MAY IS NATIONAL MOBILITY AWARENESS MONTH: The National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association (NMEDA) is celebrating National Mobility Awareness Month. NMEDA is accepting entries from wheelchair users and caregivers in the form of a story explaining your life and perseverance. 4 of the people who enter will receive a FREE wheelchair van!!! Here are the four […]
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We’ve been adding new technology to the Maryland TAP AT Library as well as setting up new areas to house more aids for daily living, blind and low vision devices, and recreational items. And if you’d like to stop in and see what we’ve been adding, sign up for our next AT Library Tour on November […]
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Travel with the Transit App Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP A long time ago, in a blog post far far away, I wrote about using Hop Stop for public transit navigation. Alas, Hop Stop was purchased by Apple, though its handy features have yet to appear in Apple Maps. While other GPS […]
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It’s Tech Tip Tuesday and we don’t want to disappoint. Recently, we’ve started featuring short videos on new apps on the market. But what if you’re working with someone who can’t use the iPad in a traditional way? What if that person needs to use a switch instead? Enabling Devices has put together a helpful, […]
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Everything you need to know about WHEELCHAIRS! Provided by the Saturday Adaptive Technology Sessions, sponsored by the Disability Resource Center Library Advisory Committee Saturday, June 28, 2014 1:00—3:00 PM Experts from The Wheelchair Society and Independence Now will provide information and answer questions that can help you to effectively plan for, obtain, and live with a wheelchair. As […]
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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 […]
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