Maryland Department of Disabilities
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Information Technology, Tech Tip Tuesday on Jan 27th, 2015
Sighted Assistance From BeMyEyes Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator I just used BeMyEyes for the first time. It is a straight forward utility app which connects a sighted volunteer with a blind user. Through use of the back camera of an iPhone and the microphone, the sighted volunteer can give spoken guidance in […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Information Technology, Tech Tip Tuesday on Jan 13th, 2015
Navigating With BlindSquare Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP Navigation apps are an important tool for blind iOS users. While mainstream GPS apps, like Google Maps or Apple Maps are accessible to varying degrees, there are many solutions designed specifically with the blind iOS user in mind. One such app I have been […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT Events, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Education, Mystery Monday on Dec 29th, 2014
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 […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Information Technology, Tech Tip Tuesday on Dec 23rd, 2014
The Vario Ultra Has Landed Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP Just in time for the holidays, the initial orders of the Baum Vario Ultra are arriving on our shores. Several months ago, I mentioned this portable Braille display after seeing a demo version of the unit. The Vario Ultra is one of […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT News, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Education, Information Technology, Learning Aids, Mystery Monday on Dec 8th, 2014
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 […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Information Technology, Tech Tip Tuesday on Dec 2nd, 2014
The KNFB Reader iOS app is now available and we’ve got a great YouTube review of how it works. Check out our very own Joel Zimba using it to read some documents lying around the MDTAP office. And if you are using this app, let us know what you think by commenting on this post!
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