NVDA is a free and open source screen reader developed for Windows by the nonprofit organisation NV Access. At present, NVDA has been translated into 64 languages[1] and is used in over 175 countries[2], making it the most universally available screen reader. For general information on NVDA and its parent organization, (NV Access), visit their official website.
ABC New Inventors “Less is More Award”, presented “to an inventor whose invention might make a real difference to people’s lives or the environment”, 2010
Vision Australia Youth Service Award, 2009 (Michael Curran)
Vision Australia Making a Difference Award, 2009
Australian National Disability Award, 2007 (Michael Curran)
↑[This page] originally gave confirmation of the award. Unfortunately, the page has not been maintained, and it gives a 404 error. It is, however, still logged when you search for it on Duck Duck Go.
↑[This In-Process blog post from NV Access] has a section talking about Mick and Reef visiting the 16th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs, and accepting the Roland Wagner award.
↑[This page] Talks about Michael coming to visit the Taiwan Digital Talking Books Association, and their intent to award him. The page is in Chinese.
↑[This page] talks about Michael receiving the award.
↑[This document] announces the winners of the Federal Communications Commission Chairman’s Award for Advancement in Accessibility in 2011, NVDA included.
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Garrett Brown
Rating: 4 stars
Experience: Used since 2012
Date posted: 31 January 2026, 22:52
NVDA is my primary screen reader for a reason. I switched to NVDA away from Jaws and Window Eyes demo versions. Thanks to the mostly simple keystrokes, navigation structure, and the abundance of addons, I do not regret that choice. The only thing that makes it sort of painful to use is the fact that, if any program on your computer lags or crashes, NVDA is going to slow down or go down with it. It also causes the caps-lock modifier to stick if you use the Japanese keyboard layout, even if you're not using sticky keys.
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Matthew Smith
Rating: 4 stars
Experience: Used since Fall 2020
Date posted: 3 February 2026, 00:17
NVDA is a great screen reader. I use it full time on my computer and it has been a major upgrade from JAWS, which I was using before. I find the addon feature to be very useful and have benefitted greatly over the years from the feature contributions by many authors over the years.
