AFB and VisionAware recently launched new initiatives addressing the needs of individuals with vision loss. Check out some of the newest materials here: Help Us StrengthenSpecialized Services by sharing our new advocacy materials As services geared to help people with visual impairments are almost perpetually in danger of being cut due to shrinking budgets, it becomes […]
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Charting Deaf Territory, Part One How UVa Is Managing To Accommodate a Deaf Medical Student Contributed by Christopher Sherman Read, Accessible Technology Specialist, University of Virginia Preface Utter disbelief. That’s the initial reaction some people have when they hear that a Deaf student is attending the medical school program at the University of Virginia. The […]
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It’s a well known fact in the accessible IT community that iOS products incorporate a great deal of accessibility features directly into their basic functioning. And yet, even though I’ve known this for years, I was stoked and surprised when I started playing with some of the accessibility features in my own iPhone in hopes to be […]
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HCI receives prestigious grant from Foundation The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the United States recently awarded HCI – Holly Community, Inc., contractor to the Maryland Technology Assistance Program, a $100,000 grant over two years to expand assistive technology services on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The focus of this grant […]
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Online Survey About Voice Telecommunication Use for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing The Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Telecommunications Access at Gallaudet University is conducting an online survey to learn about the experiences of adults who are hard of hearing, deaf or have hearing loss in their use of voice telecommunications technology in the […]
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It’s that time of year again when the Baltimore County Department of Aging hosts its Baby Boomer/Senior Expo. MDTAP will be taking part in this event both days, October 9th & 10th, and will have a variety of AT available for seniors to try out, as well as lots of materials and low-tech AT giveaways. Come visit […]
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