Celebrate Braille Literacy! on Sunday, January 4, 2015 from 2:00-3:30 PM January 4, 2015 is Louis Braille’s 206th birthday — . Learn about braille and blindness! . Braille activities for everyone! . Get your name in braille! . Birthday cake and refreshments! Co-sponsored by the Sligo Creek Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind […]
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Maryland Learning Links has recently launched its Assistive and Universal Technology Blog. Focusing on assistive and universal technology, it covers topics that include getting started with AT, parent involvement and much more. Enjoy!
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We usually like to test the apps we write about, but we recently came across the BeeLine Reader and wanted to share the information they sent along to us. If you are using it, we’d love to know your thoughts. Please feel free to comment! BeeLine Reader, a new app that increases reading ability and […]
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Learning for Tomorrow, Inc. is a local, Baltimore organization that focuses on providing instructional classes in reading, writing, math & life skills. They provide specialized classes for adults who are deaf/hard of hearing and/or blind/low vision. Classes include assistive technology access for those with vision impairments. You can learn more about their services online or call […]
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It’s like science fiction, without the fiction – there are sonar navigation watches, robots to help kids get to school, smartphones using facial recognition, and other feats of awesomeness. Read it all here. AT in the news for the week of 11/17 thru 11/21 New medical device to make the mines safer Wearable Accessibility – great slideshow […]
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It’s getting cold outside but these stories will warm up all our thinking gears. There are dictionaries for those with dyslexia, a head controlled smartphone, some AT-related webinars (to get your learning on), and much more. So, put your reading & thinking cap on and cozy up with this week’s AT in the news, 11/10 […]
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