Not-for-profit empowering lives through non-visual access to technology. We develop NVDA, a free, open source screen reader for Windows. @NVAccess@fosstodon.org
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A busy In-Process this week:
- NVDA 2026.2 Beta 2
- Sight City 2026
- Repeating last utterance
- All about OCR
Read more at:
nvaccess.org/post/in-process…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #News #Newsletter #Blog #SightCity #SightCity2026
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NVDA 2026.2 Beta 2 is now available for testing! Changes include translation updates, magnifier improvements & more.
Please download from: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #Beta #NewVersion #News
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NVDA 2026.2 Beta 1 is now available for testing!
nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-…
This release includes a built-in magnifier, improved braille & touch support, custom speech dictionaries, press NVDA x to repeat the last spoken, and more!
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #NewVersion
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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 text
All here: nvaccess.org/post/in-process…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #News #Newsletter
ALT Photograph of the NVDA General Settings with the mouse pointer hovering over the "Use Currently Saved settings during sign in and on secure screens" button. White and turquoise stripes top and bottom to make a square image.
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NVDA 2026.1.1 is now available!
Read more and download from nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility #News #NewVersion #Update
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We have put out a release candidate for NVDA 2026.1.1. This is a patch release to fix security issues. A bug fix is also included for an issue introduced in 2026.1 with how ctrl f is handled in File Explorer.
Read more and download from: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-…
#NVDA #NVDAsr
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In-Process is out, featuring all the news on NVDA 2026.1 which is now available, as well as the recent NV Access all-hands, and a handy tip on copying the NVDA version number:
nvaccess.org/post/in-process…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #News #Accessibility #Newsletter #Blog #Info
ALT NV Access staff and board at the all-hands meeting in Melbourne.
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NV Access are pleased to announce the release of NVDA 2026.1!
Please read the full update and download from: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #New #News #Update #ScreenReader #Free #FOSS #FLOSS #NewVersion #NewRelease #Accessibility
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The NVDA 2026.1 Release Candidate is now availbale! This is the last step before the stable release and we ncourage ALL users to download and try out the release candidate.
Read the full announcement and download at: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader
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“NVDA is more than just a screen reader; it is an essential tool for independence. It’s fast, reliable & handles everything from web browsing to complex document editing with ease."
– Mister Kane, India
#NVDA #NVDAsr #Testimonial
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In-Process is out - a bumper issue this time:
- NVDA 20 Years
- 20 Years of NVDA Development: A Data-Driven Retrospective
- NVDA 2026.1 Beta 13
- NV Access all hands
- Selecting cells in Excel
- Subscribing via email
All this and more at: nvaccess.org/post/in-process…
ALT Celebrating 20 years of NVDA (See linked post for description)
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NVDA 2026.1 Beta 13 is now available. Changes:
- Updates to translations.
- Fixed virus scan results being unavailable for installed add-ons.
Read more & download from :nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-…
#NVDA #NVDAsr
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NVDA 2026.1 Beta 12 is now available: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-…
- Fixed spelling error reporting in Microsoft Word when accessed via the object model.
- Fixed the Add-on Store failing to open in some circumstances.
- Updates to translations.
#NVDA #NVDAsr #NewVersion #Beta #News
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NVDA 2026.1 Beta 11 is available & it is another one which will challenge me to fit the changes in one message, so please see release post for full details):
Read more & download: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #FOSS #FLOSS #News #NewVersion #Beta
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This week's In-process is out!
Featuring:
- NVDA 2026.1 Beta 10
- Organisational news as we say goodbye to one of the team
- Lots of tips on working with languages
Read more here: nvaccess.org/post/in-process…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Accessibility #News #Newsletter
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NVDA's Speech Dictoaries let you replace NVDA reading one thing with another: nvaccess.org/post/in-process…
Press NVDA n, p, d, enter to open the default speech dictionary.
Do you use any speech dictionary entries? What do you correct with them?
#NVDA #NVDAsr #TipOfTheDay #Tips #Tip
ALT Speech dictionary entry replacing "meeting" with "nap"
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NVDA 2026.1 Beta 10 is now available: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-…
Changes introduced in Beta 10 include fixes in Notepad , Mathcat, SAPI 4 and translation updates.
Read the full update and download the new beta from the release announcement.
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Beta
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NVDA 2026.1 Beta 9 is now available. There are many updates this time:
- Copying settings to system config
- Saving state of screen curtain
- MathCAT input help
- Secure screens
- l10Util
- Translations
Read more & download from nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #Update
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NVDA 2026.1 Beta 8 is now avaialble from nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-…
Changes since Beta 7:
- Fixed the “Speech style” setting in Math settings being empty when using languages other than English.
- Updates to translations.
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #NewVersion #Update #PreRelease
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