Oops. I upgraded #NVDA to 2026.1 without first securing a copy of 64-bit Eloquence. Anybody have a link for that? Thanks! #blind #NVAccess

Learning a screen reader does not have to require scoping through a huge manual or asking your virtual assistants questions into the late evening... I built a training module for the #NVDA #ScreenReader that walks you through 6 chapters, 40 lessons, of everything you need to know. Used by more and more people each day as we navigate through feedback. If you are just getting into learning assistive technology, or, you know of someone needing help, I invite you to download the NVDA screen reader itself, and give it a spin. Learn more at www.tonygebhard.me/nvdacoach
#assistiveTechnology #Accessibility #Blindness #NVAccess #BlindTech #AccessForAll #GlobalAccessibility #Training

From the Blind Abilities podcast, check out how the NVDA Coach training module is starting to show a drastic impact for screen reader users all over the world. Free, simple, no accounts required, 0 internet needed to use and learn, it's that simple. We're bringing the training package to Spanish speakers very soon!
https://blindabilities.com/?p=9490
#NVDA #NVAccess #ScreenReaders #AssistiveTechnology #BlindAbilities #BlindTech

Do any NVDA users ever use annotation navigation (a) or error navigation (w) in browse mode? Every time I try to use the latter, it tells me it's not supported in the current document, and I don't remember the last time I even had the need or desire to use the former
#nvda #nvaccess

Poking around in #joplin right now with NVDA. Their docs have a page on screen reader accessibility which is great. It explains the major sections of the editor which is very handy. Only thing is they make mention of some keyboard commands, but I can't actually find a docs page with said keyboard commands. The editor itself so far seems very promising. It's a little clunky to navigate. I was trying to hop around with f6 in focus mode, but it gets stuck a lot. Browse mode with web nav commands is definitely the way to go here. Lots of stuff seems to be labeled, I can move between notebooks in a tree view, notes within each notebook are in a list. Probably a lot better than kludging vscode for note-taking. I think I could get used to this. I really really really need keyboard shortcuts though
#joplin_notes #nvaccess #blind #markdown

Looks like vscode no longer announces the current line and character when hitting ctrl+g, at least when using NVDA. Anybody know if there's an alternative method to get the current position?
#nvda #nvaccess #vscode #blind

I've been using IndentNav for a while to write Python. Recently I installed BrowserNav and now get way more positional info about HTML elements. It took some getting used to, but now the beeps and tones help me get an idea of the physical layout of a site or electron interface.
It's similar to IndentNav, but it has more rules and works with web browsers instead of being focused on code in a text editor. Positioning is one of the pieces of information that I forgot how much I miss from my sighted days. It's especially helpful with API reference docs that rely on positional encoding. Since there's more info in the browser, I only have beeps instead of precise indentation levels to get a general idea of the structure
#blind #nvda #nvaccess #browsernav #indentnav #accessibility #code