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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
In-Process 20th June 2024
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
Japan forces Apple and Google to allow third-party app stores and payments
DMA-like law passes in pursuit of a more innovative and open smartphone marketSimon Sharwood (The Register)
LibreOffice 24.2.4 Community available for download - The Document Foundation Blog
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
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Some Baptist-Desoto Patients Go to Jail to Await Mental Health Treatment
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
In-Process 31st May 2024
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
NVDA 2024.2beta3 available for testing
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
Bitcoin, Ether in Stasis as SEC ETF Decision Looms, Nvidia Hits Record High
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.
Access for All: Two friends helping change opportunities for blind people with an open-source screen reader for all. Now on Microsoft Unlocked: unlocked.microsoft.com/nvda/
#NVDA #NVDAsr #Accessibility #ScreenReader #A11y #Microsoft #FOSS #OpenSource #Free #News
An open-source screen reader for all – Microsoft Unlocked
Read our Story, An open-source screen reader for all on Microsoft UnlockedMicrosoft
Our #GAAD edition In-Process #blog is out, featuring all the news on #NVDA 2024.2beta 1, the amazing mini-documentary @github made our new issue template and more!
Get on top of all the #GAAD #news here: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-1…
#NVDAsr #Accessibility #Newsletter #GitHub #FOSS #ScreenReader
In-Process 17th May 2024
Welcome to this 2024 Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) issue of In-Process! Let’s kick things off with a new Beta! NVDA 2024.2 Beta 1 We are very pleased to share NVDA 2024.2 Beta 1. …NV Access
NVDA 2024.2 beta 1 is now available for testing from: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-2b…
For anyone who is interested in trying out what NVDA has to offer before release, we welcome your feedback.
Highlights
- Sound Split
- New Synth Settings ring & quick navigation commands
- New braille features & fixes, including "Display speech output".
- Updated eSpeak, adding new language Tigrinya.
There are many minor bug fixes for applications
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Beta #News #Accessibility #A11y #FOSS
NVDA 2024.2beta1 available for testing
Beta1 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
Echtzeit-Gesichtserkennung: Wachsende Sorgen wegen biometrischer Überwachung
Anwälte und Oppositionspolitiker fordern Aufklärung über die Einsätze eines heimlichen Kamerasystems in Sachsen und Berlin sowie den BKA-Test mit Echtdaten.
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#Datenschutz #DSGVO #Gesichtserkennung #Recht #Überwachung #news
Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, May 2, 2024 - Volume 961
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The Week's News in Access Technology
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#news #technology #accessibility #a11y #disability #blind #deaf #deafblind #toptechtidbits
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Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, May 2, 2024 - Volume 961
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This week's In-Process is out! Featuring the latest on NVDA 2024.1, add-on updates, the Microsoft FOSS Fund, Philanthropy Australia awards, an Interview with our GTO Gerald, and more! All available now at: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-2…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #News #Newsletter #Blog #Awards #Interview #FOSS #Community
In-Process 22nd April 2024
Welcome to the 17th week of 2024! And welcome to In-Process. Let’s jump right in: NVDA 2024.1 A fortnight in, how is NVDA 2024.1 going for you? We’ve had lots of really positive reports! Have…NV Access
Humane AI Pin review: the post-smartphone future isn’t here yet
Humane’s new device, a wearable with a projector and camera and access to AI, occasionally works really well. All too often, it doesn’t work at all — and it’s way too expensive for that.David Pierce (The Verge)
Our new Chief Technology Officer, Gerald Hartig, is being interviewed on Vision Australia Radio tonight at 8:10pm AEST (About 1hr 15mins after I post this). You can tune in online at: player.listenlive.co/65731/
#NVDA #ScreenReader #Accessibility #Interview #News #A11y
Vision Australia Radio Adelaide
Accessible news, information and entertainment. Vision Australia Radio offers a range of interesting and informative programs that feature readings from the latest newspapers, magazines and books.Vision Australia Radio Adelaide
In-Process is out, featuring all the news on the release of NVDA 2024.1, plus highlights from our trip to CSUN. Do check it out now at: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-5…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Blog #News #FOSS
In-Process 5th April 2024
It’s been a busy few weeks for the team, culminating in the BIG release! Let’s get you up to speed: NVDA 2024.1 The big news of course, is that, yes, NVDA 2024.1 is finally out! I know some of thos…NV Access
Joint release of LibreOffice 24.2.2 Community and LibreOffice 7.6.6 Community - The Document Foundation Blog
Berlin, 28 March 2024 – Today the Document Foundation releases LibreOffice 24.2.2 Community [1] and LibreOffice 7.6.Italo Vignoli (The Document Foundation)
Fediverse | Probleme bei der Federation
Es gibt im Fediverse einige Newsbots deren 'Anrisse' bei mir scheinbar ohne Link zum Orginalbeitrag sind. Nehmen wir zum Beispiel diesen Beitrag. Bei mir (Friendica) sieht er so aus:
Sprich es gibt nur einen kurzen Textanriss und ansonsten gar nichts. Gehe ich dann auf den Orginalbeitrag (ebenfalls Friendica), so sieht es so aus:
Nun stellt sich die Frage wo unterwegs das Bild als auch der Link auf der Strecke geblieben sind. Liegt es daran das ich die Vorschau für Links deaktiviert habe? Wenn ja, dann müsste ja doch trotzdem irgendwo der entsprechende Link im Beitrag sein, oder sehe ich das falsch?
Achso, der Vollständigkeit halber findet man hier auch noch die verlinkte Seite bei DW.
#Frage #Fediverse #Friendica #News #LInks #Sascha #2024-03-24 @Friendica Support
NV Access is very pleased to share the release of the NVDA 2024.1 Release Candidate. Unless any major issues are identified, this will be identical to the final release. We encourage all users to test the Release Candidate. Many updates including on-demand speech mode, native selection in Firefox, bulk actions in the add-on store and much more! Read the full details and download at: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-1r…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #Accessibility #A11y #ScreenReader #News #NewVersion #Release
NVDA 2024.1rc1 available for testing
The Release Candidate (RC) of NVDA 2024.1 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…NV Access
It's a busy time at NV Access HQ, and Abroad! This week's In-Process has all the news about CSUN, NVDA 2023.3.4, NVDA 2024.1, and a run through of the new Native Selection Mode in Firefox. Read more here: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-1…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #News #CSUNatc24 #CSUN #CSUN24 #News #Newsletter #Blog #Release
In-process 15th March 2024
It’s a busy time at NV Access HQ (and abroad!) so let’s dive on in: NVDA 2023.3.4 As we wait for the new version of NVDA, we are pleased to announce that NVDA 2023.3.4 is now available.…NV Access
‘Black Mirror’ to Return for Season 7 in 2025 with 6 New Episodes — Including a ‘USS Callister’ Sequel
#IndieWire #BreakingNews #News #BlackMirror #Netflix #TV #USSCallister
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Black Mirror to Return in 2025 with a 'USS Callister' Sequel and More
'Black Mirror' is set to return to Netflix in 2025 with a six-episode seventh season, including a 'USS Callister' sequel.Tony Maglio (IndieWire)
Are you coming to the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference in Anaheim, California next week?
We're looking forward to catching up with everyone there! Don't forget to swing by Orange County 1-2 at 2:20 PM on Thursday 21st March for our session. Learn what is new and coming up in NVDA, meet our new CTO, Gerald Hartig, and have the chance to ask questions of the team!
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#NVDA #NVAccess #CSUNATC24 #CSUN #AssistiveTechnology #Conference #MeetUp #News #Presentation
Beta12 of NVDA 2024.1 is now available for download & testing.
We know there have been a lot of betas, but THIS is the final planned beta for 2024.1. We'd like to thank everyone who has been testing these and reporting issues to us.
Full info & download from: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-1b…
Changes introduced in Beta 12:
- Bug fix for emojis and unicode symbols in NVDA dialogs
- No longer report "native copy"
- Updated our GUI framework wxPython.
- Updates to translations
NVDA 2024.1beta12 available for testing
Beta12 of NVDA 2024.1 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 y…NV Access
In-Process is out - live from Melbourne! Featuring news on NVDA 2024.1 Beta 10, the WebAIM screen reader user survey results, GitHub's accessibility survey and the results of our own Mastodon survey! Read it now at: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-2…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #News #Newsletter #Blog
In-Process 29th February 2024
There’s a lot to cover this time as we approach the end of February. Lucky we have an extra day or I likely wouldn’t have got this out until next month! Strategy planning Hello from Melbourne! This…NV Access
The most compact two-seater electric car was presented in Switzerland
The length of the electric vehicle is 2.5 m and the width is 1.47 m. Weight is less than 600 kg.
The car has a steel unibody structure and a 6 kW engine. The Microlino Lite is classified as an L6e vehicle, so anyone with an AM class moped license (eg teenagers over 14 years old) can drive one in Europe.
On one charge, the electric car can travel up to 177 km.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline
AI-Weekly for Tuesday, February 27, 2024 - Volume 101
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The Week's News in Artificial Intelligence
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In Norway, while recording a broadcast, a huge fish crashed into the journalist’s face
A video has gone viral on social networks in which a correspondent from a Norwegian TV channel talks about the strongest storm in the country in the last 30 years.
After a sudden meeting with a fish, the journalist lost his footing and fell, after which he was covered by a wave.
What happened only amused him.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Norway
With some very hard work from my amazing co-admin @beardedtechguy I am proud and happy to announce the new #AllThingsTech #Blog has been launched!
We have a new look, new layout and lots of plans for the near and far future.
You can check it out here: blog.allthingstech.social
You can also follow my personal blog account from there here on Mastodon via this account:
@cliffwade@blog.allthingstech.social
Celebrating the legacy of Bob Marley
Trevor Nelson presents an orchestral reimagining of Bob Marley’s greatest hits.
A #data broker boasted having info on “1.6B people across 44 countries.”
Then it went bankrupt.
So... what happened to people’s data? #News:
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What Happens to Your Sensitive Data When a Data Broker Goes Bankrupt? – The Markup
Data on sensitive locations, such as abortion clinics, could be sold off, raising alarmsthemarkup.org
Nvidia's Hotly Anticipated Earnings May 'Trigger' Bitcoin and Crypto Correction, Analyst Says
'The most important stock on Earth' could disappoint on a weak PC market and AI saturation, with Wall Street wanting more from the GPU giant, pulling down crypto and equities, QCP Capital said.Sam Reynolds (CoinDesk)
NVDA 2024.1 Beta 8 is now available, with quite a few updates from Beta 7:
- A bug fix where emojis in Windows Terminals could cause a crash
- A bug fix for Native Selection mode in Word
- Bug fixes to the installer process and ensuring NVDA exits safely
- Improvements to documentation
- Updates to translations
To find out more about everything new in NVDA 2024.1 overall, and to download the latest beta, please visit: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-1b…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #Beta #News #NewVersion
NVDA 2024.1beta8 available for testing
Beta8 of NVDA 2024.1 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 yo…NV Access
In-Process is out, featuring all the news about NVDA 2023.3.3 and NVDA 2024.1 Beta 7, plus an in-depth look at everything you need to know about portable copies of NVDA. Check it out at: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-9… and be sure to update your copy of NVDA to the latest stable or beta version if you haven't already.
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #News #Blog #Newsletter #Accessibility #A11y
In-Process 9th February 2024
We are continuing to get closer to the release of 2024.1. As well as a new beta for that, we also have a new 2023.3 point release. Also this week, we have a look at portable copies of NVDA. What ar…NV Access
NEW: WhatsApp will soon make it possible to chat with people who use other messaging apps. It's revealed some more details on how that will work.
— Apps will need to sign an agreement with Meta, then connect to its servers.
— Meta wants people to use the Signal Protocol, but also says other encryption protocols can be used if they can meet WhatsApp's standards
— WhatsApp has been testing with Matrix in recent months, although nothing is agreed yet. Swiss app Threema says it won't become interoperable
wired.com/story/whatsapp-inter… #tech #whatsapp #dma #infosec #news #technology
WhatsApp Chats Will Soon Work With Other Encrypted Messaging Apps
New EU rules mean WhatsApp and Messenger must be interoperable with other chat apps. Here’s how that will work.Matt Burgess (WIRED)
Beta7 of NVDA 2024.1 is now available for download and testing. Changes from the previous beta include:
- When copying text in Microsoft Word with NVDA’s browse mode enabled, formatting is now also included
- Updates to documentation, Native selection mode, errors when session is locked / unlocked and translations.
Read more & download at: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-1b…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility #Beta #News
NVDA 2024.1beta7 available for testing
Beta7 of NVDA 2024.1 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 yo…NV Access
#Nevada Republicans’ Caucus Adds Chaos and Confusion to the State’s Presidential Primary
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While legal, the party’s decision to host a competing contest to the Feb. 6 primary election has angered #GOP voters and provided fertile ground for #misinformation to take hold, experts say, undermining voters’ trust in the process.
#Republicans #Elections #News #Politics #Voting #Voters
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Nevada Republicans’ Caucus Adds Chaos and Confusion to the State’s Presidential Primary
While legal, the party’s decision to host a competing contest to the Feb. 6 primary election has angered GOP voters and provided fertile ground for misinformation to take hold, experts say, undermining voters’ trust in the process.ProPublica