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The NVDA 2026.1 Release Candidate is now available! This is the last step before the stable release and we encourage ALL users to download and try out the release candidate. Unless any critical bugs are found, this will be identical to the stable release.

Read the full announcement and download at: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-1rc1/

NVDA 2026.1 Beta 13 is now available. Changes:

• Updates to translations.
• Fixed virus scan results being unavailable for installed add-ons.

Note: This affects newly installed add-ons. Virus scan results are still unavailable for add-ons installed in previous versions of NVDA.

Read the full details of what is coming in NVDA 2026.1 and download the latest beta from :https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-1beta13/

#Blind #XMPP users on #Windows, what chat app do you use? I just set up a #Snikket instance and phone number through JMP.chat. Tried #Gajim and it didn't seem accessible.
@mastoblind @main

NVDA 2026.1 Beta 11 is available & it is another one which will challenge me to fit the changes in one message (See release post for full details): Changes in Beta 11:

• MathCAT speech settings
• Fix opening Add-on store
• Reading math with MultiLang add-on
• Spelling / Grammar reporting with braille
• Word / Outlook math support option
• Updates to docs & translations

Read more & download: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-1beta11/

good job #Meta, this is what #Facebook #Messenger is reading for every chat in my conversations

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Very informative…
#Accessibility @main @mastoblind

NVDA 2026.1 Beta 10 is now available: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-1beta10/

Changes introduced in Beta 10:

• Prevented an intermittent crash in Notepad++.
• Fixed restoring MathCAT settings when reverting or resetting NVDA’s configuration.
• Fixed the SAPI 4 synth driver.
• Updates to translations.

Read the full update and download the new beta from the release announcement.

Hi all! I'm considering giving #RSS another try because I haven't been able to find a news app that works well for me. Before I jump back in, I'd love your advice on a few things:

1. What RSS reader do you use and recommend?

I'm #Blind and use the #NVDA #ScreenReader, so strict keyboard accessibility is a must. I mainly read on my PC, though a companion mobile app would be a nice bonus. Does your reader play nicely with screen readers?

1. How do you actually find feeds?

The last time I tried RSS, discovering good feeds was a huge roadblock for me. Are there directories, search tools, or tricks you use to track down the RSS links for sites you like?

1. Do you have any tips for curation and avoiding overwhelm?

I want to avoid the "huge pile of unreads" problem. How do you organize your feeds so they don't require high-energy maintenance?

Any tips are greatly appreciated!

#Accessibility #Tech #News #WebAccessibility #AssistiveTech @mastoblind @main

NVDA 2026.1 Beta 9 is now available. There are many updates this time! Improvements & fixes with:

• Copying settings to system config
• Saving state of screen curtain
• MathCAT input help
• Secure screens
• l10Util
• Translations

Read more & download from https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-1beta9/

Our latest In-Process blog post is out: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-27-march-2026/

Covering:

1. NVDA 2026.1 Beta 8
2. Thanks to Salesforce
3. Installing Add-ons
4. Displaying add-ons compatible with a particular version in the web view
5. More logical navigation through Word documents

#NVDA #NVDAsr #News #Newsletter #NewVersion #Beta #SalesForce #Word #Microsoft

NVDA 2026.1 Beta 8 is now avaialble from https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-1beta8/

Changes since Beta 7:

• Fixed the “Speech style” setting in Math settings being empty when using languages other than English.
• Updates to translations.

See the release announcement for the full highlights of NVDA 2026.1

I wasn't quite sure how to reach you directly, but I was wondering - when I create a post with the "create post" button (not sure if there are other ways?), it has all the fields to fill in. I have to choose a language - of which "English" is the only option. And I have to pick a community - which if I'm posting here on rblind, then "blind main" is the community. Is it possible to just set those as teh default if they're what anyone posting here has to pick every time anyway?

Hi everyone, Beta 7 of NVDA 2026.1 is now available for download and testing.

Download: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-1beta7/

Changes introduced in Beta 7: Prevented some cases of NVDA crashing on secure screens The empty Bangla translation has been removed. Updates to translations.

Please see the release announcement for the full details of what is new in 2026.1 (there is a lot!)

NVDA 2026.1 Beta 6 is now available!

PLUS, bonus In-Process blog!

So, head over to https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-10th-march-2026/ and you can read all about all the news. As well as the new Beta, there is also news on Sight City, and a discussion around using AI in add-on development.

As NVDA is used globally, we are regularly considering opportunities to attend conferences in different locations where we can connect with our diverse community of NVDA users and the wider assistive technology community. Therefore, we are excited to announce that members of the NV Access team will be attending the 2026 Sight City Conference which is being held in Germany during May this year. We are excited about the opportunity to meet with NVDA users from Europe and around the world who will be attending, as well as many like minded organisations, professionals, educators and researchers, experts in assistive technology from Europe and globally. Unfortunately, this means that we will not be attending the 2026 CSUN Assistive Technology Conference. We will be sharing updates on what is new with NVDA and what is on our roadmap via our usual channels, our In-Process blog, social media (here), and the official NVDA user's email group

Question to other #NVDA #ScreenReader users: What clipboard manager do you use? I've been using Ditto, but the labeling in the keyboard shortcuts settings is horrible and making it really hard to set them. When I used it on my last PC, I had JAWS, which reads the field names better, but I've chosen not to install that on this PC.
#Blind #Accessibility #Windows #Windows11 #ClipboardManager @main @mastoblind

Beta5 of NVDA 2026.1 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.

Full info and download: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-1beta5/

Our latest In-Process blog post is out and it's a big one!

• NVDA 2025.3.3
• Restarting after updating
• Where do you get your info?
• #NVDA20
• Thank you Germany!
• NVDA 2026.1 Beta 4
• One week with NVDA

All that and more right here: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-27th-february-2026/

NVDA 2026.1 Beta 4 is available for testing for anyone interested in trying out the next version of NVDA before it is released!

Changes:

• Fixed a rate issue in eSpeak NG
• Fixed changing MathCAT settings
• “Use NVDA during sign-in” is no-longer checked by default in a fresh install
• Warning is given when creating a portable copy if it will downgrade an existing portable copy.
• Updates to translations.

Full details & download: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-1beta4/

Any Tintin++ users out there willing to share tips? This is the only #MUD client I can get working on #Stormux, and to be honest, the scripting just to add a simple trigger and the error messages are confusing to me. I'm trying to set up some simple triggers for Erion MUD and having a hard time figuring out what I'm doing.
#MUDClients #MUDClient #tintin #orca #ScreenReader #Linux #archlinuxarm @mastoblind @main

Question to #blind #linux users: I'm stuck using my #RaspberryPi500 as my computer for a bit because my PC quit working. Can anyone recommend a #Mastodon client? I'm on #Stormux, based on #ArchLinuxArm.
#accessibility #orca #ScreenReader @mastoblind @main

Hi everyone, NVDA 2025.3.3 and NVDA 2026.1 Beta 3 are both now available.

For those wanting the stable 2025.3.3, go here: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-3-3/

And if you are keen to try the latest 2026.1 beta, you can check that out here: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-1beta3/

(If you have installed the 2026.1 beta, please update to the latest beta, do not go back to 2025.3.3, as this would be a downgrade, which we do not recommend)

NV Access is pleased to announce that version 2025.3.3 of NVDA, the free screen reader for Microsoft Windows, is now available for download. We encourage all users to upgrade to this version.

This is a patch release to fix a security issue.

Full details and download at: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2025-3-3/

(For those on the 2026.1 Beta, a new beta incorporating this patch will be available soon).

Hey @ACBNational @nationsblind @Unitedblindleaders hope you guys are keeping tabs on these age verification moves by various platforms locking out #blind and #disabled users, #Discord is about to start this for everyone and the #OurBlind server already had members in the UK get locked out when that first rolled out there. Would be nice to see some proactive action on this, particularly before other platforms follow suit as they are likely to do, maybe get something figured out that is both #accessible and not a privacy mess, and discriminatory, as providing ID that disabled people are less likely to have is. Deplatforming large online spaces for already marginalized groups is something I would hope you're not in favor of.

@main @mastoblind