Maryland Department of Disabilities
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT Events, AT News, Information Technology, Web Accessibility, Weekly Wrap-up Friday on May 16th, 2014
The bikes have it this week. Or, maybe, bikes and cars. And prosthetics. Okay, so maybe there’s just some amazing AT across the board. You decide. AT in the news for the week of 5/12 thru 5/16. Touch Bionics updates i-limb Ultra Revolution prosthetic hand Local company creates bike seat to make riding more comfortable […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Information Technology, Web Accessibility, Web Tip Wednesday on May 14th, 2014
Scaling Images Difficulty: Advanced Category: Presentation Users with low vision often use a screen enlarger to increase the size of elements in a web page. Images can become pixelated or blocky when they are enlarged. Text within images can become particularly difficult to read. When you can get the same visual presentation using real text, […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Information Technology, Web Accessibility, Web Tip Wednesday on May 7th, 2014
Audio Descriptions Difficulty: Advanced Category: Content Audio descriptions can enhance accessibility of video content for users who are blind or have other visual disabilities. Audio descriptions provide an auditory presentation of content that is presented visually, but not presented audibly in video. They typically take the form of a narrator that describes the important information […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT News, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Information Technology, Tech Tip Tuesday, Web Accessibility on May 6th, 2014
Introducing Lire Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP Lire, from www.lireapp.com,just received an award from Applevis.com. It’s the editor’s pick this month and for good reason. Lire isn’t just another RSS reading app. It does some extra work behind the curtain to enhance the reading experience. Specifically, Rather than just presenting the short […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Information Technology, Web Accessibility, Web Tip Wednesday on Apr 30th, 2014
Audio Descriptions Difficulty: Advanced Category: Content Audio descriptions can enhance accessibility of video content for users who are blind or have other visual disabilities. Audio descriptions provide an auditory presentation of content that is presented visually, but not presented audibly in video. They typically take the form of a narrator that describes the important information […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Information Technology, Web Accessibility, Web Tip Wednesday on Apr 23rd, 2014
Semantic Structure Difficulty: Advanced Category: Structure Presentation Semantic structure in HTML is very useful for accessibility. Headings, lists, tables, and other elements can be identified by screen readers and can be used for navigation. For example, a screen reader user can navigate by headings (and even by specific heading level), lists, buttons, links, etc. As […]
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