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Posted in Assistive Technology, AT Events, AT News, Conferences, Education, Things to Know Thursday on Jun 30th, 2016
The AUCD 2016 Conference, “Navigating Change: Building our Future Together,” highlights both the change that comes at the end of a Presidential term as well as our need to work together to create a future in which children and adults with disabilities are able to participate fully in all aspects of life […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT Events, Conferences, Education, Web Tip Wednesday on Jun 29th, 2016
2016 MATN Fall Institute – Save The Date Speech Recognition as AT for Writing: A Guide For K-12 Education September 29, 9am-3:30 pm Johns Hopkins University, Montgomery County Campus 960 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850 For more information on the MATN or to follow their events, visit them online.
Posted in Conferences, Education, MD Technology Assistance Program, Web Tip Wednesday on Jun 9th, 2016
3-D Printing in Education: Building New Pathways for Learning Add a new dimension to your student’s learning with 3D printing technology! With the advent of digital technology, educators have more tools than ever before to engage students in novel learning activities. While technology offers students a variety of sights and sounds to enhance their learning, […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT and the Law, AT Events, AT News, Conferences, Education, Information Technology, Maryland Department of Disabilities, MD Technology Assistance Program, Things to Know Thursday on Jun 2nd, 2016
INTERSECT – 26 YEARS OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT Date: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 Place: National Federation of the Blind 200 East Wells Street Baltimore, Maryland 21230 Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.–Intersect Technology and Resource Fair 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.–Intersect Program and Light Lunch 2:00 p.m. to […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT News, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Conferences, Education, Information Technology, Web Tip Wednesday on Jun 1st, 2016
Converting Printed Text to Digital Text: Optical Character Recognition In the Office and On the Go June 23, 8:00-10:00 a.m. Optical character recognition (OCR) has been around since the seventies, but it has only recently started to resemble the convenient, no-holds-barred conversion from a slice-of-tree page to a digital file that makes it live up […]
Posted in AT Events, AT News, Conferences, Deaf/Hard of Hearing Aids, Education, Information Technology, Web Accessibility, Web Tip Wednesday on May 4th, 2016
The Future of Closed Captioning in Higher Education Free Webinar: Thursday, May 12th at 2pm ET Webinar Registration The Future of Closed Captioning in Higher Education With recent lawsuits, evolving legal requirements, and continuous advancements in technology, the question of closed captioning in higher education is one that is on a lot of people’s minds. […]
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