Mastodawn

Can we just change NVDA's name? Haha
Even in the python subreddit, when I search for NVDA, I'm hit by more and more nvidia things.
Some fun suggestion
WinEars
Myspeak
Blindaccess
Openscrreenreader
Life access with speech
NvAccess
Yes, make the organisation name as the screen reader name. Easier
#nvda #screenReader #blind

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Karl-Heinz Zimmer 1d ago

@archaeology_of_ancient_magic

Willkommen hier, ich wünsche Dir gutes Vernetzen und eine interessante, schöne Zeit. :)

Danke auch dafür, dass Du am Bild eine #Bildbeschreibung eingetragen hast: ich kann nur Trööts mit BiBesch boosten, denn mir folgen etliche #ScreenReader Nutzende und für sie stellt ein informativer Alt-Text die Möglichkeit der Teilhabe dar. 🙏

Matthew Whitaker 1d ago

Hi everyone. Quick question for those using the built-in Apple Mail app with VoiceOver. Is anyone else having issues selecting text inside an email? I can’t seem to get any text to select at all. Not sure if this is a VoiceOver bug, a Mail issue, or if I’m missing something. Any tips would be appreciated.
#Accessibility #VoiceOver #Apple #AppleMail #Blind #ScreenReader #MacOS #A11y

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Karl-Heinz Zimmer 1d ago

@pemar

Selbstverständlich werde ich Deinen Trööt gerne boosten, falls Du ihn rasch noch editierst und am Bild eine #Bildbeschreibung einträgst.

Bitte sei für #Inklusion und ermögliche den uns folgenden #ScreenReader Nutzenden die Teilhabe. 🙏

Freedom Scientific / Vispero 2d ago

Check out this week's JAWS Power Tip: How to Use JAWS Page Explorer to Provide Tips on Navigating Busy or Complex Web Pages: https://toptechtidbits.com/jaws-page-explorer/

#JAWS #ScreenReader #VisperoTraining

JAWS Power Tip: How To Use JAWS Page Explorer To Provide Tips On Navigating Busy or Complex Web Pages

Page Explorer is a JAWS feature that provides a quick summary of any web page. It tells you about the page’s layout, main content, important links, and gives you tips for navigating the page efficiently.

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Matthew Whitaker 2d ago

Hi everyone. Question regarding Betterbird on the Mac. I’m trying to select text in an email using regular VoiceOver commands, but I can’t tell if it’s actually selecting anything because VoiceOver stays completely silent. Not sure if I’m missing something or if it’s just not giving feedback.
Finding attachments in an email is also tricky.
Also, is there a way to close an entire email thread at once? Right now Command-W only closes one email at a time.
One more thing: searching for emails with VoiceOver feels tricky too, especially navigating and finding the actual email in the search results.
Any tips from other VoiceOver users would be greatly appreciated.
#Accessibility #VoiceOver #Blind #Mac #Betterbird #Email #ScreenReader #A11y

Kaveinthran 3d ago

What's a dead or dying assistive technology software or hardware that you genuinely miss? I genuinely miss the old screen readers like Thunder, HAL, Window Eyes with its App Central and myriad of beautiful features. I also miss open book. And I wish I can hear how retro blind technology sounds like.
On the other hand, I also missed the proliferation of old jaws scripts, time zone scripts, Personal alarm, hotspotclicker, jawter, homer, even features of jaws that are no longer developed like researchit.
I also dearly miss Blind first applications that are built using APIs like gw connect and skype talking, blind first social media like klango and inclusive planet.
#blind #accessibility #screenreader #retro

🇨🇦Samuel Proulx🇨🇦3d ago

YubiKey And Screen Readers: I couldn't find any real information about how Yubikeys work with screen readers. So I decided to publish some. stuff.interfree.ca/2026/05/13/yubikey-with-screenreaders.html #a11y #screenreader #accessibility

Sam's Stuff - YubiKey And Screen Readers

Freedom Scientific / Vispero 5d ago

The "Say Bottom Line of Window" command in JAWS is used to read the bottom line of the active window. In most cases, this bottom line is the status bar. The status bar often contains important information, such as the current page number in a document, the position of the cursor, or other status messages that are not always spoken automatically.

To use this command, press: INSERT+PAGE DOWN on a desktop keyboard or CAPS LOCK+SHIFT+N on a laptop.

#JAWS #ScreenReader #VisperoTraining

Matthew Whitaker 5d ago

Hey guys. Curious what methods on Windows y’all are using for this. Let’s say I have a huge library of sound effects on a drive… what are y’all using to sort through everything easily, search by keywords, preview sounds quickly, and still do all the normal copy/paste and file management stuff?

I know about REAPER’s Media Explorer, but I honestly haven’t used it in a long time. Just wondering what else is out there these days, especially anything accessible and fast to navigate.

#Windows #Accessibility #Blind #MusicProduction #SoundDesign #AudioProduction #ScreenReader #NVDA #VoiceOver #Reaper #SoundEffects #AudioEngineering #AssistiveTechnology