We talk with popular NVDA community contributor Bhavya Shah. Bhavya recently finished high school in Mumbai and then moved continents to accept a university placement at Stanford University, in the USA. We hear how he came to start using NVDA, how it was crucial to his success at school, and where he is headed at Stanford.

Beta2 of NVDA 2021.3 is now available for download and testing. For anyone who is interested in trying out what the next version of NVDA has to offer before it is officially released, we welcome you to download the beta and provide feedback. Changes from Beta 1: Restored compatibility for Add-ons using isInMessageBox Adjust user… Read More

We are moving closer to the release of NVDA 2021.3, so let’s start with the Beta. 2021.3 Beta 1 NVDA 2021.3 Beta 1 is now available for download and testing for anyone interested in trying out what the next version of NVDA has to offer before it is officially released. We welcome you to Download… Read More

Beta1 of NVDA 2021.3 is now available for download and testing. For anyone who is interested in trying out what the next version of NVDA has to offer before it is officially released, we welcome you to download the beta and provide feedback. This release introduces support for the new HID Braille specification. This specification… Read More

We’re flying through October already! The weather is busy starting to heat up or cool down, depending on which hemisphere you’re in. We’ve got a few things to cover this week too, so let’s dive right in: Open source opens the way We published a story last week on one of our users and his… Read More

NVDA is popular around the globe. One reason for this is the high quality and depth of features. Another reason is that the cost of traditional, commercial screen readers is prohibitive. NVDA makes the world of computers available to anyone, anywhere in the world. NVDA is not only popular at home though. It is important… Read More

How is everyone finding NVDA 2021.2? All reports we’ve got so far are positive! For that, we’d like to thank all those who tested alpha, beta, and importantly, the release candidate builds! Let’s start this week by looking at another new feature in 2021.2: New feature spotlight: Reporting indent in Word In Microsoft Word, you… Read More

We love hearing from our users, and today’s story exemplifies just why NVDA exists. It demonstrates the amazing work that our users are empowered to do with NVDA. We thank Kartik for sharing his experience with us. If you’d like to share your story, please do get in touch. If you’re interested in the training… Read More

The big news this week of course is the release of the brand new version of NVDA – 2021.2! So, let’s get into that: NVDA 2021.2 NV Access is pleased to announce that version 2021.2 of NVDA, the free screen reader for Microsoft Windows, is now available for download. We encourage all users to upgrade… Read More

NV Access is pleased to announce that version 2021.2 of NVDA, the free screen reader for Microsoft Windows, is now available for download. We encourage all users to upgrade to this version. Highlights NVDA 2021.2 introduces preliminary Windows 11 support. While Windows 11 is yet to be released, this release has been tested on preview… Read More