Contributed by Lori Markland, Director of Communications, Outreach and Development, MDTAP Right around this time of year, parents and teachers across the country meet for the first time as they begin to map out their students’ academic paths during parent-teacher conferences. This year, in my house, these meetings were met with mixed emotions. While my older child is […]
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The IMAGE Center of Maryland has launched its Aging and Disability Skills Gateway website. This is an online skills site where people with functional limitations can see how others accomplish activities of daily living. You can learn more, support the project, and see the first video at www.disabilityskills.org or www.agingskills.org.
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US Labor Department’s Office of Disability Employment Policy announces launch of Web portal on accessible workplace technology WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy announced the launch of http://www.PEATworks.org — a comprehensive Web portal spearheaded by ODEP’s Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology. From educational articles to interactive tools, the […]
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The American Institutes on Research (AIR) is now collaborating with FHI360 and PACER to launch a website for the new Center on Technology and Disability (CTD). Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, CTD’s website will be launched early this fall. The site will offer online learning opportunities, curated resources, […]
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We’ve been adding new technology to the Maryland TAP AT Library as well as setting up new areas to house more aids for daily living, blind and low vision devices, and recreational items. And if you’d like to stop in and see what we’ve been adding, sign up for our next AT Library Tour on November […]
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Adapt to the Future Frederick County Department of Aging’s second annual exhibition of services and products to create a user friendly home for older adults, others with disabilities and their family and caregivers will be held on Thursday, November 6, 2014 from 4pm to 7 pm at the Frederick Senior Center. As the senior population […]
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