Spotlight with James Teh: Former Director at NVAccess

August 14, 2017 12:57 pm

In this Spotlight Interview, James Oates sits down with James Teh, prior to his departure from NVAccess, to discuss the following subjects:

The history of NVDA

NVDA’s business model

Keeping up with an ever evolving Windows environment

NVDA in a corporate environment

Add-ons for NVDA

Voices available for NVDA

The user guide and tutorials for NVDA

Getting certified as a NVDA expert

Telephone support for NVDA

OSARA extension for Reaper

Editor’s note: James Teh will still be a Director (of the Board, just not an employee, and thus not an Executive Director.

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About James Oates

James Oates officially joined the Cool Blind Tech podcast team in the summer of 2014. James is an advocate of accessible technology across all platforms, with an emphasis on Windows. As a former K-12 educator, James brings his passion for teaching to the CBT audience in an effort to help listeners realize their potential and explore new avenues of empowerment through technology. Blind since childhood, James currently lives in Florida.
You can follow him on Twitter, @BLIND_MATRIX

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