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Posted in Assistive Technology, AT News, Education, Information Technology, Weekly Wrap-up Friday on Feb 27th, 2015
We’re not going to ask you whether the dress is white & gold or blue & black, though you’re more than welcome to let us know what you see. But, if you know what I’m talking about, then you’re probably also aware of other pop culture news this week that just happens to include AT & disability, like […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT Events, AT News, Education, Information Technology, Weekly Wrap-up Friday on Feb 20th, 2015
Did you know that Australia is about to make tactile money? Or that there are contact lenses that can magnify up to 3x? Well, if you read our AT news, you’d know all about it. And more. So catch up right here – AT in the news for the week of 2/16- 2/20. A TED […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT Events, AT News, Education, Things to Know Thursday on Feb 12th, 2015
High school students with disabilities are invited to attend A College Prep Forum on February 28, 2015, 1 p.m.- 5 p.m. at the University of Baltimore School of Law. Everything you wanted to know about college but didn’t know to ask! Hear from college students and young professionals with disabilities and other experts about: •Financial […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Education, Tech Tip Tuesday on Feb 10th, 2015
Turning Your iPad Into a Braille Writer Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP Writing Braille on an iDevice is not new. It all started back with BrailleTouch, which would copy text you had written into any app. Then there came mBraille, which expanded upon this idea with many powerful features. With iOS7 came […]
Posted in AT News, Education, Information Technology, Mystery Monday on Feb 9th, 2015
ED Accessibility Requirements for Electronic Documents Sept 2011 Memorandum to Assistant Secretaries—Memo outlines federal legal requirements on accessibility and ED’s initiative to improve IT and Internet accessibility. Key Concepts for Creating Accessible Documents—Concepts from Section 508 requirements to create accessible documents usable by individuals with any type of disability. Below are requirements for making accessible […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT News, Education, Information Technology, Weekly Wrap-up Friday on Feb 6th, 2015
It’s been two weeks since I last published our AT news wrap-up, and there’s been SOOOO much news that I’ve had to narrow it down to just a few links. Here’s a smattering of some of the coolest headlines from 1/26 thru 2/6. Read on! (and to see everything we share, follow us on Twitter @MDTAP) […]
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