Welcome to another newsletter in which I start by proclaiming the time of year incredulously: It’s February already! Right, with that out of the way, don’t forget, you can now sign up to receive this In-Process blog via email. In this edition: NVDA 2025 Roadmap Thanks to our supporters Corporate Support with Benevity VPAT /… Read More
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In-Process 7th February 2025
NVDA Roadmap
NVDA Roadmap This document outlines NV Access’s planned development roadmap for NVDA and its supporting infrastructure. Priorities are grouped into short, medium and long-term time-frames. This roadmap will be updated to reflect completed projects, development progress and significant changes in the world of screen readers and the wider technology space. Short-Term Priorities These priorities… Read More
In-Process 20th January 2025
Welcome to 2025! And to those subscribed to receive In-Process via email, welcome to the first edition direct to your inbox! We hope you all had a bit of a break and some time with loved ones. We are looking forward to an exciting year this year and we hope you are too. 2024.4.2 now… Read More
NVDA 2024.4.2 Released
NV Access is pleased to announce that version 2024.4.2 of NVDA, the free screen reader for Microsoft Windows, is now available for download. We encourage all users to upgrade to this version. Highlights This is a patch release to fix bugs with braille devices and reading math in Chromium. Fixed bug with reading math in… Read More
NVDA 2024.4.2rc1 available for testing
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
In-Process 19th December 2024
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
In-Process 3rd December 2024
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
In-Process 15th November 2024
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
NVDA 2024.4.1rc1 available for testing
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
NVDA 2024.4.1 Released
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