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The Mozilla blog has announced
the first recipients of its Mozilla Open Source Support (MOSS) “Mission
Partners” awards. “For many years people with visual impairments and
the legally blind have paid a steep price to access the Web on
Windows-based computers. The market-leading software for screen readers
costs well over $1,000. The high price is a considerable obstacle to
keeping the Web open and accessible to all. The NVDA Project has developed an open
source screen reader that is free to download and to use, and which works
well with Firefox. NVDA aligns with one of the Mozilla
Manifesto’s principles: “The Internet is a global public resource that
must remain open and accessible.”” The NVDA project received
$15,000. Other award recipients include Tor, Tails, Caddy, Mio, DNSSEC/DANE Chain Stapling, Godot Engine, and PeARS. (Thanks to Paul Wise)