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NVDA 2025.1 Beta 6 is now available!

Read the full details and download from: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-1beta6/

Changes introduced in Beta 6:

• Updates to translations
• Fix for the COM registration fixing tool: don’t run when cancelling with alt+f4
• Minor fix for SAPI 4 voices
• Fix for Braille display detection
• Minor improvements to the user experience of Remote Access

Please continue to test and give feedback via GitHub!

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NVDA 2025.1 Beta 5 now availableNVDA 2025.1 Beta 5 is now available! Changes since beta 4 include:

• Updates to translations
• Fixes for reading math attributes in PDFs
• Minor improvements to the user experience of Remote Access

Read the full details and download at: https://www.nvaccess.org/pos

NVDA 2025.1 Beta 4 is now available! Changes from Beta 3 include:

• Updates to translations
• Fix security issue which allowed an arbitrary process to connect to a Remote Access session running on a secure screen
• Allow Remote Access leaders to regain control after the last follower has disconnected
• Improve focus handling in the Remote Access Connection dialog
• Don’t toggle Remote Access mute when not connected

Read the full details & download from: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-1beta4/

Our lates In-Process blog is out: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-30th-april-2025/

Featuring

• The NVDA 2025.1 Beta
• What’s New in 2025.1
• Updated NVDA Expert Certification 2025
• Gene Empowers New Zealand
• Changes for Developers
• NVDA Add-ons and API Breaking Changes

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NVDA 2025.1 Beta 3 is now available for testing. As well as all the NVDA 2025.1 updates, beta3 adds:

• Updates to translations
• Disallow new Remote Access session in Secure Mode
• Update Remote Access interface
• Add unassigned command for Remote Access settings
• SAPI 4 bug fixes

Read the full release notes (including all the 2025.1 features & fixes) & download from: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-1beta3/

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Our In-Process blog is out! Featuring:

• Update on NVDA 2025.1
• Planning for CSUN
• What's on the web
• Reading paragraphs in Braille

And bonus history of the Pilcrow! (Ok I was interested)

https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-27th-february-2025/

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Hi everyone,

We're taking a well-earned break until the middle of January. We'll endeavour to respond to any direct messages or public queries as soon as possible. In the meantime, have a happy & safe time while we’re on leave. Enjoy Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, or just time with loved ones!

We have been asked about it for years, and we are pleased to confirm that we have finally setup an official NV Access mailing list. You can subscribe to receive:

• Our fortnightly In-Process blog
• NV Access organisational updates
• NVDA Release announcements (Stable, and / or beta)
• Good news stories
• Job listings

If you just received an email from us, then we've had your email address from previously and believed you were interested.

If you didn't get our "Greetings from NV Access" email today and would LIKE to subscribe to any of the above, please do go to: http://eepurl.com/iuVyjo (We'll aim to get that form onto nvaccess.org in the new year).

If you did get the Greetings email and wish to change what you receive or unsubscribe, please do use the links in the message.

This International Day of People with Disabilities, we want to highlight our amazing community and how you live the theme of this year's #IDPwD "Amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future"

We have just put out a blog post; every piece talks about how you, our community are empowered to take on leadership in your lives, your work, and your screen reader, NVDA - check it out here:

https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-3rd-december-2024/

NVDA 2024.4 is now available Featuring many improvements in Microsoft Office, braille & document formatting. We encourage all users to update. There's more than will fit here so please check out the full details & download from: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-4/

Please note, after updating any software, it is a good idea to restart the computer. Restart by going to the Shutdown dialog, selecting “restart” and pressing ENTER.

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One of the themes which came through from the NVDA Satisfaction Survey earlier this year, was to improve Braille support. To help us target the most needed improvements, we have created a short survey. If you use NVDA with braille at least some of the time, please consider completing this survey.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeKAo14uwbUPCLcI7ukCFcqrfCS1_Kg_iauo5o_vyKeEnxifA/viewform

Please also share with anyone else who may be interested. #NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Braille #Accessibility #A11y #Survey #CommunityInput

NVDA 2024.4 Beta 2 is now available. Changes from Beta 1:

• The stability of NVDA’s Poedit support has been improved with the side effect that the minimum required version of Poedit is now version 3.5.

• NVDA is no longer as sluggish when arrowing up & down through large files in VS Code.

• NVDA no longer freezes while checking for add-on updates.

• Updates to translations.

Please go to https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-4beta2/ for the full what's new & to download.

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