"I say that NVDA changed my life, because only we know how difficult it is to get a job, and companies rarely want to pay for software licenses." - Mykael, Brazil.
Our In-Process blog is out! This week, we feature NVDA 2024.3.1, Mykael making it happen in Brazil, RACQ's Road Ahead article, NVDA 2024.4 Beta 4 and Which reference is right for me?
We love hearing wonderful success stories from our users. This week, we are very pleased to present to you Mykael, who is busy making it happen in Brazil!
NVDA 2024.4 Beta 4 is now available for download & testing.
Changes introduced in Beta 4: - Fixed the visual layout of NVDA’s Braille Settings page. - Fixed an issue causing text not related to shortcut keys to appear in the Commands Quick Reference. - Updates to translations.
NV Access is pleased to announce that version 2024.3.1 of NVDA, the free screen reader for Microsoft Windows, is now available for download. We encourage all users to upgrade to this version.
This is a patch release to fix a bug with the automatic add-on update notification. When automatically checking for add-on updates, NVDA no longer freezes on poor connections.
Okay just, like right off the cuff here. But why does Vispero, a company making blindness software/hardware want videos for there Big Thing thing? Why not just text? Emails? Like, what? Why? Meh, whatever. I'll submit mine I guess. I'm sure some of you know what I'm gonna suggest. Feel free to submit your own ideas, goodness knows we need more grand ideas for screen readers.
Our In-Process blog is out. Today we have a reminder of NVDA 2024.3, info on NVDA 2024.4 and our Beta / RC program, details of the upcoming SPEVI conference 2025 and a walkthrough of creating a portable copy and the highly anticipated change to the process which now creates a folder for you.
Oh, thank goodness not having a fully functional screen reader isn’t a blocker for Fedora 41. We wouldn’t want them to miss their 10th anniversary of shipping an operating system without a fully functional screen reader, after all.
NVDA 2024.4 Beta 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 you to download the beta and provide feedback using our issue reporting process.
This release includes a number of improvements in Microsoft Office, braille, and document formatting.
🔵 The Nonvisual Website by Angelika Cathor @angelikatyborska There's a treasure hidden somewhere on this website. But there is a catch.The content of this website is only #accessible with a #screenreader
Hot on the heels of today's release, our In-Process blog is out with all the info you need! Highlights of NVDA 2024.3, a note for RC users, thanks to SignPath, how to make the most of the new mouse wheel scroll commands, and a head's up about A11y Camp.
It’s here, NVDA 2024.3 has arrived! Let’s cover what’s new – but first, what else is in this week’s edition: NVDA 2024.3 Released Note for Beta and RC users Thanks to SignPath Mouse Scr…
NVDA 2024.3, the free screen reader for Microsoft Windows, is now available for download. We encourage all users to upgrade to this version. Full information & download links available from: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-3/
Highlights: - Notification of add-on updates - Unicode normalisation options - Help Tech Activator Pro braille display support - Mouse wheel scrolling commands - Many bug fixes & updates for Windows 11, browsers, LibLouis, eSpeak-NG, Unicode CLDR #NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #A11y
NV Access is pleased to announce that version 2024.3 of NVDA, the free screen reader for Microsoft Windows, is now available for download. We encourage all users to upgrade to this version. Highlig…
This is the longest of longshots but... people here seems to know everything about the most obscure stuff. Does anyone know of an #NVDA remote client for Linux? There is one for Android, sort of one for iOS, but I have yet to see one for Linux. I'm thinking it may not be difficult, and would definitely be nice to have. Servers/relays are already available, does anyone know of a client? Boosts are, of course, very welcome, indeed, they'd be appreciated. #blind #A11Y #screenreader
Hello #accessibility experts and #screenReader users. I am trying to find out a wordpress addon that might provide self-hostable and screen reader accessible reservation system. The features I am looking for is ability to integrate this with google calendar or any other caldav based self-hostable calendaring solution. Email notifications for both visitors and administrators is a plus. I need this to be accessible to both visitors as well as administrators. Also recently I think I have seen a mention of croutfunding campaign where the aim is to build open-source accessible booking system. I'd be happy to look at it too if you can remind me of it.
The Release Candidate (RC) of NVDA 2024.3 is now available for download and testing. We encourage all users to download this RC and provide feedback. Unless any critical bugs are found, this will b…
NVDA 2024.3 Beta 6 is now available! Since Beta 5 the main change is that we fixed a bug with Unicode character normalization - and we updated some more translations. Do please download and test it and keep letting us know of any issues! Read the full details on NVDA 2024.3 and the new beta here: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-3b…
Beta6 of NVDA 2024.3 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…
Happy Friday everyone! To celebrate, we have a new blog post, an interview with our newest board member (yes, a YouTube video and everything!), info on our latest beta, our survey, an update to Basic Training for NVDA, thanks to Elston's Better Future Fund AND how (and when) to reset NVDA to factory defaults! Check it out here: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-2…
It’s August already, and we’re getting closer to a new release of NVDA. There’s a lot to cover this time around so let’s jump in and see what we’ve got: NVDA Satisfaction survey 2024 Update to Basi…
* Do you want to improve your skills with NVDA? * Are you looking to become an NVDA Certified Expert? * Would you like to become familiar with the NVDA add-on store?
If you answered "Yes" to any of these, then the latest update to "Basic Training for NVDA" is for you!
The official training material for NVDA covering concepts from getting started up to browsing the web and using object navigation (eBook, English language). Last revised: July 2024.
NVDA 2024.3 Beta 5 is now available for download and testing! Read the full details and download from nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-3b… Changes from Beta 4: - Fixed bug editing links in text editors in Mozilla Firefox - Fixed crash in Chrome when exiting NVDA or closing Chrome windows - Fixed bug in resetting config to factory defaults - Updates to translations #NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility
Beta5 of NVDA 2024.3 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…
so, here's an interesting question that I'd love some input on.
right now, the static site generator I use (getzola.org) has an optional "line numbers" mode for code blocks which is meant to display line numbers alongside a section of code. right now, this switches from outputting the code as a raw block of text to a table, where the line numbers are on the left and the lines are on the right.
my gut feeling is that the correct way to do this is to not use a table, and just find some other way of styling the code so that each line is prefixed with a number, and maybe you can toggle that on and off. but I don't actually know if this would be better for screen reader users or worse.
and this also occurred to me: I don't actually have any idea what the most common ways screen reader users interact with line numbers are. I personally would prefer to avoid adding extra javascript to this, so, that sets aside the option to do things like custom key combinations for revealing the line number, although I could do those instead and have some kind of fallback. although this wouldn't work nearly as well for mobile viewers, since that has much more limited support for key combinations. (maybe long press for line number?)
like, would it be obnoxious to just say the line number before every line, as if they were formatted as text? would it be helpful? I genuinely don't know since I don't develop this way, and would love to know what people think is best. this is a case where simply testing it out with a screen reader isn't enough: I know what the result would sound like, but I don't know if that's the result people would like to hear.
and it is worth saying, all of these options should ensure that you can just copy-paste the code into whatever editor you want and read it there. this is pretty doable with a table or any other method, and I'm not super worried about that aspect. mostly just what people who are browsing the site on their device would like as far as navigation goes.
Derek attributes his experience with NVDA instrumental to his career success and since working at Google has found numerous ways to improve accessibility, both internally and externally.
"A product built by the community, for the community, is better than one built by some company, simply because the community is in charge of what goes into it." - Derek Riemer
GitHub has released an insightful article to accompany the documentary shared earlier showcasing NVDA, OSARA, & REAPER. The article interviews NVDA co-founders, Mick Curran & Jamie Teh, as well as Derek Riemer, who has used NVDA since 2011. Derek has contributed to NVDA itself & written over 20 add-ons. He also now works as a software engineer at Google.
In-Process is out! Featuring all the news on NVDA 2024.3 Beta 4, the add-on update notification feature in NVDA 2024.3, thanks to Intopia (& all our corporate sponsors) and a look at jumping between paragraphs! Check it out here: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-1…
We’re getting closer to the release of NVDA 2024.3 with a new beta out this week. The table of contents in recent editions of the blog has been popular so far, so let’s start with that: 2024.3 Beta…
Beta4 of NVDA 2024.3 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…
Beta3 of NVDA 2024.3 is now available for download & testing. Changes from Beta2 include Add-on update notifications no longer appear when running the NVDA installer & updates to translations. Read more & download from: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-3b…
Highlights of 2024.3 include notification of add-on updates, Unicode normalisation options, Help Tech Activator Pro display support, mouse wheel scrolling commands, bug fixes for emoji panel & browsers
Beta3 of NVDA 2024.3 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…
@Musharraf :verified: @Cullen Gallagher I think back in the days when @Mozilla was calling it #b2g (Boot to Gecko). They have experimented with #picoTTS voices. The built-in screen reader is called readout. Now I know there are some interesting apps for #KaiOS such as matrix client, xmpp client, telegram client, RSS / podcasts, Youtube playback through invidious, openstreetmap, kodi remote control, ebooks / text files reading app and more. See at kaios.dev/2024/01/kaios-open-s… It would be nice to find out how much #a11y there is with a #screenReader.
Changes introduced in Beta 2: - Fix for reading messages in Windows Mail - Added International Phonetic Alphabet braille table - Bug fix for audio output on a mono audio device - Bug fixes for Unicode normalization - Updates to translations
Beta2 of NVDA 2024.3 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…
For any enthusiasts of legacy assistive tech, it seems the first source code of the Talks Screen Reader for Nokia 9110 Communicator has been published by one of the original devs. Unbelievable to think that it all started off as a bunch of prerecorded messages supplemented by the ability to spell anything it doesn't have ready letter by letter and plugging in external synthesizers and Braille displays via the serial port: github.com/mgroeber9110/talx91… #Accessibility #Blind #RetroTech #ScreenReader
In-Process is out, featuring all the news on NVDA 2024.2 AND the newly released NVDA 2024.3 Beta 1 plus info on our new Code Signing Certificate, a thank you to our donors, and we remember community contributor, Austin Pinto.
In-Process 3rd July 2024 We’ve got a new stable release AND a new beta to cover. And do please read the important note on the new Code Signing Certificate as it will affect you if you downloa…
NVDA 2024.3 Beta 1 is available for testing. It includes notification of add-on updates, unicode normalisation options, unassigned commands for mouse wheel scrolling, new Braille displays and tables, fixes for Windows 11, browsers & more. For those interested in testing the new version before it is released, we welcome you to download the beta & provide feedback. Read more & download from: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-3b…
Beta1 of NVDA 2024.3 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…
I can already announce that next IC_Null stream, this tuesday at 3 PM EST, is about the #accessibility of notebooks like #Jupyter, #googleColab, the #VSCode implementation of this concept. If you do #dataScience, #machineLearning, even the polarizing #AI stuff, you are going to run into this at some point. Can a #screenReader user use these properly? Where's the #accessibility hurdles? Do any of these work better than the others? These are all things I'll try to go into. See you Tuesday, 3 PM ESt over at https;//twitch.tv/ic_null or youtube.com/@blindlyCoding #selfPromo
Programming, hacking, gaming, composing music. These are all things a fully blind person using a screen reader can do, given enough technical know-how. On this channel, I show you how it all works. Come stay a while :)
Highlights include Sound Split, numerous new keystrokes, new Braille mode & other features, updates to eSpeak, LibLouis & other dependencies & programs.
NV Access is pleased to announce that version 2024.2 of NVDA, the free screen reader for Microsoft Windows, is now available for download. We encourage all users to upgrade to this version. Highlig…
In-Process is out! This week featuring the NVDA 2024.2 Release Candidate, user Arthur’s Experience in Brazil, the new Synth Settings Ring commands, and a long piece on assigning new Input gestures / keystrokes. Check it out at: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-2…
We’re nearly at the stable release of NVDA 2024.2! While we prepare, we thought we’d try something new – a table of contents so you can quickly find out / jump to the various articles i…
We are very pleased to share that the NVDA 2024.2 Release Candidate is now available: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-2r… This includes lots of new features since 2024.1, including Sound Split, new Synth Settings & other quick nav commands, a new "Display Speech Output" Braille mode and many more updates and fixes. Do test it out and let us know how you find it! Otherwise, the final version will be out in the next few weeks.
The Release Candidate (RC) of NVDA 2024.2 is now available for download and testing. We encourage all users to download this RC and provide feedback. Unless any critical bugs are found, this will b…
