Maryland Department of Disabilities
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT News, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Information Technology, Tech Tip Tuesday on Jul 29th, 2014
Read Articles With Speaky Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP Speaky is a simple, yet highly effective app which allows you to quickly add articles and have them read aloud. By supplying the link to an article, Speaky processes the content and reads the text using the available speech engines from iOS. Much […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT and the Law, AT Events, AT Funding, AT News, Education, Information Technology, Things to Know Thursday on Jul 24th, 2014
The Maryland Interagency Transition Council is now on Twitter! And Facebook too! Stay current on all the latest news related to students with disabilities, college preparedness and the transition process! @MDIATC
Posted in Assistive Technology, Information Technology, Web Accessibility, Web Tip Wednesday on Jul 23rd, 2014
Link Type Indicators It is a good idea to inform users when a link goes to non-HTML content (such as a PDF file or Word document). It can be frustrating to activate a link and then realize that the link requires an external program or viewer. An icon (with appropriate alternative text) or text, such […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT Events, AT News, Information Technology, Weekly Wrap-up Friday on Jul 18th, 2014
It’s been a good week in the land of technology for people with disabilities – AT in the news for the week of 7/14 thru 7/18. 3D-printed spine cage enables customized spinal fusion surgery Solving Accessibility Compliance Issues For Online Video Device Helps Rebuild Neural Connections for Stroke Patients Bioengineers Improve Upon Football Mouthguard that […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Information Technology, Web Accessibility, Web Tip Wednesday on Jul 16th, 2014
WCAG 2.0 and Reading Level It is always a good idea to make content as readable and understandable as is suitable for the audience. For complex content (defined as that which requires a reading ability more advanced than the lower secondary education level), WCAG 2.0 Success Criterion 3.1.5 (Level AAA) requires that a more simplified […]
Posted in AT Events, Conferences, Education, Information Technology, MD Technology Assistance Program, Tech Tip Tuesday on Jul 15th, 2014
The National Federation of the Blind and the Maryland Technology Assistance Program present Web Accessibility Training Day September 9, 2014 Location: National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute 200 E. Wells Street at Jernigan Place Baltimore, Maryland 21230 Event: The National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute is thrilled to announce that on September 9 […]
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