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Learning a screen reader does not have to require scoping through a huge manual or asking your virtual assistants questions into the late evening... I built a training module for the #NVDA #ScreenReader that walks you through 6 chapters, 40 lessons, of everything you need to know. Used by more and more people each day as we navigate through feedback. If you are just getting into learning assistive technology, or, you know of someone needing help, I invite you to download the NVDA screen reader itself, and give it a spin. Learn more at www.tonygebhard.me/nvdacoach
#assistiveTechnology #Accessibility #Blindness #NVAccess #BlindTech #AccessForAll #GlobalAccessibility #Training

Taking this moment to point out that pressing 'esc' on a modal in firefox/waterfox will close it visually, but NVDA still maintains focus on the modal contents until you tab out and back into the browser window. It happens with tons of modals, especially the social sign-on ones, so I figure either the same component is being reused and it just doesn't play nice with NVDA, or there's some weird interaction between Gecko and NVDA under certain circumstances... or maybe it actually isn't disappearing visually and does disappear when I tab out and back in for some reason
#firefox #waterfox #nvda #nvaccess #screenReader #blind #a11y #accessibility

From the Blind Abilities podcast, check out how the NVDA Coach training module is starting to show a drastic impact for screen reader users all over the world. Free, simple, no accounts required, 0 internet needed to use and learn, it's that simple. We're bringing the training package to Spanish speakers very soon!
https://blindabilities.com/?p=9490
#NVDA #NVAccess #ScreenReaders #AssistiveTechnology #BlindAbilities #BlindTech

NVDA 2026.1 Beta 1 is now available for testing! Info & Download: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-1beta1/

Includes MathCAT built in, improvements to speech, spelling errors, OCR, Braille, highlighter, add-on virus scan results, new languages & more!

Fixes for language not supported error, LibreOffice, Outlook, screen reader web content, malformed links in Chrome

Notes:
- Only 64-bit Windows 10 & 11 are now supported
- Add-ons for 2025.x & earlier are incompatible

#NVDA #NVAccess #ScreenReader #Beta #FOSS

Do any NVDA users ever use annotation navigation (a) or error navigation (w) in browse mode? Every time I try to use the latter, it tells me it's not supported in the current document, and I don't remember the last time I even had the need or desire to use the former
#nvda #nvaccess

Poking around in #joplin right now with NVDA. Their docs have a page on screen reader accessibility which is great. It explains the major sections of the editor which is very handy. Only thing is they make mention of some keyboard commands, but I can't actually find a docs page with said keyboard commands. The editor itself so far seems very promising. It's a little clunky to navigate. I was trying to hop around with f6 in focus mode, but it gets stuck a lot. Browse mode with web nav commands is definitely the way to go here. Lots of stuff seems to be labeled, I can move between notebooks in a tree view, notes within each notebook are in a list. Probably a lot better than kludging vscode for note-taking. I think I could get used to this. I really really really need keyboard shortcuts though
#joplin_notes #nvaccess #blind #markdown

Poking around in #joplin right now with NVDA. Their docs have a page on screen reader accessibility which is great. It explains the major sections of the editor which is very handy. Only thing is they make mention of some keyboard commands, but I can't actually find a docs page with said keyboard commands. The editor itself so far seems very promising. It's a little clunky to navigate. I was trying to hop around with f6 in focus mode, but it gets stuck a lot. Browse mode with web nav commands is definitely the way to go here. Lots of stuff seems to be labeled, I can move between notebooks in a tree view, notes within each notebook are in a list. Probably a lot better than kludging vscode for note-taking. I think I could get used to this. I really really really need keyboard shortcuts though
#joplin_notes #nvaccess #blind #markdown

Poking around in #joplin right now with NVDA. Their docs have a page on screen reader accessibility which is great. It explains the major sections of the editor which is very handy. Only thing is they make mention of some keyboard commands, but I can't actually find a docs page with said keyboard commands. The editor itself so far seems very promising. It's a little clunky to navigate. I was trying to hop around with f6 in focus mode, but it gets stuck a lot. Browse mode with web nav commands is definitely the way to go here. Lots of stuff seems to be labeled, I can move between notebooks in a tree view, notes within each notebook are in a list. Probably a lot better than kludging vscode for note-taking. I think I could get used to this. I really really really need keyboard shortcuts though
#joplin_notes #nvaccess #blind #markdown

Poking around in #joplin right now with NVDA. Their docs have a page on screen reader accessibility which is great. It explains the major sections of the editor which is very handy. Only thing is they make mention of some keyboard commands, but I can't actually find a docs page with said keyboard commands. The editor itself so far seems very promising. It's a little clunky to navigate. I was trying to hop around with f6 in focus mode, but it gets stuck a lot. Browse mode with web nav commands is definitely the way to go here. Lots of stuff seems to be labeled, I can move between notebooks in a tree view, notes within each notebook are in a list. Probably a lot better than kludging vscode for note-taking. I think I could get used to this. I really really really need keyboard shortcuts though
#joplin_notes #nvaccess #blind #markdown

Looks like vscode no longer announces the current line and character when hitting ctrl+g, at least when using NVDA. Anybody know if there's an alternative method to get the current position?
#nvda #nvaccess #vscode #blind

I've been using IndentNav for a while to write Python. Recently I installed BrowserNav and now get way more positional info about HTML elements. It took some getting used to, but now the beeps and tones help me get an idea of the physical layout of a site or electron interface.
It's similar to IndentNav, but it has more rules and works with web browsers instead of being focused on code in a text editor. Positioning is one of the pieces of information that I forgot how much I miss from my sighted days. It's especially helpful with API reference docs that rely on positional encoding. Since there's more info in the browser, I only have beeps instead of precise indentation levels to get a general idea of the structure
#blind #nvda #nvaccess #browsernav #indentnav #accessibility #code

Our In-Process blog is out! This time featuring:

- NVDA 2025.3.1 Release Candidate
- See Differently Tech Fest
- Typing Tutors
- Single Key Navigation Poll
- Featured Add-on: Screen Wrapping for NVDA

All this and more available to read now: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-23rd-october-2025/

Don't follow us on social media and never saw this post? Then sign up to receive the blog via email! https://nvaccess.org/newsletter

#NVDA #NVAccess #Newsletter #Blog #News #ScreenReader #Accessibility #PreRelease #Typing #Poll

Are you in Adelaide today? Come down to U-City where See Differently are hosting Tech Fest. There are lots of organisations here with everything to help you make the most of your tech - including James and Quentin from NV Access!

#SeeDifferently #TechFest #NVDA #NVAccess #technology #screenReader

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

I think I'd like to see #NVAccess consider moving one add-on per major release to the core functionality of #NVDA as a way to quickly enhance the capabilities of the actual screen reader. Perhaps a vote of the users could be taken to decide where to focus such work. I'm perfectly fine with voting for functionality, but not voting for #accessibility as that just has to be there no matter what.

Wow. I have donated over $500 to #NVAccess since 2015. It trickles out and doesn't feel like a lot each month but it soon adds up!

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!

https://www.csun.edu/cod/conference/sessions/index.php/

#NVDA #NVAccess #CSUNATC24 #CSUN #AssistiveTechnology #Conference #MeetUp #News #Presentation

We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Gerald Hartig as the new Chief Technology Officer at NV Access.

Please read the full announcement by Michael Curran, NV Access founder at https://www.nvaccess.org/post/welcoming-dr-gerald-hartig-as-nv-accesss-new-chief-technology-officer/

Please join all of the NV Access team in welcoming Gerald into our community!

#NVAccess #NVDA #NVDAsr #News #Accessibility #A11y #Software

I tried to log in to the #NVAccess website to purchase their Excel training ebook. I have an account from years ago, and I vaguely recall purchasing an NVDA Basic Training book. Twice I have requested a password reset and haven't gotten an email response. I checked my junk mail folder and don't find anything there. I would set up a new account, but I want to check my previous purchases for the book I purchased. Any ideas how I get around this problem?

In-Process is out! Featuring some more NVDA 2023.3 goodies, a few other things we've been up to, a sneak peek at something in NVDA 2024.1 AND a HUGE walkthrough of Object Navigation. If you're not familiar with how object navigation works after that, I'll give you a refund on the cost of your In-Process subscription! 🤑: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-4th-december-2023/

#NVAccess #NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Blog #News #Tutorial #A11y #Accessibility

Any fellow blind NVDA users know how to get YT to stop going "verified, verified, verified, verified, official artist channel" every time a new video loads?
#nvda #nvAccess #blind #youtube

We’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for your continued support & input. It’s with your help that NVDA impacts lives across the globe. There are many more blind or visually impaired people who need our help globally. We rely on donations to help keep delivering our users uncompromising, quality, and updated software. You can help us continue our mission by donating at https://www.nvaccess.org/support-us/#donation-support

Thank you everyone!
#AustralianStory #NVDA #NVAccess #ScreenReader #A11y #Accessibility

Australian Story was amazing! We loved filming it and we are so grateful to share the story behind NVDA. If you missed the episode it is available on ABC iView here: https://iview.abc.net.au/video/NC2302Q015S00 or on YouTube:

Audio Description enabled version: https://youtu.be/3i7gkN-1sAI
Non audio described version: https://youtu.be/jwHbXh3WzSw

Thank you everyone!
#AustralianStory #NVDA #NVAccess #AccessibleTechnology #ScreenReader #A11y #Accessibility

The cat is out of the bag! Australian Story is dedicating an episode to our founders, Mick and Jamie. NVDA and NV Access are featured, and we’re excited to share it with you! It airs on Monday, the 5th of June at 8pm on ABCTV, ABC iview or YouTube

#AustralianStory #NVDA #NVAccess #a11y #accessibility #AccessibleTechnology

This week's In-Process is out! Featuring NVDA 2023.1, a feature on the new link destination reporting feature, an update on Windows 7 and 8 support, thanks to our wonderful community & handy ways to recover unsaved Word documents from Microsoft. Now at: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-6th-april-2023/ #NVDA #NVAccess #NVDAsr #ScreenReader