James Teh Executive Director/Developer Gary Baxter General Manager NVDA (Non Visual Desktop Access) Free Screen Reader for Microsoft Windows

The Problem Technology increasingly prevalent in our world Key to education, employment & independence for blind people Access to technology unavailable to many < 10% of blind children are educated > 75% blind people unemployed

The Solution: NVDA Free, open source screen reader for Windows Reads text on screen using synthetic speech Can convert to braille via braille display Alternative to expensive commercial options Used by 70,000 worldwide

Free to End Users Access for no more cost than sighted peers Very significant for developing countries Funded by donations, grants, contracts, other products/services Funding benefits even those who can’t pay Outcomes not restricted to limited users

Open Source Code freely available Knowledge/future not bound to one company Anyone anywhere can enhance NVDA Contributions benefit everyone else and vice versa Indian NVDA team; sponsored by Sapient

For Users, By Users Lead developers totally blind Majority of contributors blind/vision impaired Ensures NVDA best serves its users Important for blindness community to shape access to technology

Reaching Further Need to get NVDA into the hands of even more Creating official training material, certification Global partners for support and training Need partners to provide computers Corporate support contracts

Working Together PWDs have much to contribute to the world But they need the tools to do so NVDA already helping tens of thousands Help us give millions more this opportunity Let’s create a brighter future for all