NV Access
Empowering lives through non-visual access to technology. NV Access is an Australian non-profit. We develop NVDA, a free, open source screen reader for Windows.
#NVDA, #NVDAsr, #A11y, #Accessibility
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In-Process is out, featuring:
- the loss of a community legend
- the latest NVDA 2026.2 beta updates
- what IS the "Characters per line" setting?
- Introducing "Access Point"
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NVDA 2026.2 Beta 7 is now available for testing. This beta fixes the SAPI 5 issue some users experienced after Beta 6. It also includes:
- Updates to translations
- Fixes NVDA prompting to restart after updating instead of logging off
- and a fix for reading PDF content in Foxit PDF Editor with browse modeRead more & download at: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-2beta7/
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NVDA 2026.2 Beta 6 is now available for testing!
Read more & download at: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-2beta6/
Changes since Beta 5:
- Updates to translations
- Prompt to restart after updating
- SAPI4 fix: voice support
- Magnifier & screen curtain conflict handling
- Add-ons can again register custom touch modesPlease note: There is an issue with SAPI 5 in this build. This will be fixed in Beta 7 early next week. In the meantime, please use a different synth.
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A busy In-Process this week:
- NVDA 2026.2 Beta 2
- Sight City 2026
- Repeating last utterance
- All about OCRRead more at:
https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-10th-june-2026/#NVDA #NVDAsr #News #Newsletter #Blog #SightCity #SightCity2026
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We've got a big In-Process for you this week!
- NVDA 2026.1.1
- Running on the sign in screen
- NV Access at Sight City
- Microsoft Outlook with NVDA module update
- Update on ARM Support
- Searching for textAll here: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-22nd-may-2026/
#NVDA #NVDAsr #News #Newsletter #SightCity #SightCity2026 #Outlook #ARM #Searching #Find #Accessibility
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What did you think of our article about add-on development and AI in last week's In-Process newsletter? Did we cover the main points? Did we miss anything? If you are visual and into graphics, what did you think of our AI-generated image?
https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-10th-march-2026/
#NVDA #NVDAsr #Newsletter #Addons #Ecosystem #Development #FOSS #FLOSS #Contributing
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NVDA 2026.1 Beta 6 is now available!
PLUS, bonus In-Process blog!
So, head over to https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-10th-march-2026/ and you can read all about all the news. As well as the new Beta, there is also news on Sight City, and a discussion around using AI in add-on development.
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility #News #Newsletter #AI #SightCity #SightCity2026
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Happy International Day of Persons with Disabilities!
This year's #IDPwD theme is: "Fostering #disability #inclusive societies for advancing social progress"
What better way than ensuring everyone has access to, and awareness of #Accessibility of technology.
* #NVDA is FREE for anyone
* Right now, get 10% off certification to show your skills (& cheap training materials to get you to that point)https://www.un.org/en/observances/day-of-persons-with-disabilities
#DisabilityAwareness #Inclusion #IDPwD2025 #NVDA #Accessibility
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This week's bumper In-Process is out! Featuring:
- NVDA 2025.3 Released
- Using Chromium with the mouse issue
- We've been to WBU AND Something Digital
- and using Single Letter Navigation with web apps.All that and more at: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-17th-september-2025/
And don't forget to subscribe to receive future posts by email: https://nvaccess.org/newsletter
#NVDA #NVDAsr #News #Blog #Newsletter #NewVersion #Chrome #Chromium #WBU #WBU25 #SomethingDigital #Tips #FOSS
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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
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At WBU São Paulo on Wednesday:
At 2:30PM (3:30AM AEST), NV Access General Manager James Boreham, and Emma Bennison speak about "NVDA, A Global and Resilient Movement: Community-Driven Access to Digital Inclusion" as part of a panel on "Digital Access for All."
Watch the stream in your language:
English: https://buff.ly/6MD2HyJ
Español: https://buff.ly/epMunPT
Français: https://buff.ly/taTE6HW
Português: https://youtube.com/live/aOb1BAREXq0 -
Are you in Brazil this week? The World Blindness Summit and WBU General Assembly are taking place in São Paulo and NV Access are there!
From 9am on Wednesday 3rd (10pm Australian Eastern time), as part of the "Nothing About Us Without Us" panel, NV Access director Emma Bennison speaks on "Why Should Blind People Lead Their Organisations?"
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Thanks to everyone at #SomethingDigital in Brisbane for a fantastic time this week!
Did you catch Mick Curran discussing "From voice interfaces to micro-interactions: The innovations powering digital accessibility" on Tuesday? He was joined by Allison Ravenhall from the Commonwealth Bank, Jim Hogan from Griffith University and moderator Vivienne Neilan from NIISQ.
To find out more about Something Digital, see https://www.somethingdigital.com.au/
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Hi everyone, NVDA 2025.3 Beta 2 is now available! https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-3beta2/
Updates include:
Bug fix for responsiveness issues with SAPI 5. We think we have fixed most of the SAPI 5 bugs now - PLEASE test this version if you use SAPI 5 and let us know.
Bug fix for Turkish Braille tablesUpdates to translations
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Make this End of Financial Year special with an #EOFY donation to NV Access, or as we call it, #NEOFY!
Your gift helps keep the NVDA screen reader free for blind people around the world, helping give EVERYONE access to technology!
Donations over $2 are #tax deductible in Australia.
https://www.nvaccess.org/support-us/
#Donation #Technology #Blind #GoodCause #Cause #Philanthropy
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Are you a GitHub user who would like to support the great work NV Access does?
You can become a GitHub Sponsor!
Today, we'd like to give a shoutout to Nael-Accessvision, one of our GitHub sponsors.
You can sponsor NV Access here: https://github.com/sponsors/nvaccess
(Or through PayPal or bank transfer via the "Donate" link on our website)
*Donations in Australia are tax deductible*
#FOSS #FLOSS #Accessibility #NonProfit #NotForProfit #GoodCause #Donate #Donation
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In-Process is now available, featuring all the info on CSUN ATC 2025, Thorium Reader, how the NVDA 2025.1 Update is going, Open-Source software and a new RH Voice Update! Read it all here: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-25th-march-2025/ and don't forget to subscribe via email: https://eepurl.com/iuVyjo
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility #CSUNATC #CSUNATC25 #CSUN #Thorium #RHVoice #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #News #Newsletter #Update
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This International Day of People with Disabilities, we want to highlight our amazing community and how you live the theme of this year's #IDPwD "Amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future"
We have just put out a blog post; every piece talks about how you, our community are empowered to take on leadership in your lives, your work, and your #ScreenReader, #NVDA - check it out here:
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Congratulations to our newest NVDA Certified Expert, Victor-Daniel Dima!
If you'd like to become an NVDA Certified Expert, you can sit the exam for FREE here: https://certification.nvaccess.org/
(There is a cost to receive the certificate, with all money helping keep NVDA free for all!)
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility #Certification #Qualification #Study #AmStudying #Exam #Leadership #Technology
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This #EOFY help NVDA keep improving with a donation. We have changed the lives of over 250,000 people in more than 175 countries. With your help, we can continue to expand our impact and ensure NVDA stays on top of ever changing technology!
Donations can be made at https://nvaccess.org/donate
#NVEOFY #FOSS #TaxTime #TaxBreak #Accessibility #GiveBack #Philanthropy
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Did you enjoy our CSUN wrap-up last In-process, and our coverage of David Cane's Task Aware Browsing Proposal? Or are you more into games? What did you think of Guy Barker's #accessible #sudoku game, Grid Game? How have you found it? Or, what is YOUR favourite game? Let us know! Otherwise, read all the details in last week's In-Process blog here:
https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-24th-march-2023/ #CSUNATC23 -
The NV Access team are at CSUN! If you're here in Anaheim, we'd love to have you at our session at 3:20pm in Grand GH. We're covering all the latest news and features with NVDA and what the NV Access team are up to. #CSUNATC23 #CSUN