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Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Oct 8th, 2013
Play Time Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP Maybe you’re hiding inside from the chaotic weather. Perhaps that government shutdown has you twiddling your thumbs. Either way, it’s time for some fun–if you can call the end of the world “fun.” What kind of games do we talk about on the Assistive Technology […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT Events, Conferences, Education, Maryland, MD Technology Assistance Program, Mystery Monday on Oct 7th, 2013
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 […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Oct 3rd, 2013
The Governor’s Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH) and the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (DLLR) are hosting two workshops in October in honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, a national campaign to raise awareness about disability employment issues and celebrate the many and varied contributions of America’s workers […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Oct 2nd, 2013
Succinct Alternative Text Difficulty: Beginner Category: Content Presentation Alternative text should be succinct. There is not a defined maximum length for alt text, but a rough guideline of around 100 characters is generally a good threshold. Alternative text longer than around 100 characters typically indicates that the content should be provided some other way (such […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Oct 1st, 2013
Coming this Fall to MDTAP Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP The leaves turn, Hockey season begins, and new technology begins arriving at MDTAP. One product we are all excited about is the Prodigi from Humanware. Prodigi is a fully digital video magnifier. This sounds much more complicated than the reality. Simply put, […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Sep 26th, 2013
Wireless Emergency Alerts Contributed by Provi Sharpe, Director of Emergency Management and Reuse Projects, MDTAP Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) send free informational text messages to WEA-enabled cell phones within range of an imminent and dangerous local situation, severe weather event, or AMBER emergency. The WEA notification is designed to get your attention and notify you […]
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