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Monthly Archive for July, 2012

EasyGo: Accessible Family Changing Room Maggie’s Light is partnering with Wilmot Modular Structures  to develop and provide accessible family changing rooms for individuals with disabilities and their families that care for them, at community outings such as festivals, concerts, athletic and other events. The EasyGo provides individuals with disabilities, and their families, with the opportunity, […]

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WCAG 2.0 and Transcripts The word “transcript” doesn’t appear in WCAG 2.0 because it is strictly interpreted as being only the verbatim text version of that which is spoken. For optimal web accessibility for users with auditory disabilities, information in addition to the spoken content (such as indications of laughter or explosions, or the presentation […]

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22nd Anniversary Celebration of the Americans with Disabilities Act Thursday, July 26, 2012 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. University of Maryland, Baltimore County An Honors University University Center Ballroom   RVSP by July 20th. Call 410-767-3660 voice/tty or 1-800-637-4113 voice/tty or email mdod@mdod.state.md.us Interpreter, captioning and assistive listening devices will be provided. For other accommodations, call […]

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AT in the news for the week of 7/2 – 7/6 Muscle-Like Action Allows Camera to Mimic Human Eye Movement Despite Delays, Chair Lifts Coming To Public Pools Device uses sound or touch to help visually impaired people perceive the visual scene surrounding them The State of Audio Description Around The World Fun and Games: […]

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Students United in Campus Community Engagement for Post-Secondary Success  Deadline for applications is July 10, 2012! SUCCESS is an education program for students with intellectual disabilities.  A partnership between the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and the Maryland Department of Disabilities, SUCCESS is a pilot program that will enable Marylanders with intellectual disabilities to develop […]

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Introducing Fleksy  Contributed by Joel Zimba, MDTAP Special Projects Coordinator Hot on the heels of a virtual Braille keyboard typing app, which has yet to be released, comes yet another prospective means for blind users to quickly enter text.  Similar to the Swipe keyboard on the Android platform, Fleksy makes educated guesses about what you […]

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