Non Visual Desktop Access (NVDA)

NVDA (NonVisual Desktop Access) is a free screen reader for computers running on the Windows operating system. Here is a snapshot of just some of NVDA’s features.

• Support for popular applications including web browsers, email, internet chatting, and office programs including Word and Excel.
• NVDA can be installed directly on to your computer, but it has the ability to run entirely from a USB stick or other portable media.
• Built-in speech synthesiser for English and more than 43 other languages.
• Reporting of textual formatting where available, such as font name and size, style and spelling errors.
• Automatic announcement of text under the mouse and optional audible indication of the mouse position.
• Support for many refreshable braille displays.
• Easy to use talking installer.
• Support for common accessibility interfaces including Java Access Bridge.
• Support for Windows command prompt and console applications.