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NV Access is very pleased to introduce the OFFICIAL NVDA users email group. A community dedicated to helping people understand and use the NVDA screen reader in a friendly, safe and welcoming environment. Join at https://groups.google.com/a/nvaccess.org/g/nvda-users or email nvda-users+subscribe@nvaccess.org

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[โ€“] als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Huh, where I'm from NVDA means non-violent direct action

[โ€“] NVAccess@rblind.com 3 points 1 week ago

I have seen NVDA as an acronym for NonViolent Direct Action, though only ever in lists of acronyms :) I'm not sure how widely (or in what context) it is used in the wild like that?

NVDA in our context stands for Non Visual Desktop Access. The free screen reader which has been around since 2006: https://www.nvaccess.org/