In this way, a screen reader knows what to say when a set of list items begins and ends, and it typically announces, in advance, how many items are in the list. Or, as another example, a screen reader is able to traverse a page, using heading navigation, and speak the heading level. Firefox 57, also known as Firefox Quantum, will be released on November 14. It will bring some significant changes to the Firefox rendering engine to improve performance and open the door for more new features in the future. Here is what you need to know if you are a user of the NVDA screen reader.
From NV Access: NVDA (NonVisual Desktop Access) is a free 'screen reader' which enables blind and vision impaired people to use computers. It reads the text on the screen in a computerized voice. You can control what is read to you by moving the cursor to the relevant area of text with a mouse or the arrows on your keyboard. NVDA can also convert the text into braille if the computer user owns a device called a 'braille display'.
NVDA provides the key to education and employment for many blind people. It also provides access to social networking, online shopping, banking and news.
NVDA works with Microsoft Windows. You can download it to your PC, or to a USB stick which you can use with any computer.
