The World #Blind Union General Assembly and World #Blindness Summit in São Paulo, #Brazil in September was an amazing opportunity not only to talk about NVDA, but to give a presentation on the amazing MOVEMENT behind the world's favourite free #screenreader! We have two videos of the presentation and a full transcript for you, complete with an audience-initiated chant of "#NVDA NVDA NVDA!" at the end!

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#NVDAsr #Accessibility #Movement #Social

Thank you to everyone who attended the World Blindness Summit & WBU General Assembly last week in São Paulo, Brazil. It was an honour for NV Access to attend, and to have NV Access General Manager, James Boreham and NV Access director Emma Bennison present. It was an informative and uplifting week and a chance to meet many new people and hear people's hopes for the future!

#WBUSummit #WBU25 #Blindness #Blind #Accessibility #NVDA #NVAccess #NVDAsr #Brazil #SaoPaulo

People are still holding look alike competitions.

#Brazil #LuigiMangione

This is a real picture, it has not been altered, just great timing as he launches over the wave

Gabriel Medina, #Brazil, he scored a 9.90, the highest single wave score in Olympics history

then he stood on air in a #photo which is instantly iconic

#surfing #olympics2024 #photography #photograph

Edit: credit to #olympics #photographer Jerome Brouillet

And Story: time.com/7005239/olympics-surf…

Wtf was Bolsonaro doing in the Hungarian embassy for two days?! #brazil

apnews.com/article/brazil-bols…

Brazilian police launch investigation into Bolsonaro's 2-night sleepover at Hungarian embassy

Brazil’s Federal Police on Monday launched an investigation into former President Jair Bolsonaro’s two-night stay at the Hungarian embassy in Brasilia, amid widespread speculation from his opponents that he may have been attempting to evade arrest.

^{MAURICIO SAVARESE (AP News)}

Important to note that it looks like Jair #Bolsonaro is in Florida:
nytimes.com/2023/01/01/world/a…

So this coup attempt might be happening with Bolsonaro out of the country. Which makes me hopeful it will not succeed.

It would be good to verify that though.

#Brazil #Brasil

Lula Becomes Brazil’s President, With Bolsonaro in Florida

Brazil inaugurates its new president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, on Sunday. Facing investigations, former President Jair Bolsonaro has taken refuge in Orlando.

^{Jack Nicas (The New York Times)}

Jair #Bolsonaro supporters storm #Brazil’s presidential palace and supreme court
theguardian.com/world/2023/jan…

> Extremists have refused to accept Lula’s victory in presidential election last year

> Hundreds of hardcore supporters of Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro have stormed the country’s congress, presidential palace and supreme court in a stunning security breach that was immediately compared to the 6 January invasion of the US Capitol by followers of Donald Trump in 2021.

Jair Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil’s presidential palace and supreme court

^{Tom Phillips (The Guardian)}

Avoiding USB-C on iPhones may get harder for Apple as Brazil considers mandate

arstechnica.com/?p=1863422

#smartphones #Policy #Brazil #iphone #apple #USB-C #Tech #USB

Avoiding USB-C on iPhones may get harder for Apple as Brazil considers mandate

Brazil joins EU and efforts from US politicians in universal charger push.

^{Ars Technica}