Financial Independence Workshop (pre-registration required) WHERE: LBPH – Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped, 415 Park Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21201 FOR: Legally Blind Senior Citizens, Age 55 & Over WHEN: September 11, 2013 – Wednesday WHEN: ARRIVAL TIME: 9:30 am WORKSHOP: 10:00 am to 2:30 pm WHAT: Demonstrations and Hands-on Instruction: Scanning & Reading Device (SARA) Labeling Device (Pen Friend) Talking Calculators […]
Read Full Post »
Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP The World Intellectual Property Organization is considering a treaty which will make books more accessible to the blind. We think this is great news and would like to show our support for the treaty by signing a petition at whitehouse.gov: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/side-blind-over-obstructionist-companies-secure-treaty-blind-makes-books-accessible-globally/ZJtgcVph The below is an excerpt from […]
Read Full Post »
Although 18% of US children are living with some type of disability, accessible sport and recreational programs are limited. Most often, children with severe physical disabilities are excluded from these programs completely. The Lollipop Kids Foundation, in collaboration with the Downtown Sailing Center, has developed a summer accessible sailing program which proves that “sailing is […]
Read Full Post »
NVDA – The free, open-source screen reader Contributed by Joel Zimba, Technology Outreach Coordinator, MDTAP Traditional screen readers for Windows are expensive. They can cost anywhere from a few hundred to the low thousands of dollars. It’s not uncommon for assistive technology to cost more than the common off-the-shelf hardware with which it works. NVDA, […]
Read Full Post »
Kindle App Accessibility Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP On May 1, Amazon finally added VoiceOver support to their Kindle App for the iPhone. Finally, this long-awaited, and most would say long over-due, barrier to E-book accessibility has vanished. Now, if it’s published electronically, you can probably buy it and read it in […]
Read Full Post »
The Death of Google Reader Contributed by Joel Zimba, Technology Outreach Specialist, MDTAP Last week Google announced they would be discontinuing their Google Reader service as of July 1. What—you’ve never heard of Google Reader? That may not be surprising as Google claims nobody is using the service. Let’s back up and go over exactly […]
Read Full Post »
