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?
Read it all here: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-2…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility #Blog #News #Newsletter #FOSS
NV Access are very pleased that RACQ Magazine interviewed us for an article on NVDA, "Revolutionising accessibility through a global community". RACQ noted: "A Brisbane-based not-for-profit organisation is behind a global movement breaking down barriers for blind people."
Read the full article on RACQ:
racq.com.au/road%20ahead/2024/…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #News #Impact #Community #RACQ
New #Biden Administration Rules Aim to Hold Insurers Accountable for #MentalHealth Care Coverage
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The regulations will force health insurance plans to collect and report more data on how they limit and deny mental health claims. ProPublica’s reporting has found that insurers regularly shortchange patients seeking treatment.
Only now learning about Susan Banks, a prominent #accessibility advocate who "regularly interacted with [large game development studios], pushing for better options and designs", "helped to revolutionize games journalism", and even had an award named after her.
Apparently, she never actually existed.
ign.com/articles/a-prominent-a…
#news
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.
Read now at: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-5…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #FOSS #Portability #Portable #Bea #PreRelease #News #Blog #Newsletter
Exec at #Trump Media Jumped the Line for U.S. Visa After Company Lobbied #GOP Lawmaker
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A former aide to Rep. Don Bacon, a #Nebraska #Republican, said she intervened on the company’s behalf even though she thought it was inappropriate.
“It was specifically the congressman that suggested I needed to deal with it.”
#News #Immigration #Politics #Government #Business #TrumpMedia
The technology was willing, but the cache was weakMatthew JC Powell (The Register)
Jack White Threatens Donald Trump Campaign With Legal Action: “Don’t Even Think About Using My Music You Fascists”
#News #DonaldTrump #ElectionLine #JackWhite
New major release! #LibreOffice 24.8 is the private, free office suite which includes:
✅ Handy "Quick find" deck in the Sidebar
✅ New spreadsheet functions, including XLOOKUP
✅ Better presentation templates
...plus many other new features, fixes and compatibility improvements. Find out more and download it: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #opensource #news
The new major release provides a wealth of new features, plus a large number of interoperability improvements Berlin, 22 August 2024 – LibreOffice 24.Italo Vignoli (The Document Foundation)
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.
Check it all out here: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-1…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #NewVersion #Release #Update #Blog #News #FOSS
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…NV Access
So am I to understand that a full 38% of my revenue may now be siphoned off by Patreon and Apple, neither of whom contribute in any way to the creation of my work?
And that this is because Patreon wants to have an iOS app, which I do not need, do not benefit from, did not exist when I selected them as my payment processor, and cannot opt out of?
Um, no thank you.
I called this as a danger almost a year ago, btw:
evhaste.com/2023/10/17/deplatf…
The internet has become one big roach motel. I lay the blame for this development solely at the feet of The Platform; the proliferation of venture-capitalist backed walled gardens, which are incentivized to trap users inside and milk them like cattle…evhaste.com
20 Jahre OpenStreetMap: Auf Augenhöhe mit Google Maps und Apple Maps
Als OpenStreetMap gegründet wurde, kannte es nur eine Handvoll Aktivisten. Mittlerweile ist der Globus fast abgedeckt und OSM nicht nur in Krisen nützlich.
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…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #Blog #News #Interview #ScreenReader #Accessibility #A11y #PreRelease #Foss #Training #Busy
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…NV Access
The Man Behind Project 2025’s Most Radical Plans
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As #Trump tried to disavow the politically toxic project, its director, Paul Dans, stepped down.
But the plans and massive staffing database that he prepared — to replace thousands of members of the “deep state” with #MAGA loyalists — remain.
#News #Government #election2024 #Election #project2025 #HeritageFoundation #Politics #Voting #GOP #PaulDans
propublica.org/article/project…
As Donald Trump tried to disavow the politically toxic project, its director, Paul Dans, stepped down. But the plans and massive staffing database that he prepared — to replace thousands of members of the “deep state” with MAGA loyalists — remain.ProPublica
Being #OpenSource has many advantages. For #NVDA has opened the way for community contributions, and has enabled #transparency, #security and #innovation beyond what might have been possible in closed software. Increasingly, governments are also mandating the use of open source. Here is an article on such a step forward in Switzerland:
"Switzerland Makes Open Source Software Mandatory For Public Sector"
news.itsfoss.com/switzerland-o…
#FOSS #NVDA #NVDAsr #Accessibility #Software #News
A big boost to the open-source community and an inspiration to other public sectors!Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)
Yep, a self-healing metal.
Scientists have discovered that metal-halide perovskite, a next-generation semiconductor material, can self-heal from radiation damage in space. And this could be a game-changer for space-based solar panels and future power generation.
theconversation.com/space-radi…
#Space #Research #Engineering #News
Spacecraft exteriors that automatically heal from radiation damage would change the game − one material shows promise.The Conversation
LibreOffice 24.8 will be released as final at the end of August, 2024 ( Check the Release Plan ) being LibreOffice 24.8 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) the third pre-release since the development of version 24.8 started in mid June, 2023.x1sc0 (LibreOffice QA Blog)
Berlin, 11 July 2024 – LibreOffice 24.2.5 Community, the fifth minor release of the free, volunteer-supported office productivity suite for office environments and individuals, the best choice for privacy-conscious users and digital sovereignty, is a…Italo Vignoli (The Document Foundation)
NVDA 2024.3 Beta 2 is now available for testing!
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
Read the full change log and download the Beta from: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-3b…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #Beta #PreRelease #FOSS #ScreenReader #NewVersion #New #News #Update #Unicode #IPA #Translation
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…NV Access
Pretty neat! If you're on mastodon.social (or another server running the latest in-development version of Mastodon), you can go to the Explore page eg. mastodon.social/explore/links and view posts that discuss trending news articles (see the "X posts" below the headline link).
via mastodon.social/@Gargron/11272…
#mastodon #SocialMedia #news #design #UXUI
The original server operated by the Mastodon gGmbH non-profitMastodon hosted on mastodon.social
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.
Catch up on everything here: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-3…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #News #Blog #Newsletter #InfoSec #PreRelease #Beta #FOSS
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…NV Access
Our fifth anniversary, the return of ARM and the Endeavour release with Plasma 6.1 is here
It has been five years since four former Antergos moderators took the plunge into creating a distro without any knowledge or experience at all. Creating EndeavourOS was a true endeavour for us, conquering mountains and deep valleys of code paired with frustration and
endeavouros.com/news/our-fifth…
#News
It has been five years since four former Antergos moderators took the plunge into creating a distro without any knowledge or experience at all. Creating EndeavourOS was a true endeavour for us, con…EndeavourOS
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…
#Blog #NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #News #Newsletter #Accessibility
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…NV Access
DMA-like law passes in pursuit of a more innovative and open smartphone marketSimon Sharwood (The Register)
Berlin, 6 June 2024 – LibreOffice 24.2.4 Community, the fourth minor release of the free, volunteer-supported office suite for personal productivity in office environments, is now available at https://www.libreoffice.Italo Vignoli (The Document Foundation)
This #Mississippi Hospital Transfers Some Patients to Jail to Await #MentalHealth Treatment
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto doesn’t have a psychiatric unit, so it sends patients elsewhere for mental health treatment.
When publicly funded facilities are full, some patients go to jail to wait for help.
One doctor said that’s “unthinkable.”
#News #Health #Healthcare #Hospital #CriminalJustice #Law
propublica.org/article/baptist…
Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto has no psychiatric unit, so some patients go to jail to await publicly funded mental health treatment.ProPublica
In-Process is out, with all the details on NVDA 2024.2 Beta 3, Mick and Gerald's interview on Eyes On Success, a big walkthrough of the new "Sound Split" feature (if you've ever wanted to have NVDA in one ear and your apps or VOIP in the other, you won't want to miss this!), and the New braille setting: “Display speech output”.
Check it all out here: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-3…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #Blog #News #Newsletter #Braille #ScreenReader #Accessibility #EyesOnSuccess
It’s the end of May as we welcome a new Beta, let’s find out more! NVDA 2024.2 Beta 3 The big news this week is that we are now up to Beta 3 of NVDA 2024.2. What’s new since we last loo…NV Access
NVDA 2024.2 Beta 3 is now available. As well as all the amazing things already announced, changes in Beta 3:
- Disable style navigation in Microsoft Word
- Add section on Add-on Store to Quick Start Guide
- Fixes for using Poedit with all plural forms
- Minor fixes for sound split
- Minor documentation fixes
- Updates to translations
Read the full what's new and download from: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-2b…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #News #FOSS #Update #Accessibility #A11y #Beta
Beta3 of NVDA 2024.2 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
There is a 90% probability the SEC will approve a spot ether ETF, one observer said, drawing attention to the narrowed discount in the Grayscale Ethereum Trust.Omkar Godbole (CoinDesk)
Sunak announces UK general election for 4 July
The PM calls an early summer poll - having been widely expected to wait until the autumn to do so.
