Wanted to test NVDA 2025 DotPad support. But I didn't see DotPad in the list of Braille Displays combo box. Using NVDA 2025.1.2 here. CC @NVAccess
#NVDA #ScreenReader #Braille #Accessibility.

NVDA 2025.2 Beta 5 is now available for testing!

Read more & Download at: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-2beta5/

Changes in Beta 5:
- Fixed a bug where supported languages were incorrectly being reported as unsupported.
- Updates to translations.

Please try Beta 5 and let us know what you think.

#Business #Experiences
Their accessibility statement was a lie · “I wasn’t going to complain to customer service…” https://ilo.im/165m95

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#Accessibility #WCAG #ScreenReader #Legislation #Website #Design #WebDesign #Development #WebDev #Frontend

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: https://nvaccess.org/survey

I often get asked about how I do software development with a #ScreenReader and I also have some thoughts about #DevTool #Accessibility. Finally found the time to write my thoughts down properly.

https://neurrone.com/posts/software-development-at-800-wpm/

We've made it even easier to get to YOUR official NVDA users email group. Just head to: https://nvaccess.org/nvda-users

If you haven't yet joined, come join us either on the web, or sign up directly by emailing nvda-users+subscribe@nvaccess.org

Join NV Access staff and the community, ask questions, share tips, and enjoy a friendly and welcoming atmosphere.

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: https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda

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.

Download: https://onj.me/media/Switch2_Accessibility.mp3

Here's another one for the #blind #hiveMind primarily, but feel free to chime in if you have a good idea.
For an upcoming video/stream, I am looking into video editing as a #screenReader user. I'd like to cover both #mac and #windows and am curious what solutions have worked well for people in the past.
Conditions are no mouse usage at all, app needs to be screenreader-compatible, ideally somewhat full-featured both for #audio and #video.
Be it #iMovie, #Clipchamp, #quicktime, #reaper, a dreaded #AI tool, tell me thy success stories, thy struggles and thy findings! :) #accessibility

Curious about AI tools like Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT? This intro session is designed for screen reader users. Learn how to:
Use Copilot and ChatGPT with a screen reader
Summarize inaccessible PDF files
Use conversation mode
And more helpful tips!
Watch now on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xOEPks8F8-g
#BlindTech #ScreenReader #AItools #Accessibility #ChatGPT #MicrosoftCopilot #AEBC

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? :)

My graphic designer wife is looking to learn more about the practical aspects of creating accessible PDFs.

Testing the document with the most common tools seems like the best way to evaluate said access.

#ScreenReader users, what do you use to read PDFs on your Mac or Windows machine? Does the app matter? #a11y

Hi,

I have a question about screen readers. I have a website and on it I have link. As part of the link's text, I've put in the FavIcons of the websites. They are just some visual fluff for a very simplistic website. Will they be ignored by screen readers? If not, is there a way to make them so?

I at least feel it would be less helpful if it said, "1 900 hotdog's logo, 1-900-HotDog," than just "1-900-HotDog." But that's just me asking.

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!

https://www.nvaccess.org/

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

https://www.nvaccess.org/support-us/

#Development #Analyses
Can we have ARIA Notify? · Why we can’t rely only on ARIA live regions https://ilo.im/165aci

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#Accessibility #Notifications #AssistiveTechnology #ScreenReader #ARIA #API #Browsers #WebDev #Frontend

Screen reader HTML support tables

"With the addition of Gez Lemon to the editing team, work continues on expanding and improving the HTML and screen reader support information."

#HTML #screenReader #NVDA #JAWS #a11y

https://tetralogical.com/blog/2025/07/10/html-support/

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

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: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-2beta2/