[Nfbf-l] NVDA Developers Awarded $10,000.00 Grant

[Alan Dicey]

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Another Step forward for those who cannot afford the high cost of JAWS and 
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NVDA Developers Awarded $10,000.00 Grant

March 20, 2015 - San Diego, CA - Deque Systems is proud to announce that
NV Access (http://www.nvaccess.org/) is the winner of the 2015 Amaze
Grant, a $10,000 award given to new technologies and initiatives that
help increase digital accessibility for users with disabilities. NV
Access is the developer of NVDA, screen-reading software that can read a
computer screen in synthetic speech, or via a refreshable braille
display. It is available free of charge.
"NVDA will not only help remove barriers to the web for users with
visual impairments, but also help improve the accessibility of software
and web products at large," Deque CEO Preety Kumar said.
The Amaze Grant was awarded at Deque's CSUN 2015 evening reception on
March 4th. Deque Systems, a long-time sponsor of the week-long
conference, also presented talks on mobile accessibility and customer
success stories.
"It's an honor to receive this award from Deque," said Michael Curran,
Executive Director at NV Access. "This grant will greatly help NVDA to
enable our users to independently use computers for writing, reading,
socializing, shopping and banking online - and, most importantly,
actively participating in education and employment."
About NVDA
NVDA, or NonVisual Desktop Access, supports many of today's popular
applications, including Microsoft Office programs, web browsers such as
Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer, and many other applications,
including social, chat, music and reading. NVDA is changing the lives of
blind and vision impaired people across the globe by providing a free
alternative to commercial screen readers, which are either too expensive
or unavailable in their location or language. More than 20,000 people
per day depend on NVDA, spanning 150 countries. For more information,
visit http://www.nvaccess.org/.
About Deque Systems
Founded in 1999, Deque Systems has paved the way for digital equality
both from the user and technology perspectives. Deque has developed a
uniquely robust suite of software tools that include WorldSpace,
FireEyes, and Amaze. A thought leader in digital accessibility software
and services, Deque was awarded the Computerworld 21st Century
Achievement Award for Innovation for the Amaze technology, and the
company has been recognized in the Inc. 5000 List of America's Fastest
Growing Companies for four years running. Learn more at www.deque.com.
About CSUN Conference
CSUN is an annual international technology and persons with disabilities
conference, held in San Diego, California. For more information, visit
http://www.csun.edu/cod/conference/.
Contact:
Caitlin Cashin, Marketing
caitlin.cashin at deque.com | (703) 225-0380
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