Maryland Department of Disabilities
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Communication Aids, Mobility Aids, Tech Tip Tuesday on Dec 19th, 2017
Contributed by Andy Adrion of TekGear I would like to introduce the Twiddler, the one-handed Bluetooth keyboard and mouse that lets you type faster wherever you go and is programmable. You can program and change the keys to suit your needs. You can even set it to store blocks of text that can be typed with a single […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Tech Tip Tuesday on Nov 7th, 2017
Contributed by Paul Burden from Our Voice Amazon Echo Voice Assistant The Amazon Echo, sometimes called Alexa, is the most popular personal voice assistant on the market, by far. The Echo enjoys more than 80% market share in the voice assistant arena. The Echo has fundamentally changed the way we use technology and can be […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Education, Learning Aids, Tech Tip Tuesday on Sep 26th, 2017
Contributed by Christine Lynch of KEH Communications Sci-Voice Talking LabQuest 2 Provides Blind and Low-Vision Students with More Independence during Science Labs Independence Science integrates text-to-speech assistive technology with Vernier Software & Technology’s data-collection interface LAFAYETTE, Ind., July 10, 2017 — Independence Science recently launched the Sci-Voice Talking LabQuest 2 to help blind and low-vision […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Information Technology, Maryland, Maryland Department of Disabilities, Mystery Monday on Feb 8th, 2017
The NFB Center of Excellence in Nonvisual Access (CENA) to Education, Public Information, and Commerce, with support from the Maryland Department of Disabilities through a Non-Visual Access Initiative Grant, is pleased to offer the following Accessibility Boutiques (introductions to accessibility) free of charge and open to the public. The boutiques are held in person at […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT Events, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Conferences, Education, Information Technology, Maryland, Maryland Department of Disabilities, Mystery Monday on Feb 6th, 2017
The NFB Center of Excellence in Nonvisual Access (CENA) to Education, Public Information, and Commerce, with support from the Maryland Department of Disabilities through a Non-Visual Access Initiative Grant, is pleased to offer the following Accessibility Boutiques (introductions to accessibility) free of charge and open to the public. The boutiques are held in person at […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Conferences, Education, Information Technology, Maryland, Things to Know Thursday, Web Accessibility on Feb 2nd, 2017
The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) Center of Excellence in Nonvisual Access to Education, Public Information, and Commerce (CENA) will be hosting an eBooks and EPUB accessibility event on Thursday, March 23, 2017. With the rapid adoption of EPUB 3, this event will look at creating and implementing accessible EPUB 3 in a variety […]
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