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Community NVDA in spanish

00:00:36 Who are you and what is your relationship with the Spanish-speaking NVDA screen reader community?
00:02:20 For those of us who have no idea what this NVDA is, what exactly is this NVDA?
00:03:37 Incredible. Can you tell us who invented and when this open source screen reader was invented?
00:04:26 Did you mention before that this reader is used on Mac, but not on Windows?
00:05:16 Why aren’t the readers accessible from the factory?
00:05:59 What prices are we talking about?
00:06:10 And then I imagine that you have to update those screen readers, so you have to keep paying, right?
00:06:36 So when we talk about an open source screen reader, we’re dealing with something really revolutionary, right?
00:07:03 How can we access this reader?
00:07:24 And before this reader existed, how did a blind person access screen reading?
00:08:21 Did screen reader hacking exist?
00:08:44 Is there a difference between the commercial and the open source reader, or are we talking about more or less the same type of device?
00:09:45 Can you give me an example that explains why the use of AI offers functions that go beyond the philosophy of the screen reader?
00:10:18 So it’s kind of like having a direct experience or a mediated experience.
00:10:24 We are now going to talk about the community that is generated around NVDA, because we are not just talking about a screen reader, but about an entire community of people who use this screen reader. How is this community constituted in Spain?
00:12:47 We are talking about a community that works for the common. How do you work for that community?
00:13:54 Sounds like a lot of work for people who have other jobs, doesn’t it?
00:13:59 We’re talking all the time about a community, but has it become an association?
00:14:41 And who are the driving forces behind this association?
00:15:26 How many people are directly involved in this association?
00:15:55 What does a person who becomes a member of this association commit to?
00:16:31 And how can people join the association?
00:16:49 So we encourage all the people who read and listen to us to join and sign up, right? We are then talking about a lot of users who are using this device right now. Do you know what percentage of people it is?
00:17:25 And is NVDA used in schools?
00:17:45 So teachers who read or listen to us can announce this in their classes so that users can use it. I imagine you don’t have time to do much more work, but do you visit schools or give informational workshops about all this?
00:18:29 When you say audit the website, what do you mean?
00:18:53 Does anyone get paid within this association for all this work?
00:19:12 Do you have any kind of financial support to carry out all this?
00:19:31 What role does this institution play in the development of screen readers?
00:20:14 Does ONCE directly support your association?
00:20:20 Do you have any plans to work together with ONCE?
00:20:32 Can you explain to us how this project was born and how you keep it active?
00:22:09 How many movies are hosted?
00:22:21 Do you know if there is any institution that is responsible for this work?
00:22:51 Do you think that the Spanish National Library should have a section specifically dedicated to this?
00:23:00 Do you accept collaborations and donations for the Audiocinemateca?
00:23:18 What’s the best way to volunteer to work with you?
00:23:55 I take advantage of the fact that we are with an expert to ask you if you think that technology is accessible to anyone.
00:24:55 And what diagnosis do you make of blind people’s accessibility to social networks?
00:25:41 what diagnosis do you make of the use of technology in the context of blindness in Spain?
00:26:12 Can you give us an example of something that you would like to use and can’t use yet?
00:27:34 José Manuel, as a student do you remember obstacles that have been overcome with the mediation of technology in the classroom.
00:28:43 What would need to happen in our education system to make it fully accessible to blind people?
00:29:32 How do you see the employment of blind people?
00:30:40 what would a reality look like in which technology and all the applications we have discussed were truly accessible to everyone? 00:31:52 What developments or initiatives from NVDA can you share that align with and advance this vision?
00:32:55 You talk about benefits but you’re not just talking about economic benefit, are you?
00:33:20 And finally, one last question that we ask everyone interviewed by the Constellation of Commons: What motivates you to fight every day for equal rights in accessibility?
00:34:20 Thank you for speaking with us. Before we wrap up, is there anything you feel we should emphasize from our discussion, or anything we’ve missed that you’d like to share?
00:34:51 Of course. And we’re seeing that in action with the open-source reader. Thank you very much.

“Since the 1990s, technologies have existed that allow a person with visual impairment to access a computer and use it normally. However, these technologies have never been within everyone’s reach, because the companies that develop them have always passed their costs directly on to the end user. Thus, a blind user who buys a computer has to pay the additional cost of a screen reader, which is no less than 900 euros. If the user has some residual vision, they can purchase magnification software, which costs around 400 euros. And if they need a Braille display, the additional expense can exceed 2,000 euros.

In 2006, Michael Curran and James Teh decided to remedy this situation and created the NVDA screen reader, making it free and open source. In the Spanish-speaking NVDA community, we believe that accessibility is not a luxury or a whim. We did not choose to have our disability, and it is unfair that we are burdened with costs that many of us cannot afford.

The Spanish-speaking NVDA community is made up of many people from all Spanish-speaking countries, and even some members from communities in other languages. Every day the family grows, and it grows so fast that we would not be able to give you an exact figure. Therefore, on this page we will introduce only those of us who administer this website and other relevant parts of the community.”

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