Maryland Department of Disabilities
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Sep 25th, 2013
Alternative Text Difficulty: Beginner Category: Content Presentation Alternative text conveys the content and functionality (if present) of an image. It is very rarely a description of what the image looks like. When authoring alternative text, consider what the core information presented by the image is. Asking the question, “If you could not use the image, […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Sep 24th, 2013
BARD Mobile Arrives At Long Last Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP Last week, BARD Mobile, an iOS app which reads both Braille and audio books from the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), appeared in the App Store. Exhaustive reviews of BARD Mobile’s features and step-by-step guides for it’s […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Sep 23rd, 2013
Here are some of the newest items listed on Equipment Link. Check them out before they go! And remember, Equipment Link includes listings from our regional partners in Delaware and PA. ACORN Superglide 120 Stair Lift (Best Offer) – Like new, only used 8 times. Right hand install, straight staircase of 14 stairs, swivel seat, […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Sep 20th, 2013
AT in the news for the week of 9/16 – 9/20 10 Ingenious Inventions for People With Disabilities Technologies that guide unmanned vehicles could one day help the blind navigate BYOD in the Classroom Perkins and Philips Combine Bright Ideas to Teach Children with Disabilities A lab without test tubes, but with Stinkyboards Smithsonian To […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Sep 19th, 2013
We Connect Now is a website developed to connect and integrate college students with disabilities in a virtual community with a voice on important issues including college students and access to higher education and employment. The We Connect Now website has been up and serving college students with disabilities since April of 2008. The website […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Sep 18th, 2013
Images Difficulty: Beginner Category: Content Presentation Images can enhance accessibility. The expression “a picture is worth a thousand words” very much applies to accessibility as well. Complex concepts and content can be presented through images, illustrations, charts, graphs, etc. Icons can present complex functionality or information in a very small amount of space. As long […]
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