NVDA Taiwan
Development and Promotion
Taiwan Digital Talking Book Association
Dr. Jerry Wang , Aaron Wu

Agenda
* Background
* Why NVDA
* Reason to support Python
* Develop NVDA Project in East Asia
* Promoting NVDA
* NVDA Data Statistics in Taiwan

Background
Taiwan Digital Talking Books Association (TDTB)
* Non-profit organization
* Dedicated to the development of advanced technology and the adoption of international standards – DAISY in the production of digital talking books
* Improve the quality of life for the visually impaired in Taiwan through computer training, counseling and conducting support groups
* Develop and use NVDA as main screen reader on training and educating computer skill

Why NVDA
* It is Free !!
* It is portable and can be run from a USB stick on any Windows computer
* It has a rapidly expanding user base (according to the 2010 WebAIM survey it´s user base increased by 300% between October 2009 and December 2010).
* Unlike other Screen Readers who hook into the Windows display drivers, NVDA can be run as a second Screen Reader without clashing with other Screen Readers
* Python is used as code base and good for developers
    to joint development, especially for multi-counties

Reason to support Python
* Readability
* Python's syntax is clear and readable
* Simple to Get Support
* The Python community always provides support to Python users
* Reusability
* easily share functionality between your programs by breaking the programs into modules

Reason to support Python
* Portability
* Python is well integrated with both UNIX and Windows platforms. The Macintosh environment also supports Python applications
* it is written in portable ANSI C and its design isn't attached to a specific operating system 

Advantage of Python
* interpreted, high-level programming language
* pure object-oriented
* powerful server-side scripting language for the Web

Screen Reader Comparison in Taiwan Market
• G-Mouse : local-build screen reader in Taiwan, cheaper BUT loosely follow the trend to keep update (OS and application software)
• Jaws : has more complete features BUT extremely expensive
• NVDA : open source code base, zero cost and features/OS supported keep updating, BUT not fully supported double-bite market needs
Initiate 

East-Asian NVDA Project

Up To now, TDTB(TW) and HKBU(HK) support with funding and testing manpower

Implementing input method support
* Implement input method support in NVDA, including in-process C++ code to directly communicate with IME / TSF and Python code within NVDA to improve the overall user experience.
* Increase employment prospects for Chinese and Japanese blind people by providing them with a readily available, fully featured and zero cost screen reading solution

Implementing input method support
* Allow users of NVDA to efficiently and independently input east Asian characters using any keyboard layout 
* Increase uptake of NVDA in the Chinese and Japanese populations, including in education setting
* (本頁會附上中文輸入法+候選字視窗的screenshot以利說明)

Joint Development and International Cooperation
* Collecting Taiwan and even common regional-specific requirements, which good to have limited effort and benefit to widespread area
* Plenty of Chinese Input Method solutions on Win 7 come from NVDA JP
(Thank you! Nishimoto & Japan Team ..)

  Promoting NVDA
* MTTS voice engine in ITRI has been developed and integrated in NVDA
* NVDA user guide was translated in traditional Chinese
* NVDA Taiwan User Group Blog was set up to share the experience in using NVDA and the updated information from official site
* (there will have updated diagram attached here!!)

Achievement 
on promoting NVDA
NVDA Download Statistics 
NVDA User Statistics

Thank you ! NVDA
Thank you ! Python
Thank you ! Everyone