Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP On June first and second, MDTAP staff will be attending the M-Enabling Summit – Conference and Showcase 2015. This two day gathering presents the state of the art in mobile technology, wearables and accessibility. I’m looking forward to learning about how the Internet of Things will change […]
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Global Accessibility Awareness Day is May 21st!!! The purpose of the day is to get people talking, thinking and learning about digital (web, software, mobile, etc.) accessibility and users with different disabilities. Virtual and in-person events are being planned across the world. Check out a growing compilation of events online.
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ARIA Attributes and Element Styles ARIA attributes are often necessary for optimal accessibility of web applications. They can be used to present information and meaning that otherwise would only be presented visually. For example, a red border or red text might be used to identify errant form fields (such as a form field that was […]
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Contributed by Jim McCarthy, Executive Director, MDTAP Here in Maryland, I’ve found myself recently thinking about access to technology and information for state workers as the state moves to a new IT platform. Maryland’s Division of Information Technology, DoIT, is leading a move of state agencies to Google Apps. A recent meet up of state agencies and […]
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It’s all about the feels this week. Like, you can feel your heart explode while watching a video of a pregnant, blind mom-to-be when she gets a 3D sonogram of her son, or you can feel your mind bending when holograms of people with disabilities appear when you park in a handicapped space…so go for […]
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Contributed by Jim McCarthy, Executive Director, MDTAP Recently, MDTAP received our long awaited VarioUltra 20 cell refreshable braille display among the newest additions to our demonstration and loan library. I promptly took control of it to learn how it works so I’ll share some thoughts about it now. The Vario Ultra comes in 20 and […]
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