Support with Using NVDA

There are many different ways you can get support in using NVDA. This page lists documentation, email lists, community groups and 3rd party service agencies providing training and support. If you however wish to report bugs, request features or help out with development, please see our Development page. To offer support in other ways, please consider making a  Donation to NV Access, the organisation that develops NVDA.

Included Documentation

NVDA already comes with a detailed user guide and a useful key command quick reference built right in. You can find these under Help in the NVDA menu (press NVDA+n when running NVDA or activate the System tray icon). The latest NVDA User Guide and other useful user articles can also be found in our Documentation section on this website.

Official Support email list

NV Access provides an email list where users of NVDA can ask questions related to using NVDA. For more information or to join the list, please visit the  NVDA-support email list page.

Phone-based support and training from NV Access

NV Access (the organisation behind NVDA) offers phone-based support and training to users of NVDA in Australia at a flat hourly rate. Whether its an introduction to the basics, or a lesson on the more advanced features, the creaters of NVDA can help. Please visit  NV Access to find out more.

Community Resources

Our Community page lists many different community-run websites and email lists specific to particular languages or locations. Check this page out to find a group in your area or language which may be able to help you with using NVDA.

Other 3rd Party Training and Support

Vision Australia Training

Vision Australia provides face to face or distance learning courses in computer training, covering such topics as typing, email, word processing and browsing the web. These courses can be tailored specifically for those using the NVDA screen reader and are available in several formats. The courses are offered free of charge in most states of Australia. Please visit the  Vision Australia Adaptive Technology Course Outlines page or call 1300 84 74 66 for more information.

Babbage Automation (The Netherlands)

Babbage offers paid support, training courses, and custom scripting for NVDA. For more info visit  www.babbage.com.

Associated Services for the blind (Philadelphia Pennsylvania, U.S.)

Associated Services for the blind offers training for using NVDA. The cost may be covered by particular state agencies, though in general training is $50.00 per hour. More information can be found at  www.asb.org.