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Posted in AT News, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Information Technology, Web Accessibility, Web Tip Wednesday on Apr 6th, 2016
Now that Twitter has made it possible to add alt tags to the images that you post, don’t wait, don’t hesitate!!! Here are simple instructions to add descriptions, no matter the platform you use. Go forth and be more accessible.
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT Events, AT News, Information Technology, Tech Tip Tuesday on Apr 5th, 2016
Calling all developers!!! April 22- 24th, the Abilities Hackathon, a collaborative effort to engage the tech community in human-centered design practices for individuals with needs related to their impacted abilities, is happening right here in Baltimore! To be held at Digital Harbor Foundation Tech Center – 1045 Light Street, Baltimore, MD 21230 Development tracks include […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT and the Law, AT News, Mystery Monday on Apr 4th, 2016
Grants Will Help Develop Technology to Make Homes Accessible for Disabled Veterans, Service Members The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded more than $784,000 in Specially Adapted Housing Assistive Technology (SAHAT) Grants to individuals, researchers and organizations. The grants will be used to develop new technologies to make homes accessible for Veterans and Service […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT News, Information Technology, Weekly Wrap-up Friday on Apr 1st, 2016
This week, Twitter added alt text options for image uploads, Facebook is looking into artificial intelligence for users with disabilities, app developers are finally including accessibility in their upgrades, and universities are building accessible IT into their course curriculums…clearly the accessibility movement has much to be proud of. These stories, and a whole lot more […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT Events, AT News, Conferences, Education, Information Technology, Things to Know Thursday, Web Accessibility on Mar 31st, 2016
The NFB is hosting 2 “boutiques” to teach some of the most current issues in accessibility: How do you make a document accessible? 4/14/2016, 8am-10am Word, PDF, EPUB, PowerPoint, and HTML documents — how much do these formats have in common? For blind and other print-disabled users, they have this shared trait: all of these […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Information Technology, Learning Aids, Tech Tip Tuesday on Mar 29th, 2016
Awesome Note 2 (Tasks/Calendar/To-do List/Journal) $3.99 – This inclusive app includes the ability to set tasks, take notes, update your calendar, and more. With reminders that notify the user of tasks to-do, and allows user to voice-record notes, this app includes a lot of features that can be helpful to someone who needs memory reminders or […]
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