Recognition

Honours and Awards

•  NV Access received a Vision Australia Making a Difference AWard in 2009 for the development of NVDA
•  Michael Curran received an Australian National Disability Award in 2007 for his creation and development of NVDA

Articles in the Press

•  Stratford Press: Visually impaired gain access to library computers
•  Stratford Press: Magnification stations at library
•  The Nation (Thailand): Technology: Screen-reader software offers chance to the blind

Reviews

•  The Centre for Learning Innovation (NSW, Australia): NVDA Free Screen Reader for Windows
•  jrdougall.id.au: Review on NVDA free screen reader: Review of NVDA 0.5
•  The Screen Magnifiers Homepage: NVDA Free Open Source Screen Reader For Windows Reviewed: Review of NVDA 0.5
•  The Braille Forum, July 2008: A COMPARATIVE REVIEW OF FOUR SCREEN-ACCESS PRODUCTS: Review of NVDA 0.5

Quotes from Publications

NVDA featured briefly in a presentation at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conferences in March 2008 entitled  Free Assistive Technology Software (Yes, Free!):

NVDA is a screen reader that provides access to most Windows functionality through synthesized speech. Navigation is accomplished only using the computer keyboard. It is comparable to commercial products, such as JAWS and Window-Eyes.

 The Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind: Outlook Summer 2008 magazine:

Development of the Non-Visual Desktop Assistant (NVDA), a collaborative open-source screen-reader, continues. It's an option for those who don't need the full scope of a commercial screen-reader or need a quick solution when away from home. The Aotearoa Peoples Network have made their machines accessible to the portable version of NVDA and more details of the libraries involved can be found at  http://www.peoplesnetworknz.org.nz/Partners

Use by Organisations

•  The Aotearoa People's Network, which provides public internet access in public libraries right across New Zealand, includes NVDA in the  software installed on its computers.