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JAWS Power Tip: How To Speak Text and Background Colors At The Cursor Location

When in an app such as Microsoft Word or Outlook, JAWS will announce the text (foreground) and background colors at ...
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Amazon Fire TV’s New Accessibility Campaign: “Built for How to Watch” (All 5 Videos + Links Inside)

Here, Aaron Di Blasi highlights Amazon Fire TV's new “Built for How to Watch” accessibility campaign, arguing that accessibility only ...
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An image showing the JAWS screen reader logo on a computer monitor, featuring a stylized blue shark with sound waves next to the word JAWS. A software box labeled JAWS Screen Reader is positioned beside the monitor. To the right, a bright yellow speech bubble with black text reads 'Power Tips', surrounded by decorative lines and shapes on a white background.

JAWS Power Tip: How To Enable Automatic Reading on Web Pages

Prior to the December 2026 update, JAWS automatically read information such as the number of regions, headings, and links on ...
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A blind man wearing sunglasses, a light blue shirt, white t-shirt, and jeans sits on an outdoor step holding a smartphone near his mouth while using a white cane with a red tip. He appears to be speaking into the phone, with modern glass buildings and trees visible in the background on a bright day.

From Screen Readers to Conversation Partners: How Voice-First AI Could Soon Change Everything for Blind and Low-Vision People

Here, Aaron Di Blasi argues that voice-first AI is nearing an "interface shift" that could be as consequential for blind ...
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PWD Media Co-op Membership Now Open To All Sponsors of Top Tech Tidbits And Access Information News

Here, Aaron Di Blasi, PR Director for AT-Newswire and publisher of Top Tech Tidbits and Access Information News, explains that ...
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Top Tech Tidbits. The Week's News in Access Technology. Eight photos. 1: A young girl with down syndrome smiles enthusiastically while cutting paper at school. 2: A man with a prosthetic right leg goes for a run. 3: A man in a wheelchair smiles on a sunny day as he is lifted into a bus. 4: A blind man wearing sun glasses in a park holds a white cane in his right hand and a phone in his left. 5: A woman with black and blonde hair wears a hearing aid at work. 6: Fingers read braille through a refreshable braille display. 7: A man makes the sign for 'family' in American Sign Language (ASL). 8: A woman uses magnification software on a tablet to read a magazine.

CCLVI Scheigert Scholarships For The 2026 – 2027 Academic Year

The Council of Citizens with Low Vision International (CCLVI), an affiliate of the American Council of the Blind, annually awards ...
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An image showing the JAWS screen reader logo on a computer monitor, featuring a stylized blue shark with sound waves next to the word JAWS. A software box labeled JAWS Screen Reader is positioned beside the monitor. To the right, a bright yellow speech bubble with black text reads 'Power Tips', surrounded by decorative lines and shapes on a white background.

JAWS Power Tip: How To Create an Email Signature in the New Outlook Using JAWS

Email signatures are often displayed at the end of email messages to provide contact information, boost brand awareness, or offer ...
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An image showing the JAWS screen reader logo on a computer monitor, featuring a stylized blue shark with sound waves next to the word JAWS. A software box labeled JAWS Screen Reader is positioned beside the monitor. To the right, a bright yellow speech bubble with black text reads 'Power Tips', surrounded by decorative lines and shapes on a white background.

JAWS Power Tip: How To Attach a File to an Email in the New Outlook

When using the new Outlook with JAWS, you can copy a file, then paste it as an attachment in an ...
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