BITS14h ago
Ever wonder what window or application is currently active? Both JAWS and NVDA use the same shortcut: Insert + T. Your screen reader will announce the title of the active window. If you're using NVDA, press it twice to have it spelled out, or three times to copy it to your clipboard.
Useful when you have several windows open and need a quick check on where you are.
#BitsTips #JAWS #NVDA #ScreenReader #Accessibility
Freedom Scientific / Vispero1d ago

Assistive technology plays a critical role in enabling professionals to do their work independently.

Suleiman Rifai, a social worker who is vision impaired, uses the JAWS screen reader to review reports, manage communication, and support his clients every day. His work highlights the importance of accessibility in real-world environments.

Learn more about his story: https://www.bkreader.com/non-profit-community/visually-imparied-social-worker-helps-brooklyn-homeless-to-see-a-path-forward-12223421

#JAWS #ScreenReader #Accessibility

Blind Social Worker Helps Brooklyn's Homeless Chart a Path Forward

Suleiman Rifai provides counseling and daily guidance to homeless men in East New York. He says his experience of becoming blind at the age of 11 helps make him even more empathetic to clients.

BKReader
BITS1d ago
Want JAWS to read the seconds along with the time? Press Ctrl + Insert + F12 and JAWS will announce the time down to the second. On laptop layout, use
Ctrl + Caps Lock + F12 instead.
Handy when you need to time something precisely or sync up with someone on a call.
#BitsTips #BlindTech #Accessibility #JAWS #ScreenReader
NV Access1d ago

NV Access are extremely pleased to announce the release of NVDA 2026.1!

Featuring:
- NVDA is now 64-bit
- Inbuilt MathCAT
- Improvements to speech, OCR, languages, braille, browse mode, web access, add-on store, and lots more!

Please read the full update and download from: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-1/

#NVDA #NVDAsr #New #News #Update #ScreenReader #Free #FOSS #FLOSS #NewVersion #NewRelease #Accessibility

Freedom Scientific / Vispero3d ago

Every accessibility journey is different, and each one brings a unique perspective. In our latest Employee Spotlight, Roxana Fischer shares her journey into accessibility, what has shaped her career, and why everyone should learn about screen-reading technology.

Get to know Roxana and her story: https://vispero.com/resources/employee-spotlight-roxana-fischers-story/

#EmployeeSpotlight #Vispero #ScreenReader #Accessibility

Khurram Wadee ✅3d ago

Today I somehow turned on the #ScreenReader for #KDE. I’m not sure which combination of key strokes it was but it soon became very annoying as it reported every key stroke and stared reading out loud all text on screen at the time.

#Plasma

K. A. Andrews4d ago
Hello hive mind. I'm a totally #Blind #Musician who uses a #Screenreader to navigate the web and other things. I've just signed up for an #AirGigs account. My profile is complete, and I've still got to do a demo reel for the services I plan to post, but I need to know how easy it is to use the messaging feature of the platform. Is adding custom offers easy to do for a screenreader user? I plan to post a base service but use custom offers as a way to let people customize whether they want doubles, harmonies, etc. I've already paid for activation at this point.
Florian4d ago

RE: https://social.lansky.name/@hn50/116507011111611327

ahh the drama of Microsoft microsofting. People massively jumping ship to Zed. Hey guess what? Zed is completely, 100% not #accessible to #screenReader users. All we get, and tis a blessing indeed, are the hallowed words: " Empty project'. And yes ... yes, that sounds pretty apt to me.
Isn't the privilege of choosing your tools wonderful? :)

Kaveinthran5d ago

From the nvda screen reader fb group.
Hi guys I want to let you know the RHVoice version 1.18.201 is now available. Here is the description of what exactly it is and if you want to download it website as well. It's also available on the NVDA Add-on store as well.

RHVoice

RHVoice is a free and open-source multilingual speech synthesizer.

Its developers hope to give more visually impaired people the ability to use a good free synthesis voice reading in their native language with their screen reader. We are especially interested in supporting those languages for which there are currently no good voices that could be used with a screen reader.

The creator of RHVoice, Olga Yakovleva, is blind herself. And many of the contributors to the RHVoice project, both programmers and non-programmers, are blind or partially sighted.

here's the site and enjoy.

http://rhvoice.org
#nvda #screenReader #tts #blind

RHVoice.org

Freedom Scientific / Vispero6d ago

Check out this week's JAWS Power Tip: How To List Form Fields on a Web Page Using JAWS. https://toptechtidbits.com/how-to-list-form-fields-on-a-web-page-using-jaws/

#JAWS #VisperoTraining #ScreenReader

JAWS Power Tip: How To List Form Fields on a Web Page Using JAWS

Form fields are used in online forms, such as sign-up pages, contact forms, and surveys, to collect information from you. With JAWS, you can quickly find and move between these fields to fill out forms efficiently. You can list all the form fields on a web page using JAWS. This is useful because it lets you quickly find out what information is required, easily jump to each field to fill it out, and later review your answers to make sure everything is correct. Listing form fields helps you stay organized and ensures you don’t miss anything important on forms.

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