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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Learning to Write with DoItWrite Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP With the release of iOS7, Apple added a hand writing function to VoiceOver. When the “Hand writing” option is selected via the rotar function, print characters, such as uppercase, lowercase, numbers and punctuation, can be drawn directly on the screen of an iOS device. […]
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Winter Preparedness Tips For People With Disabilities Contributed by Provi Sharpe, Director of Emergency Preparedness and Reuse, MDTAP The cold weather season requires extra clothing for people of all abilities; dressing for the season is vital in maintaining health. People with disabilities may want to take extra care during the cold weather season. Some disabling […]
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Complex Images Difficulty: Advanced Category: Content Presentation Important and relevant content from complex images must be provided in an accessible way. The alt attribute is generally reserved for a succinct alternative (less than around 100 characters is a general guideline). For images that require a longer description, this long description text may be provided directly […]
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It’s Wounded Warrior Month at V-Linc. That means that they’re seeking requests from vets with disabilities (or their families) who want help to be more independent and to do some of the things that they used to. Have a need that isn’t met with equipment off the shelf? Send your request to V-Linc and let […]
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Got an Android? Like free apps? Then we’ve got you covered. Especially if you’re looking for an easy-to-use, FREE currency identifier. Google recently released the IDEAL Currency Identifier with support from NIDRR, the Wireless Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center, and others. Available for identifying U.S. currency for anyone with vision impairments, the IDEAL ID’er app requires that text-to-speech […]
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