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.
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Bhavya Shah, from India to the USA (Part 2)
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
Bhavya Shah, from India to the USA (Part 1)
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.
NVDA 2021.3beta2 Available for Testing
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
In-Process 3rd November 2021
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
NVDA 2021.3beta1 Available for Testing
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
In-Process 19th October 2021
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
Open Source Opens the Way!
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
In-Process 29th September 2021
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