Maryland Department of Disabilities
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Nov 15th, 2013
It’s our favorite time of the week, and I don’t just mean that because it’s Friday…AT in the news for 11/11 – 11/16 Military caregiving webinar on assistive technologies slated for Dec. 12 An advocate and a broker for the disabled Disability technology: Is the future already here? It’s Wounded Warriors Month at V-Linc and […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Nov 14th, 2013
It’s that time of year when we start thinking about all those wonderful holiday presents, especially all the goodies that we can buy for the children in our lives. But for many families that have children with disabilities, simply affording necessary medical equipment can be a challenge – things like adapted strollers, pediatric gait trainers, […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Nov 5th, 2013
iPad 2 Grant Applications Open! Autism Speaks is thrilled to announce that through the generosity of Sevenly, Wyndham Worldwide, the Geier Foundation, the James Walter Pickle Charitable Foundation, the Agarwal Foundation and Jonathan Izak, 800 schools and financially disadvantaged individuals with autism will receive an Apple iPad 2 with a Kraken A.M.S. case, by Trident […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Oct 31st, 2013
Grab your coffee and curl up in front of the soft glow of your computer as you check out some of this week’s biggest assistive technology headlines…AT in the news for the week of 10/28 thru 11/1 Welcoming Art Lovers With Disabilities This video shares one family’s housing design for the parents to age in […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Oct 30th, 2013
Guidelines for Alternative Text Difficulty: Advanced Category: Content Presentation Alternative text for images can be presented either in the alt attribute of the image (<img alt=”Acme Logo” src=”logo.jpg”>) or in text near an image (e.g., an image text caption). When a caption or surrounding text provides the full content of the image, the image can […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Oct 28th, 2013
We’re working our way through hurricane season and quickly moving into colder weather. As always, it’s good to make sure that you have the best information to ensure that your service animals are just a prepared for emergencies as you are. Here are some great resources to utilize: The National Organization on Disability publishes a great resource on disaster […]
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