this was happening on 2024 as well. Have checked after getting rid of any add-ons that might get involved with browsers. Haven't yet checked with all add-ons disabled to my knowledge, but unsure if that would make any difference, the list is rather short, but includes IBMTTS which she needs to be able to use it really. Has anyone else seen this and knows of a fix for it? Windows 10. Will not accept "don't use chrome" as an answer. #NVDASR #blind
#blind #nvdasr #nvda @Lauren Olivia

Updated my #NVDA sounds bat file a little. Checks for three different paths and tries to copy your waves2 folder to waves in an easy step. You should be able to put the bat file into your path and run it from an admin command prompt in one fell swoop after each NVDA update to regain your chosen sounds. dropbox.com/scl/fi/q6opzygfdzs…
#nvda

ok, I really like this speach history addon for #NVDA. this will be something that makes me use it more, although there are a couple other things I really need to be able to use it as a daily driver, but this is cool!
#nvda

Seeing tons of updates for #NVDA in the last day, which is great to see of course. Really glad that even though it's been out for less than a week, so many things are getting dealt with. Community spirit and all that.
#nvda

Dear #NVDA users, any clue how to avoid say all scrolling the braille display? I like having braille but it can get loud when it scrolls.
#nvda

@sapphireangel @Lino_JR @cachondo @dhamlinmusic firstly, please do tag us (or at least use #nvda) if you want a response :) So 1) if we never updated, we'd still be on Python 2, which reached end of life 6 years ago. 2) Add-ons can potentially use ANY function or call within Python - we can't possibly support or even check them all. 3) We ARE doing something about this - we are working on a secure add-on API which will resolve breaking changes 1/2
#nvda @Sean Randall @D.Hamlin.Music @Keri Svendsen

#thunderbird #nvda

Como es habitual, acabo de soltar algo de pasta para #NVDA tras la actualización. Si te beneficias de NVDA y tienes suficiente dinero, plantéate contribuir.
#nvda

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

Close up of NVDA Notification area icon

NV Access | NVDA 2025.1 Released

www.nvaccess.org
#Accessibility #foss #free #screenreader #nvdasr #News #update #nvda #newversion

Ok, the #Thunderbird chat interface for IRC and Matrix seems to have #a11y issues with #NVDA now. Sometimes NVDA completely freezes, especially when the interface is maximised, though not reliably in all channels. I filed a bug, appreciate anyone who can dig into what on earth is going on: bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.…

1972175 - When focusing the chat input in Thunderbird 128.11.1 (for Matrix or IRC), NVDA freezes with watchdog errors until a message is sent.

UNCONFIRMED (nobody) in Chat Core - General. Last updated 2025-06-14.
bugzilla.mozilla.org
#a11y #thunderbird #nvda

Today I learned that NVDA + K reports the currently focused link destination, and I don't have to go to browser context menu, copy and read from clipboard. Oh well, you still discover new stuff after ages.
#NVDASR #NVDA
#nvdasr #nvda

"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

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. - Gene, NZ (Text is white on a purple background with light purple sunbursts around)

NV Access | Gene Empowers New Zealand

www.nvaccess.org
#Accessibility #screenreader #nvdasr #community #nvda #interview #power #empowering

#foss #opensource #blog #software #screenreader #nvdasr #News #newsletter #nvda #prerelease @James Scholes

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)
#FreeSoftware #Accessibility #foss #blind #screenreader #nvdasr #australia #nvda #impact #australianstory

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/nvda
GitHub
#foss #screenreader #nvdasr #News #nvda #beta #prerelease

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 #NVDAsr #Beta #News

Picture of NVDA Remote settings showing NVDA Remote enabled with shades of orange, purple and turquoise in the corners

NV Access

NV Access Email Forms
eepurl.com
#nvdasr #News #nvda #beta

#technology #screenreaders #nvda

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…

#NVDA #NVDAsr #Beta #News

NV Access | NVDA 2025.1beta8 available for testing

www.nvaccess.org
#nvdasr #News #nvda #beta

#foss #free #blog #nvdasr #News #newsletter #nvda #beta #prerelease

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

Mockup of NVDA box with stylised NVDA logo and text NVDA in white on purple with grey sunburst designs around edge

NV Access | NVDA 2025.1beta6 available for testing

www.nvaccess.org
#Accessibility #screenreader #nvdasr #News #nvda #beta #prerelease

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

"One of my favourite aspects of [NVDA] was that its entire interface was localised... I was surprised by its small size and very fast operation. Isn't this a wonderful thing? Take it anywhere and just connect". - Harun Türkiye (Black text on white with NV Access logo top and purple sunburst designs in the background)

NV Access | Harun, Fast & Local in Türkiye

www.nvaccess.org
#Accessibility #screenreader #nvdasr #translation #GAAD #nvda #localization #awareness

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

NV Access | NVDA 2025.1beta5 available for testing

www.nvaccess.org
#Accessibility #screenreader #nvdasr #testing #nvda #beta #newversion #prerelease

According to NVAccess, there are over 2,000 #NVDA open issues and if seeing one fixed is "particularly important" to me, they would "encourage hiring someone to work on it."

So how about it, #blind programmers? Your serious quotes for fixing this bug on a freelance basis:

github.com/nvaccess/nvda/issue…

#accessibility


Can't review/spell text of accessible names applied with aria-label/labelledby in focus mode · Issue #15159 · nvaccess/nvda

When a control on a web page is given an accessible name via aria-label or aria-labelledby, and NVDA's focus mode is active, the text of the control's name cannot be spoken or spelled with the "rep...
GitHub
#Accessibility #blind #nvda

On one hand, I'm glad that screen readers can do something with this new API out of the box. On the other, long-standing bugs exhibited by using live regions are still present with this new API, such as #NVDA not interrupting a normal-priority message when a high-priority one comes in. #accessibility
#Accessibility #nvda

NVDA 2025.1 Beta 4 is now available! Changes from Beta 3 include:
- Updates to translations
- Fix security issue which allowed an arbitrary process to connect to a Remote Access session running on a secure screen
- Allow Remote Access leaders to regain control after the last follower has disconnected
- Improve focus handling in the Remote Access Connection dialog
- Don’t toggle Remote Access mute when not connected

Read the full details & download from: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-1b…
#NVDA #NVDAsr

NV Access | NVDA 2025.1beta4 available for testing

www.nvaccess.org
#nvdasr #nvda

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