The State of Maryland is hiring a IT Accessibility Coordinator. This position will be co-located between MD Technology Assistance Program (MDTAP) and the Department of Information Technology (DoIT). The state is seeking an experienced IT accessibility specialist who can help state agencies select the most accessible products and systems and help provide accessible solutions to […]
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A Talking Medical Thermometer for People with Vision Impairments By: Joel Hosner, MDTAP Advisory Council Consumer Representative People with vision impairments can measure their body temperature, or take the temperature of a child, with the Advocate Infrared Thermometer! No sight is needed to use the Advocate because it reads the temperature reading out loud […]
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It’s with mixed emotions that we announce that Jim McCarthy is leaving the Maryland Technology Assistance Program. MDOD Secretary Carol Beatty has appointed Lori Markland as the Acting Executive Director of MD TAP effective 2/27. Jim has served as the Executive Director of MDTAP for 5 years, and will now be working with the Federal […]
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Check out this awesome guy, Chris Higgins, and his film “Access”. The film follows Cory Joseph through his day and how he uses technology and supports to navigate the world as someone with a visual impairment. The best part of the story is how the film came to be. Chris started developing the film in […]
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It’s World Braille Day!! Developed by Louis Braille as a Braille isn’t a language. It’s a tactile writing system, that allows users to translate printed language. And not just English-nearly every widely-spoken language has it’s own Braille system, as does Math, computer science, and music! Braille is based on a relational method of dots, specifically […]
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Where’s it AT? You may have been asking “Where’ve you been?” After too long a hiatus, our first New Year’s Resolution is to re-start our blog! We promise this is one resolution we’ll keep! No promises on the other resolutions though… We promise more consistent blog posts on equipment, AT issues, accessibility, and so […]
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