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Monthly Archive for April, 2012

WorkABILITY LOAN PROGRAM A Program of the Maryland Technology Assistance Program / Maryland Department of Disabilities, the WorkABILITY Loan Program helps Maryland residents with disabilities qualify for low-interest loans to buy equipment to gain or maintain employment. Who Can Apply? Anyone who intends to use the loan to buy equipment for a Maryland resident with […]

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Large Clickable Targets Some mouse users have may have difficulty with fine motor control, so it is important that clickable targets be sufficiently large. Radio buttons and checkboxes should include properly-associated labels (using the <label> element). Small icons or text, such as previous/next arrows or superscript links for footnotes, should be sufficiently large or combined […]

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Notetaker Comparison Review by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP On February 24th  ACB Radio’s technology show, Main Menu, launched a series of podcasts to provide an in depth comparison of five models of notetaker.  For those who have never seen one of these devices, the notetaker, often called a Braille notetaker, is a personal data assistant […]

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AT in the news for the week of 4/16 – 4/20 For the 1st time Scientists have shown that blindness can be partially reversed in mice A Better Computer Mouse Cursor for the Disabled Brain Controls Paralyzed Muscles | The Scientist Special-needs learning aps – Monterey County Herald Firm making mobiles more user-friendly – This […]

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April is winding down and we’re gearing up for May and National Mobility Awareness Month! In honor of this, the National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association (NMEDA) is celebrating by giving away free wheelchair accessible vehicles. Currently, you can learn more about applying on their Facebook page. NMEDA is a non-profit trade association of mobility equipment manufacturers, […]

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Do Not Require Unnecessary Form Data One of the keys to creating highly accessible forms is to avoid as many errors as possible before the form is submitted. Ensure that forms are as simple and intuitive as possible, and don’t require that a field be filled out if the content is not necessary (e.g., a […]

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