As a child, Jamie Teh wanted a computer of his own so badly, he used to pretend, using his dad's business calculator. As an adult, he used this obsession to give online access to more than 100,000 blind computer users around the world, for free

Michael Curran met his friend Jamie at a music camp for blind children. Within a few years they had invented a free software to give more than 100,000 blind people around the world the power to use the internet

Michael Curran lives on a property north of Brisbane with his wife and their two kids and their menagerie of animals.

A few years ago he set up a ground-breaking software company with his childhood friend Jamie.

Michael and Jamie are both blind, and the software they developed helps blind people use computers for free.

NVDA is a screen reader which puts into spoken words or braille what is on the computer screen.

The company now has partnerships with big tech companies like Mozilla, Microsoft and Google.

But right from the start Michael and Jamie were committed to keeping their life changing software in the hands of the people who need it most, for free.

Further information

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