Accessibility glossary

NVDA (NonVisual Desktop Access)

A free, open-source screen reader for Windows, widely used for testing and by blind users.

NVDA is the most popular free screen reader and an essential manual-testing tool on Windows. Testing with NVDA (plus the keyboard) reveals issues automation can’t — like whether your interactions actually make sense announced aloud.

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A free, open-source screen reader for Windows, widely used for testing and by blind users.

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