![]() ![]() * Support for Microsoft Powerpoint, allowing you to both read and edit Powerpoint presentations. * Support for Asian character input and improved support for reading right-to-left languages such as Arabic. * Support for NVDA add-ons, allowing you to add optional features created by others in the community. * Automatic updates, ensuring that you always have the latest and greatest NVDA when it becomes available. * A repackaged download, allowing you to install or create a portable copy, all from one file. Over the past several years, we have continued to strive to ensure that NVDA is a fully featured solution for not only those who have no other option, but also for those who simply like choice.įor anyone who hasn’t looked at NVDA in the last two years or so, some of the major changes and improvements have been: The second highest country for NVDA usage is the United States, suggesting that even here, there are people for whom NVDA is a necessity, due to the prohibitive cost of other products. However, even in the developed world, NVDA is having a significant impact. ![]() ![]() As NVDA is free for anyone, the greatest impact is for people living in developing countries where it is often impossible to access a commercial screen reader. NVDA is downloaded roughly 60000 times each release, with over 17000 users depending on the product each and every day, spanning over 160 countries. We have received contributions of code, documentation and translations from over 140 people from across the world. It can be run portably, with out the need for installation. It is used at home, at school, at university, in the workplace and on the go. ![]() It is enabling these people to independently use computers to produce written content, read news, socialise, shop and bank online, and, most importantly, actively participate in education and employment. The NVDA screen reading software is changing the lives of blind and vision impaired people across the globe, by providing them with a free alternative to commercial screen readers, that may be either too expensive or not available in their location or language. NV Access wishes to thank the NFB for providing funding for Michael’s attendance. The following speech was given by Michael Curran on the 6th of July 2014, to attendees at the National Federation of the Blind’s 2014 convention in Orlando Florida. ![]()
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