The Release Candidate (RC) of NVDA 2024.4.2 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 be identical to the final 2024.4.2 release. By installing the RC you will be opting into NVDA’s beta/RC channel, and will only… Read More

Welcome to our last blog post for the year! We’ve got a bit we wanted to leave you with over the break, starting with a very exciting announcement. What’s inside this week: You Can Now Sign Up via Email! End of Year Office Hours NVDA Contributor Documentation Survey Update Best Practices for Add-on Developers You… Read More

Happy International Day of People with Disability 2024!  The theme for this year is “Amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future”.  I think our post today highlights just how the NVDA community live that theme day to day, so thank you to everyone who gets involved, in any capacity! … Read More

Welcome to a jam packed In-Process. We have a release, a survey, several expos, an award finalist and more add-on info. Let’s dive in: NVDA 2024.4.1 Released NVDA Contributor Documentation Survey Out and about with NV Access Emma a Change Making Finalist! Add-on Compatibility Process NVDA 2024.4.1 Released NV Access is pleased to announce that… Read More

The Release Candidate (RC) of NVDA 2024.4.1 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 be identical to the final 2024.4.1 release. By installing the RC you will be opting into NVDA’s beta/RC channel, and will only… Read More

NV Access is pleased to announce that version 2024.4.1 of NVDA, the free screen reader for Microsoft Windows, is now available for download. We encourage all users to upgrade to this version. Highlights This is a patch release to fix a bug when saving speech symbol dictionaries. Pressing the Close button in the Symbol Pronunciation… Read More

It’s that spooky time of year for all those who celebrate Halloween. And it’s also Diwali for our Indian friends. Whether you participate in either of these or not, there is something we definitely all DO celebrate here at NV Access. NEW RELEASE TIME! And we’ve got a bumper issue for you this week with… Read More

NV Access is pleased to announce that version 2024.4 of NVDA, the free screen reader for Microsoft Windows, is now available for download. We encourage all users to upgrade to this version. Highlights This release includes a number of improvements in Microsoft Office, braille, and document formatting. In Word or Excel, it is now possible… Read More

Over the past fortnight we had a fantastic response to our braille survey, thank you! We already have some learnings to share with you! Plus, we’re nearly ready for NVDA 2024.4, are you? We’ve also been out in the community and have more travelling to do! And let’s learn about data validation in Excel. Braille… Read More

This time around, we wanted to put the spotlight on Braille. We have a very enthusiastic community of Braille users, and we wanted to share where we’re at, what we’ve added recently, and importantly – to ask for your help prioritising where to go next. Let’s dive in! Survey – What should we prioritise? Recent… Read More