Maryland Department of Disabilities
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT News, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Information Technology, Tech Tip Tuesday on Apr 22nd, 2014
NewsFlash iOS update Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP If, like me, you have been suffering with inexplicable keyboard problems while using VoiceOver on your iOS device—you are not alone. This has been a definite, if hard to pin down bug which debuted with the arrival of iOS 7.1. Today, Apple released iOS […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT News, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Tech Tip Tuesday on Apr 15th, 2014
The Braille Edge 40 Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP Recently, MDTAP has received several inquiries about refreshable Braille displays. As their name implies, these devices have one row of Braille pins which refresh themselves to reflect the output from a computer or mobile device. We have several examples of this species available […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Information Technology, MD Technology Assistance Program, Tech Tip Tuesday on Apr 8th, 2014
Identifying Objects with TapTapsee Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP TapTapSee is a handy app which identifies objects via the iPhone camera. It’s simple. Start the app, wait for the auto-focus sound to let you know a picture is ready and then click that “Take Picture” button. After a short time, a brief […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT News, Information Technology, Tech Tip Tuesday on Mar 18th, 2014
Save the Date! Join the Conversation to Advance Accessibility and Inclusion in Social Media Submit ideas to help improve the user experience for people with disabilities March 17 – April 4, 2014 Do you use social media as part of your daily life? Do you have ideas on how social media can be made more […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT News, Information Technology, Tech Tip Tuesday on Mar 11th, 2014
Pros and Cons of iOS 7.1 Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP Yesterday, Apple released iOS 7.1 for all modern iOS devices. There are many great accessibility and performance enhancements, as well as at least one known potential show-stopper. First of all there are many new changes to the user interface for low […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT News, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Information Technology, Tech Tip Tuesday on Feb 25th, 2014
Victor Stream Version 4.3 Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP The second generation Victor Stream from Humanware has been available for some time now. It resembles the earlier model, but is a far superior device. While nearly every aspect of the Victor Stream was improved, from the smaller form factor to the higher-quality […]
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