The aim of this website is to bring together a variety of eyesight related subjects - into one central area. Whether you are a shop owner wanting to find out how to best serve vision impaired customers, or a newly blind member looking for tips and tricks to assist in everyday life, this site aims to hopefully have something for everyone. Some links within my website are internal, while others are New Zealand based or international.
Please use your own discretion. Look for my updated pages and contact email address at the end of the following table.

Translating this site into another language (for people using screen readers)

To have this website translated into a language other than English, please visit the google translate page at the following link.
https://translate.google.com/#en/mi/
The From: language (that is English for this website) should be selected by default and is a combo box;
the To: language (whichever language you would like to have the page translated into) can be tabbed to.
After you have chosen your preferred language (using the combo box), the next tab after that is the translation.
You should then see the webpage translated into the language that you have chosen (for example Maori).

Table of contents
New Zealand libraries with NVDA	Accessible on demand and video streaming services	Audio Description	TV commercials that may not make sense	Lets Go Shopping
Blindness related resources	Ways you can help us	NVDA road tested programs	Avoiding hazards	Sighted Guide
Website Accessibility	Testing your website or application with the NVDA screen reader	Tips and Tricks	Podcasts and Product reviews	Games
Basic Braille	NVDA screen reader	Guide dogs	Sports and recreation	PenFriend ideas
Accessible formats	NVDA tutorials	As seen through our eyes	How to install additional NVDA components	Contact details
Eye conditions	Accessible email client Mozilla Thunderbird	Things I would like to see Blind and low vision related	Travel tips for the visually impaired or blind	Travelling with a Guide Dog both home and abroad
NVDA screen reader related resources	NVDA Audio tutorials	Did you know? Members information	NVDA tutorials learning the basics	About
NVDA tutorials for other programs	Follow AccessibilityCentral Net on Facebook	NVDA tutorials for Windows 10	NVDA addons	Migrating to NVDA from another screen reader
Accessible Phones	Talking Books	Troubleshooting NVDA screen reader problems

G Gibson New Zealand's first NVDA certified expert 2017/2019

To find out who has been registered worldwide as an NVDA certified expert, or to find out more about becoming one yourself, please visit the following link certification.nvaccess.org

Pages recently updated

Recently updated:
Added a section called Two new channels Eden and Rush, and channel moves for Freeview NZ to the Did you know? Members information page;
Updated information on the requirements to run NVDA on the NVDA tutorials learning the basics and NVDA screen reader pages.
Added information about joining the blind-music-readers group to the contact details page.
Added the NVDA-addons.org website to the NVDA addons page and the NVDA screen reader related resources page.
Added the object enhancer addon to the NVDA addons page, along with a dropbox link to a folder with addons for NVDA 2021.1
Added youtube tutorials by Thee Quinn to the NVDA screen reader related resources page.
Added NVRA - NVDA remote access (17 relay servers worldwide) to the NVDA screen reader related resources page.
Added Windows magnifier addon for NVDA to the NVDA tutorials page.

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G Gibson New Zealand's first NVDA certified expert 2017/2019

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