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PWD Media Co-op Membership Now Open To All Sponsors of Top Tech Tidbits And Access Information NewsCentered on a white background, the image features bold black text reading 'PWD' above smaller text that says 'Media Distribution Co-op'. Surrounding the text are colorful, diamond-shaped icons of various social media platforms, including recognizable logos such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, and Messenger, arranged in a scattered pattern. The image conveys a theme of media connectivity and distribution across multiple digital platforms.

PWD Media Co-op Membership Now Open To All Sponsors of Top Tech Tidbits And Access Information News

Published December 22, 2025 by Aaron Di Blasi

Here, Aaron Di Blasi, PR Director for AT-Newswire and publisher of Top Tech Tidbits and Access Information News, explains that the Persons with Disabilities (PWD) Media Distribution Co-op is a collaboration of blind/low-vision and broader disability community leaders, businesses, and organizations that share their verified social media distribution networks to amplify reach into PWD audiences. He says the Co-op began around November 2024 with Di Blasi, Donna J. Jodhan, and Dr. Kirk Adams as a practical way to get each post in front of more verified PWD readers, and it has since grown to 15 leaders collectively reaching more than 193,000 verified PWD readers across 41 channels.

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CCLVI Scheigert Scholarships For The 2026 – 2027 Academic YearTop 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

Published December 19, 2025 by Top Tech Tidbits

The Council of Citizens with Low Vision International (CCLVI), an affiliate of the American Council of the Blind, annually awards four scholarships in the amount of $3,000 each to full-time college students. Scholarships are awarded to Freshman, Undergraduate, and Graduate students, all of whom must be low vision, maintain a strong GPA and be involved in school/local community activities.

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ZoomText Power Tip: How To Save a Custom ConfigurationAn image showing the ZoomText logo on a computer monitor, with the text 'ZoomText' in black and green. A software box labeled 'ZoomText Magnifier with Speech' sits beside the monitor in matching green and white colors. To the right, a bright yellow speech bubble with bold black and white text reads 'Power Tips', surrounded by decorative lines and geometric shapes on a white background.

ZoomText Power Tip: How To Save a Custom Configuration

Published November 27, 2025 by Top Tech Tidbits

You can create multiple configurations to customize how you want ZoomText to look and operate. These can be unique to specific applications or customized for your viewing preferences. Now when you select a custom configuration, the name of the configuration will display in the status bar area along the bottom of the ZoomText toolbar. Note that when you close and restart ZoomText, the default configuration is reloaded.

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JAWS Power Tip: How To Verbalize Column and Row Titles in Google SheetsAn 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 Verbalize Column and Row Titles in Google Sheets

Published November 20, 2025 by Top Tech Tidbits

You can verbalize column and row titles to hear them spoken as you navigate. For example, in a personal budget worksheet, column titles may include rent, transportation, and groceries, while row titles can include January, February, March, etc. This enables you to keep up with where you are in the spreadsheet and is extremely important when you are navigating through long sheets.

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

Published November 6, 2025 by Top Tech Tidbits

Email signatures are often displayed at the end of email messages to provide contact information, boost brand awareness, or offer important information. A signature can consist of text, graphics, or both. Here’s how to create an email signature in the new Outlook using JAWS.

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