Odin Mobile – Mobile Phone service for the blind and visually impaired Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP At MDTAP, we are frequently asked about cellphones which are accessible to the visually impaired. While the iPhone and even many Android phones are accessible, the high cost and complexity of smart phones, can, in […]
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MD Prepares App Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP Check your calendars; it has been one year, nearly to the day, since Hurricane Sandy made landfall on the East Coast. If you will excuse the metaphor, this is what put Emergency Preparedness on the RADAR for many of us. Marylanders with disabilities often have […]
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The National Harbor Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of Maryland Presents: County Resource Day for Blind and Low Vision Persons October 26, 2013 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Colmar Manor Town Hall 3701 Lawrence Street, Colmar Manor, MD 20722 Do you know? A blind or low vision person? How to listen to […]
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Problems With iOS 7 From a Low Vision Perspective Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP Later today, Apple is expected to unveil new iPhones along with their new operating system, iOS 7. The new models will not be the only iPhones sporting a changed user interface. All currently supported models of iPhone will […]
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ZoomText now offers ZoomText University. ZoomText University offers hands on, in-person training in all aspects of ZoomText. These two-day, nine-module classes cover the ins and outs of ZoomText screen magnification and screen reading; hotkeys for ZoomText as well as Windows to maximize productivity; tips on using ZoomText with other applications like Outlook and Adobe Reader; […]
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Reading with Voice Dream Reader Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator The endless quest for accessible books continues with a new book reading app called Voice Dream Reader. So far, Voice Dream just seems to do everything better. It will read many popular file types including epub, doc and accessible PDF. Transferring files can […]
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