Maryland Department of Disabilities
Posted in Assistive Technology, Information Technology, Web Accessibility, Web Tip Wednesday on Jun 17th, 2015
HTML5 and longdesc The longdesc attribute, which is used to reference a page that contains a longer description of a complex image (such as a chart or graph), is currently not present in the HTML5 specification. It was dropped due to poor implementation by authors (it was often coded incorrectly or didn’t provide a true […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT and the Law, AT News, Information Technology, Weekly Wrap-up Friday on Jun 12th, 2015
I won’t pick favorites here but some of this stuff just blows my mind, like responsive street furniture, and eye controlled wheelchairs. Just saying. Now you decide what’s coolest to you…AT in the news for the week of 6/8 thru 6/12. What Google can learn from the wheelchair Project Lifesaver saves elderly, disabled in Central […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Information Technology, Web Accessibility, Web Tip Wednesday on Jun 10th, 2015
HTML5 and Optional Alt Attribute HTML5 currently allows the alt attribute of the image element to be optional. If an image is given alt=””, it indicates that the image is decorative and does not convey content, or that the content of the image is conveyed elsewhere, such as through an image caption or adjacent text. […]
Posted in AT News, Information Technology, MD Technology Assistance Program, MDTAP Events, Mystery Monday on Jun 8th, 2015
We’ve got a whole new site design! Check out MDTAP’s new website at www.mdtap.org. We’ve got resources, information request forms online, and out virtual AT Library! Check it out and feel free to send us your thoughts, recommendations, etc. to mdtap@mdtap.org.
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT Events, AT News, Information Technology, Things to Know Thursday on Jun 4th, 2015
AT&T has partnered with NYU and RESNA to design a technology contest titled “Connect Ability Challenge”. AT&T will be awarding $100k in prizes to individual developers and small business that deliver software or apps to the Challenge review board before June 24, 2015. The prize money will be given in honor of the ADA 25th […]
Posted in Information Technology, Web Accessibility, Web Tip Wednesday on Jun 3rd, 2015
HTML5 Heading Outlines Headings in HTML5 may be presented to users differently based on the document structure, particularly within <section> and <article> elements. Headings within these elements are isolated from the surrounding document, but when presented to end users the heading level may be shifted up or down based on surrounding content and preceding headings. […]
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