Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP On June first and second, MDTAP staff will be attending the M-Enabling Summit – Conference and Showcase 2015. This two day gathering presents the state of the art in mobile technology, wearables and accessibility. I’m looking forward to learning about how the Internet of Things will change […]
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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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Stands I Have Known—Revisited Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP As hinted in the last post, I finally got my hands on the Fopydo stand. It set me back a whole $15 direct from the manufacturer. There may be less expensive stands available, but let’s call this the low end of the scanning […]
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Document Scanning, The Missing Link Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP How many articles have we posted about scanning printed documents using OCR software? We don’t know either, but you could always try using the “Search” feature on the blog. Anyway, it is not insignificant. Often, I write about a new piece of […]
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Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP I recently came across this article, 9 advances helping visually-impaired people navigate cities, in which many technologies discussed on our blog or posted on our news feeds are explored. Navigation apps and related tools have always been a bit of a hobby to me, thus making this […]
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That All May Read Have you heard of the NLS campaign, That All May Read? NLS is a free braille and talking book library service for people with temporary or permanent low vision, blindness, or a physical disability that prevents them from reading or holding the printed page. Through a national network of cooperating libraries, […]
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