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NonVisual Desktop Access (NVDA) is a free and open source screen reader for the Microsoft Windows operating system.

NonVisual Desktop Access (NVDA) is a free and open source screen reader for the Microsoft Windows operating system.

See http://www.nvda-project.org/

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VB code to activate NVDA continuous read

I run MS office 365 and nvda (NV access) on windows 10 ultimate 64 bit. I wish to write a MS word macro to activate the NVDA continuous read function. NVDA continuous read function is manually activated by simultaneously pressing the insert and down…
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Check error log in NVDA

How can I check errors in my code using NVDA error log? I've created an addon, which seemingly doesn't works due to some error. How can I debug my code using error log or any other method possible? The error I'm facing is in the following…
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Unable to read tooltips using NVDA in IE, where as reading properly the same in chrome comfortably

I am reading tooltips using NVDA screen reader in Chrome, but it is not happening with IE. I want to read the tooltips with NVDA in Internet Explorer. Below one is the my code:
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Focus issue in a multistep asp.net webform with Wizard control with NVDA screen reader

I am using an ASP.NET Wizard control to display a multi steps process. I have to make the form accessible with NVDA screen reader and with all browsers. The form is accessible in Chrome as the NVDA is reading the screen from the top This is header…
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When does NVDA announce "alert unavailable"?

I am clicking on a select button. A slider opens but the NVDA announces "alert unavailable" .Why does it announce that?
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ARIA - Skip reading input value in screen reader (NVDA/Windows)

I'm trying to find a way to make screen readers like NVDA of Windows Narrator stop reading an input value and read the aria-describedby only instead. Here's the case, I have a web component that is a mask-input field. Let's say it is configured with…
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Google Recaptcha v2 Accessibility: NVDA Screen Reader audio collides/overlaps with Audio Challenge Playback after clicking on Play button

We have noticed with NVDA screen reader in Chrome (maybe same in other browsers) that after clicking on Play button, the control/focus is automatically sent to input field which has a label "Enter numbers you hear". It is difficult to hear the first…
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Why doesn't NVDA read the GUI in Eclipse or NetBeans, and can I get it to do that?

How do I use the NVDA screen reader in windowApplication Java in Eclipse or Java NetBeans? I installed NVDA and tried to make it read the GUI, but it does not read anything inside i.e. dialog box.
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how do you make NVDA stop announcing "link"

Using the NVDA screenreader to read a webpage in Firefox under Windows 10, NVDA is announcing "link" whenever it comes across a linked word or phrase. I can't find a way to turn that feature off. I've turned the "Punctuation/Symbol Level" preference…
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HTML headings are considered as clickable by NVDA

The context is that we want to track user behavior of application for it's different features. For this we have created a custom angular directive say myFunctionality and wrapped portions of HTML into this directive like this, so that now we can…
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Behavior of NVDA

I am trying to add live region support in a web page to make NVDA usable with the page. However, I have seen quite a different behavior with aria-live attributes than expected. I have tried adding a single live region which is hidden and I dump all…
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Special characters are not read by the Screen Reader

The following contents of the HTML file are not read by the screen reader. The NVDA reads the text until "read by the Screen Reader" then it only reads & (and) = (equal) < (less) > (greater) and not any other special characters.

I want these…

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NVDA screen-reader reads url from href after clicking an anchor tag in Firefox

I have this item on a page My Item After clicking on this item in Firefox in regular mode NVDA reads: document busy [looong url from browser's address bar] application My Item When I click on the item again…
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How to make NVDA screen reader read the aria-label?

Screen reader not reading this div:
It should read "Here be redundant or extraneous content" Any help how to solve this problem with HTML?
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Select All checkbox in table header is causing issues

I have a table which contains a 'Select All' checkbox as the first column in the header row. The problem is column headers make perfectly sense when they represent the data type of their columns but the content of this th is just a checkbox with a…
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