Welcome to NV Access
NV Access is a non-profit organisation based in Australia. We are dedicated to the ideal that access to technology should not incur an extra cost for blind and vision impaired users. We believe that blind and vision impaired people should be able to use any type of technology for the same cost as their sighted peers. To that end, our primary aim is to support projects which provide free and open source computer software solutions that enable this accessibility.
We develop and support NVDA, an award-winning, free, open source screen reader for Microsoft Windows. For more information and to download a copy, please visit the NVDA web site.
We also provide a range of training, support and accessibility consulting services. Please see our Services page for more details.
News
NV Access Offers phone-based Support and Training in NVDA
NV Access now offers phone-based support and training for users of NVDA in Australia for a flat rate of AU$59.95 per hour. Hours are prepaid so that once purchased, you can give us a call any week day to have your query answered. Whether its a specific question, or you want a thorough introduction to the basics (or more advanced features), we're only a phone call away. We can also offer face-to-face training for organisations or groups of individuals if needed; Please [wik ...
Again Receiving Donations from PayPal!
As anyone who has tried donating to NV Access over the last week and a half would have noticed, PayPal was displaying a page saying that we are currently unable to receive payments. We are happy to note that this issue has now been fixed, so you are again able to make donations to NV Access via PayPal. For those interested in why PayPal was blocking donations and have not read our original post, please continue reading on below. We wish to apologise to those who have been confused or inco ...
NVDA 2011.3 Released
NV Access is pleased to announce that version 2011.3 of NVDA, the free, open source screen reader for Microsoft Windows, is now available. Highlights of this release include automatic speech language switching when reading documents with appropriate language information; support for 64 bit Java Runtime Environments; reporting of text formatting in browse mode in Mozilla applications; better handling of application crashes and freezes; and initial fixes for Windows 8. You can find out more or dow ...
Vision Australia Provides Computer Training with NVDA Screen Reader
Vision Australia has recently announced that it is now offering several of its computer training courses especially tailored for use with the NVDA screen reader. These courses, freely available to blind and vision impaired Australians in several states, focus on such skills as typing, email, word processing and browsing the web. Vision Australia has offered courses in computers for many years, and NV Access is excited that due to growing popularity of NVDA in Australia, there are now courses ...
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Sponsors
- The Mozilla Foundation: Several significant grants for the NVDA project, sponsorship to attend CSUN conference 2007-2009.
- Capital Accessibility LLC: Provides NV Access with the use of their teleconferencing facility as needed.
- Microsoft Corporation: Grant to implement support for Internet Explorer and UI Automation in NVDA, partial sponsorship to attend CSUN conference 2009.
- Yahoo! Inc: Grant to improve web access in NVDA.
- Adobe Systems Inc: Grant to implement support for Adobe Reader and Flash in NVDA.
We would also like to extend special thanks to all the individuals who have donated to support our projects.
