NVDA allows blind and vision impaired people to access and interact with the Windows operating system and many third party applications.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
Australia

Apps similar to System Access Standalone include NVDA, which is free and open source. Other options are JAWS, Voxfox, Orca Screen Reader and Microsoft Narrator. In total there are eight Text to Speech Services like System Access Standalone for Windows and Linux.
NVDA allows blind and vision impaired people to access and interact with the Windows operating system and many third party applications.

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