We’re excited to announce that our free Getting started with NVDA course is now available as part of the Accessibility Freebies Pack on Intopia Learn.
Whether you’re a designer, developer, tester, content creator or project manager, spending just a little time using a screen reader can fundamentally change how you think about accessibility. This introductory course helps you take that first step with NVDA, one of the world’s most widely used free screen readers for Windows, developed and maintained by NV Access.
The course is available free of charge as part of our Accessibility Freebies Pack, which now includes:
- Accessibility fundamentals
- WCAG 2.2 Updates At A Glance
- Creating accessible Word documents
- Getting started with NVDA
What you’ll learn
This practical introductory course covers:
- What screen readers are and how they work
- Installing, starting and closing NVDA
- Understanding the NVDA modifier key
- Configuring basic preferences
- Basic reading commands
- Navigating by headings
- Navigating by links
- Navigating by images
- Navigating by lists
- Navigating by tables
- Navigating form fields
- Navigating form controls
- Navigating buttons
The course takes approximately 60 minutes to complete and is designed for people who are completely new to screen readers. By the end, you’ll have enough knowledge to begin exploring websites and applications using NVDA and gain a better understanding of how people who rely on screen readers experience digital products.
If you’ve been looking for an easy way to start learning about screen readers, this is a great place to begin.