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#Accessibility #screenreader #nvdasr #News #testing #update #nvda #beta #prerelease

#blind #screenreader #jawsForWindows #blindmasto #blindmastodon #BlindFedi @mastoblind group

#screenreader #nvda #tts

NV Access is pleased to announce that version 2025.2 of NVDA, the free screen reader for Microsoft Windows, is now available for download. We encourage all users to upgrade to this version.

Full info & Download at: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-2/

This release includes improvements in Windows 11, browse mode, and Microsoft Word. Plus improved Braille display support, updated LibLouis and eSpeak-NG & more!

#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility #A11y #News #Update

Close-up photograph of NVDA logo in notification area.

NV Access | NVDA 2025.2 Released

www.nvaccess.org
#a11y #Accessibility #screenreader #nvdasr #News #update #nvda

#release #screenreader #nvdasr #nvda #newrelease #newversion #exciting #anticipation

I've been an email hosting customer with #MythicBeasts (@beasts) for just under a day and a half, and I'm honestly very impressed. I opted for their email only plan since I already have webspace somewhere else. The main website and control pannel UI are very accessible to #blind #ScreenReader users like myself, with sections clearly structured with headings, pretty much no unlabelled links, buttons or other elements, and no annoying ads, pop-ups or anything else that could hijack a screen reader or lag a browser to pieces. I contacted them about an issue I'm having yesterday and the initial reply, *human* reply that is, took just over 10 minutes. The issue is still ongoing as of now, but I'm confident that it will be fixed soon; I did contact them at the backside of the working day after all. Not bad at all for the monthly price of just under a fiver! Also, bonus points for being a 2000s ISP, having started in the year 2000.
#blind #screenreader #mythicbeasts @Mythic Beasts

#Accessibility #blog #screenreader #nvdasr #News #newsletter #update #nvda

#Accessibility #screenreader #braille #nvda @NV Access

#Accessibility #foss #floss #screenreader #nvdasr #update #nvda #beta #newversion #prerelease

At NV Access we are always interested in understanding the satisfaction of our NVDA users.
Plus we like to understand clearly what is important to you and also identify what we can do more effectively.
We encourage you to complete the NVDA Satisfaction Survey 2025 to assist us with improving the NVDA user experience. It is a short, three question survey, which is anonymous and does not require signing in.

Complete at: nvaccess.org/survey

#NVDA #NVDAsr #Accessibility #Survey #ScreenReader

Mockup of a survey with the NV Access logo above, the title 'SURVEY" and checkboxes numbered 1 - 3, with a big tick in the 2nd box. Coloured sunburst designs around edge.

NVDA Satisfaction Survey 2025

At NV Access we are always interested in understanding the satisfaction of our NVDA users. Plus we like to understand clearly what is important to you and also identify what we can do more effectively.
Google Docs
#Accessibility #screenreader #nvdasr #nvda #survey

#Accessibility #screenreader #devtool

#friendly #screenreader #nvdasr #community #nvda #tips #info #Information #Users #user

Are you a developer looking to make a difference? NVDA is on GitHub with an enthusiastic community of people who report issues, test bugs & features & submit code to improve NVDA. Now is an exciting time to become involved in a not-for-profit. Use your skills to directly impact the lives of blind & vision impaired people around the world! Find out more, read the developer docs & join in at: github.com/nvaccess/nvda

#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Community #Contribute #FLOSS #FOSS #OpenSource

Several screenshots from NVDA's GitHub pages overlaid on each other with an orange tone

GitHub - nvaccess/nvda: NVDA, the free and open source Screen Reader for Microsoft Windows

NVDA, the free and open source Screen Reader for Microsoft Windows - nvaccess/nvda
GitHub
#foss #opensource #floss #screenreader #nvdasr #community #nvda #contribute

Here's a quick demo on how to enable TTS on the Nintendo Switch 2 from the home screen. Hopefully these menus are the same across all devices, though I have no way to know that for certain.

Edit: For other blind Switch/Switch 2 owners, I started a WhatsApp group to discuss the accessibility of the console and it's games. DM if you'd like to join.

Download: onj.me/media/Switch2_Accessibi…
#Nintendo #Switch2 #Accessibility #TTS #ScreenReader

#Accessibility #screenreader #nintendo #tts #switch2

A: "Hey I just noticed that on your website, feature X doesn't work"
B: "Oh really? Thanks for reporting we'll fix that"

a: "Hey I just noticed that on your website, feature X doesn't work for #screenreader users and hasn't for over a year"
B: "It's very important to us and is on our roadmap, thanks for reporting baii"

If you work in, or need, #accessibility you'll be intimately familiar with this frankly embarrassing situation. If you're a #developer, let this be your trigger to educate yourself on the doubtless extensive docs your UI toolkit of choice (yes, that includes #react and #html) maintains on accessibility so you don't have to send that response and make a human being feel like they don't belong to society, because there's a non-zero chance that's EXACTLY how someone might read such a dismissal. I woke up to three such emails today and I think I'm done with advocacy today before even starting my day. Shit's depressing as all fuck. How's your day? :)

#Accessibility #screenreader #html #react #developer

Being a blind student isn't easy.

Making a difference for kids in school, enables them to make a difference as adults in their community. Does your school have a student who could benefit from a screen reader? And a budget which could benefit from it being FREE? We have the solution!

nvaccess.org/

And if you can help us, it would make a huge difference too!

nvaccess.org/support-us/

#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Support #Donation #MakeADifference #MakingADifference #Blindness

"I wanted to thank you and everyone working on NVDA for making it user friendly and intuitive! I didn't like screen readers as a student in school, but NVDA has changed my mind due to it being organized and easy to use. Keep up the great work and thank you for all you do!" - Muhammad K. Waheed, United States. Text in purple on white with NVDA sunburst above and purple lines drawn in the corners

NV Access

www.nvaccess.org
#screenreader #nvdasr #blindness #support #nvda #donation #makingadifference #makeadifference

@Delta Chat Please stay awesome and original with your exclusive features and thanks for embracing #screenreader #a11y almost from the begining.
#a11y #screenreader @Delta Chat

Gibt es eine Möglichkeit halbwegs einfach, ohne extrem teure Software, barrierefreie PDF Dokumente zu erstellen?
Word Dokumente sind einfach nicht immer praktikabel, aber es geht mir mittlerweile extrem gegen den Strich ein Dokument zu erstellen, dass von so vielen Menschen nicht ohne große Probleme gelesen werden kann. Gerade im Arbeitskontext ist das einfach zu wichtig.
Hat jemand Tipps/ Erfahrungen?
#barrierefreiheit #inklusion #barrierefrei #pdftools #Screenreaderungeeignet #screenreader
#screenreader #inklusion #barrierefreiheit #barrierefrei #pdftools #screenreaderungeeignet

NVDA 2025.2 Beta 2 is now available for testing! Changes in beta 2 include:
- Braille updates correctly when typing in Excel.
- Fixed a bug with the NLS eReader Zoomax driver.
- Fixed errors in object navigation with braille in XAML static text controls.
- Fixed root certificate issues in the Add-on Store.
- Updates to translations.

For full details and to download, please visit: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-2b…

#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Update #PreRelease #Beta

NVDA logo and text in white on purple with grey sunbursts around, like a mockup of an NVDA product box might look.

NV Access | NVDA 2025.2beta2 available for testing

www.nvaccess.org
#screenreader #nvdasr #update #nvda #beta #prerelease

#linux #debian #blind #screenreader #linuxmint #ubuntu #fedora #kalilinux #elementary #justswitchtolinux #justwatchmetry #letsjustseeifitevenletsme @Danielle Foré

The weather's cloudy a lukewarm. Perfect for today's stream where I create a "yes, but no" resource for everyone who tells me to just switch to #linux :P
Nah but seriously we'll look at a number of first-time experiences (install, initial boot into the OS ec.) of various popular and less popular distros. I will comment on the #accessibility considerations primarily for #screenReader users and I'm sure other things'll come up. See you bright-eyed and bushy-tailed around 3 PM EST/8P BST/9pm CEST over at twitch.tv/ic_null or youtube.com/@blindlyCoding. My #peertube account is, unfortunately, not approved yet :) #selfPromo #tech #foss #selfHosting #homeLab #stream #ubuntu #debian #fedora #elementaryOs #kaliLinux #blind

IC_null - Twitch

Fully blind person hacking, coding and tinkering while using a screen reader. THM, HTB, accessibility, all the things.
Twitch
#Accessibility #linux #foss #debian #blind #peertube #screenreader #homelab #stream #selfhosting #tech #elementaryos #ubuntu #fedora #kalilinux #selfpromo

Amiyah is a new PC user who really likes NVDA Remote Access! "It helps when I don’t know how to download stuff on my computer. or when I’m stuck on something, my friends can connect and help me out. I like that it’s free and also it helps other blind people so once again thank you.”

Thank you Amiyah! Have you tried NVDA Remote Access yet? It's new in NVDA 2025.1! nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-1-…

#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Testimonial #UserStory #MakingADifference

Text in purple on white with Sunburst logo above and turquoise outline. Text: “I would just like to say thank you guys for NVDA. I am a totally blind girl who just recently started using a laptop. Once I downloaded NVDA it has been great. I have a few other friends that are blind and they also use NVDA too and also I really like the NVDA remote. It helps when I don’t know how to download stuff on my computer. or when I’m stuck on something, my friends can connect and help me out. I like that it’s free and also it helps other blind people so once again thank you. I really like the NVDA screen reader a lot.” – Amiyah Daniels, United States

NV Access | NVDA 2025.1.2 Released

www.nvaccess.org
#screenreader #nvdasr #nvda #testimonial #makingadifference #userstory

I love this so much. It's pretty much a GUI for #tampermonkey, offering an easier way for #blind folks to find elements on a webpage and do things to them. Yes, you could do the same things directly by just writing JavaScript yourself. But this is much, much faster, and requires a bit less knowledge. It took me less than 30 seconds to turn all the story titles on fanfiction.net into headings. Labeling a button, or making other small changes would be just as fast. The typos and slightly incorrect English put me off at first; especially the word "blinds" for blind people felt weird and derogatory. apparently the author is from #Cameroon, though, so maybe that's standard there. stsolution2.org/WebAccessibilizer/#a11y#accessibility#screenreader

WebAccessibilizer- A web javascript to help blind to make html web pages more accessible

stsolution2.org
#a11y #Accessibility #blind #screenreader #tampermonkey #cameroon

#Frage bzgl. #accessibility #screenreader
Wenn jemand eine Website per Screenreader benutzt (Desktop), wird dann (eher) die Tastatur oder die Maus benutzt, um die einzelnen Textblöcke vorlesen zu lassen? Habe gerade das Problem, dass #nvda beim Testen unterschiedlich reagiert.
#Accessibility #screenreader #Frage #nvda

#Accessibility #free #screenreader #nvdasr #community #nvda #welcome #Users

#screenreader #keyboard

#Accessibility #foss #blog #floss #screenreader #nvdasr #News #nvda #beta #newversion #prerelease

soooo ... do we have any #screenReader #accessible PC hardware monitoring tools that ... y'know ... aren't awful? I don't mean CPU/RAM usage, more ... voltages, component temps, etc.
So far stuff I've looked at (speccy, hardwareMonitor) just haven't been great and basically have me saving a text file and ctrl+f-ing my way through it which ... works, but is a little silly if there's a perfectly good UI right there
#accessible #screenreader

@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

Gestern mal Signal auf dem Desktop aufgemacht. Konnte mit NVDA nichts lesen und habs dann irgendwie geschafft, dass nicht mal mehr das Menü mit alt aufgeht. Es gab Zeiten, da konnte ich wenigstens meine Chats darüber lesen und beantworten. Dann eben kein Signal mehr für mich. #Signal #A11Y #DisabledAlltag #ScreenReader
#a11y #signal #screenreader #disabledalltag

There's a growing movement on the #fedi that wants people to switch away from Big (US-based) Tech and towards #FOSS alternatives like #Linux, alternatives to #google, #Microsoft, #dropbox etc.
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
#Accessibility #linux #foss #google #blind #screenreader #microsoft #EU #fedi #selfhosting #tech #dropbox

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

#blind #screenreader

#Accessibility #accessible #blind #gaming #screenreader #games #audiogames #flight #simulation #fsx

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’?

#Accessibility #screenreader

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

Steam just added screen reader support in the latest Big Picture Mode beta. On the Deck. On SteamOS. On Linux.
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)
#Accessibility #linux #gaming #screenreader #SteamDeck #valve

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

"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

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