Maryland Department of Disabilities
Posted in Assistive Technology, Information Technology, Learning Aids, Tech Tip Tuesday on Nov 18th, 2014
Contributed by Lori Markland, Director of Communications, Outreach & Program Development, MDTAP Here at MDTAP, we like to share information on all sorts of AT, and especially free AT. So when we come across cool new apps, we want to get the word out. And this app is no exception. It’s cool, easy to use, […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Deaf/Hard of Hearing Aids, Information Technology, Tech Tip Tuesday on Oct 28th, 2014
If there could be rock stars of the assistive technology world, TV amplification systems would definitely be among the hall of famers. Though they are called by many names, TV Ears perhaps being the most popular, people are always looking for ways to better hear the TV without disturbing their kids or wives (or husbands), or neighbors. And now, […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Learning Aids, Tech Tip Tuesday on Sep 30th, 2014
Tactile Overlays for the iPad Contributed by Lori Markland, Director of Communications, Outreach and Development, MDTAP For students with visual disabilities, tactile overlays on an iPad can be helpful when using apps that don’t “slide” across the screen, such “Scene and Heard” or “Book Creator.” By creating an overlay with tactile cues, the student can […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT Events, AT News, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Information Technology, Tech Tip Tuesday on Sep 23rd, 2014
Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Corodinator, MDTAP It’s been quite a week in the mobile accessibility world. For iOS users, it’s the most wonderful time of the year. As expected Apple released a new version of the iOS operating system, along with new iPhones. As if that weren’t enough, a couple of new apps […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Information Technology, Mobility Aids, Tech Tip Tuesday on Sep 16th, 2014
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 […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT Events, AT News, Conferences, Information Technology, Maryland Department of Disabilities, MD Technology Assistance Program, Tech Tip Tuesday, Web Accessibility on Sep 9th, 2014
Today’s the day! It’s Web Accessibility Training Day 2014 hosted by the National Federation of the Blind and the Maryland Technology Assistance Program. Follow NFB_voice and MDTAP on Twitter, hashtag #WATD14, to get real time updates on sessions, speakers and more. The session materials and audio recordings will be posted after the event at https://nfb.org/web-accessibility-day
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