The end of the year is here, and we’ve tried to fill this edition with a few treats for you before we have a break! Let’s start with NVDA 2021.3 news: NVDA 2021.3.1 NVDA 2021.3 has been very positively received, which is great! But wait, there’s more! An issue was found in Humanware’s Braille HID… Read More
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In-Process 22nd December 2021
NVDA 2021.3.1 Released
NV Access is pleased to announce that version 2021.3.1 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 release introduces support for the new HID Braille specification. This specification aims to standardize support for Braille Displays without needing individual… Read More
Bhavya Shah, from India to the USA (Part 3)
In this last part of our series of conversations with Bhavya Shah, Bhavya shares some of the ways he has participated in the NVDA community. Bhavya’s contributions not only helped NVDA users, but were also acknowledged in his university offers.
NVDA 2021.3.1rc2 available for testing
A second Release Candidate (RC2) of NVDA 2021.3.1 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 2021.3.1 release. Highlights This release introduces support for the new HID Braille specification. This specification aims… Read More
NVDA 2021.3.1rc1 available for testing
The Release Candidate (RC) of NVDA 2021.3.1 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 2021.3.1 release. Highlights This release introduces support for the new HID Braille specification. This specification aims to… Read More
NVDA 2021.3 Released
NV Access is pleased to announce that version 2021.3 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 introduces support for the new HID Braille specification. This specification aims to standardize support for Braille Displays without needing individual… Read More
In-Process 3rd December 2021
Welcome to the last month of the year! We’ve hit a big milestone this week in our progress towards NVDA 2021.3, so let’s start with news on the Release Candidate! NVDA 2021.3 Release Candidate The NVDA 2021.3 Release Candidate 1 is now available for testing. Unlike Alpha and Beta builds, we encourage ALL users to… Read More
Bhavya Shah, from India to the USA (Part 2)
Popular NVDA community contributor, Bhavya Shah, joins us for part 2 of a 3 part interview. In this second part, Bhavya shares some of the technicalities of how he uses NVDA in his university work, and in his research assistantship.
NVDA 2021.3rc1 available for testing
The Release Candidate (RC) of NVDA 2021.3 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 2021.3 release. Highlights This release introduces support for the new HID Braille specification. This specification aims to… Read More
In-Process 19th November 2021
Can you believe there are only six weeks left in the year (five weeks until Christmas eve)?! Work is progressing towards the release of NVDA 2021.3. We’ve put out a new beta since our last In-Process, so let’s start with that: 2021.3 Beta 2 The NVDA 2021.3 Beta 2 Release Announcement has all the details… Read More