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Posted in Assistive Technology, AT Events, AT News, Education, Mystery Monday on Feb 3rd, 2014
Despite what the weather wants us to believe, Spring really is on its way. And with Spring comes parents thinking about “what’s next” for their kids with disabilities who are getting ready to transition out of school. Whether it’s off to college or off to work, there’s a lot consider and much to learn. Enter, the […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT News, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Education, Mystery Monday on Jan 27th, 2014
AFB and VisionAware recently launched new initiatives addressing the needs of individuals with vision loss. Check out some of the newest materials here: Help Us StrengthenSpecialized Services by sharing our new advocacy materials As services geared to help people with visual impairments are almost perpetually in danger of being cut due to shrinking budgets, it becomes […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT News, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Education, Information Technology, Tech Tip Tuesday on Jan 14th, 2014
Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP As we posted on both Facebook and Twitter earlier this afternoon, Window-Eyes is now free to any user of MS Office 2010 or later. By going to www.windoweyesforoffice.com and selecting my language, I promptly found myself in possession of a fully-functional copy of Window-Eyes. The installation took around […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Deaf/Hard of Hearing Aids, Education, Mystery Monday on Jan 6th, 2014
Charting Deaf Territory, Part One How UVa Is Managing To Accommodate a Deaf Medical Student Contributed by Christopher Sherman Read, Accessible Technology Specialist, University of Virginia Preface Utter disbelief. That’s the initial reaction some people have when they hear that a Deaf student is attending the medical school program at the University of Virginia. The […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT News, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Education, Tech Tip Tuesday on Dec 17th, 2013
Keysoft 9.4 Arrives Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP After months of fanfare, Humanware has finally released Keysoft 9.4 for the Braillenote Apex line of Braille Notetakers. You can download Keysoft 9.4 from the support page here. There are 2 significant advances in the new release. First, support for reading the text contained […]
Posted in AT Events, Conferences, Education, Maryland, Maryland Department of Disabilities, Things to Know Thursday on Oct 17th, 2013
The 2013 Maryland Transition Conference Oh the Places You’ll Go! Sponsored by The Governor’s Interagency Transition Council for Youth with Disabilities Contact Rachael Faulkner rfaulkner@mdod.state.md.us 410-767-3652 When Saturday November 16, 2013 from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM EST Add to Calendar Where Bowie Comfort Inn & Conference Center 4500 Crain Highway Bowie, MD 20716 […]
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