DREAM – Disability, Rights, Education, Activism, and Mentoring DREAM is sponsored by the Taishoff Center for Inclusive Education at Syracuse University and is an organization-in-process, initiated in the hopes of promoting a national (United States-based) disabilities agenda for post-secondary students and their allies and serving as an educational resource and source of support for both […]
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Financial Independence Workshop (pre-registration required) WHERE: LBPH – Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped, 415 Park Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21201 FOR: Legally Blind Senior Citizens, Age 55 & Over WHEN: September 11, 2013 – Wednesday WHEN: ARRIVAL TIME: 9:30 am WORKSHOP: 10:00 am to 2:30 pm WHAT: Demonstrations and Hands-on Instruction: Scanning & Reading Device (SARA) Labeling Device (Pen Friend) Talking Calculators […]
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University of Maryland is recruiting students for the University of Maryland’s 2013-14 Academic Graduate Certificate in Transition from School to Career. This is a certificate program offered to transition specialists in schools, rehabilitation, and adult service agencies. The certificate courses are offered entirely online. Deadline for applying is July 15, 2013. A scholarship is offered […]
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Accessible Website Developer Directory The Accessible Website Developer Directory is a compilation of individual contractors as well as small and large companies that have self-reported to the Maryland Technology Assistance Program as having expertise in accessible website development, remediation, testing, and/or certification. If you’d like to be included in the Accessible Website Developer Directory, complete the […]
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Home Oxygen and Fire Safety Contributed by Provi Sharpe, Director of Emergency Management and Reuse, MDTAP Oxygen is often called O2, and it is a colorless, odorless gas that is part of the air we breathe. It is essential for all cells in our body and helps healing. A doctor’s prescription is required for home […]
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Save the date for the 2013 Maryland Transition Conference! November 16, 2013 Sponsored by the Governor’s Interagency Transition Council, for Youth with Disabilities WHEN: Saturday, November 16, 2013 WHERE: Comfort Inn & Conference Center – Bowie, MD PRIMARY AUDIENCE: Transitioning Youth and their families TIME: 8AM – 4PM TOPICS INCLUDE: Employment Postsecondary Education Adult […]
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