by David Redmond
There's a new version of NVDA that has been released. The latest version is
now 2023.2, and it has some exciting new bug fixes and new features.
This release introduces the Add-on Store to replace the Add-ons Manager. In
the Add-on Store, you can browse, search, install, and update community
add-ons.
If you want to change how NVDA works in a certain environment, this is now a
cool way to do it.
NV Access has also spoken about other new features in a statement on its
website. They've said there are new braille features, commands, and display
support.
There are also new input gestures for OCR and flattened object navigation.
Navigating and reporting formatting in Microsoft Office is also improved
apparently.
In the 2019 WebAim survey, 41.6% of screen reader users in Europe used NVDA,
which is even more than JAWS. That means this update will impact a huge
number of blind and visually impaired people, so it's good to see
progression in the space.
Jaws also supports Ad ONS of sorts, but JAWS scripts are generally sold by
third parties. We'll need to wait to see if Vispero follows the NVDA lead on
this, but it's a cool development.
The new update is available from the NV Access website now, and NVDA users
should also get a pop-up the next time the programme opens.
Bonus fact:
I learned something interesting while researching this article. Despite
being developed primarily in Australia, NVDA has seen less success in the
region, 71.4% of Australians still use Jaws, which is way way higher than
most other territories. Now you know.
NCBI Technology News.
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