Maryland Department of Disabilities
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Oct 10th, 2012
CAPTCHA CAPTCHA stands for Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart. A CAPTCHA is typically presented as a graphic with distorted letters or numbers that a user must decipher and enter into a text field. Although CAPTCHA attempts to ensure a response that is generated by a person, nearly all modern […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Oct 9th, 2012
The Case of the Vanishing Podcasts Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP When Apple released an app for managing podcasts a few months ago, I checked it out, found it lacking and forgot about it. In the flurry of recent upgrades, I didn’t notice a new version of the podcasts had appeared. This […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Oct 5th, 2012
AT in the news for the week of 10/1 – 10/5 Hearing through teeth with device for single-sided deaf people Firm that makes equipment to help paralyzed people walk is opening Marlboro HQ Using iPods to assist workers with autism Amazon Quietly Begins The Long Road To Closed Captioning Its Streaming Video Library Disabled US […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Oct 4th, 2012
The Maryland Assistive Technology Network (MATN) is offering a FREE 3-part webinar series for educators on implementing an accessible curriculum. To learn more about these webinare or to join MATN, visit them online here. Making Curriculum Accessible: the Common Core State Standards, Assistive Technology and Universal Design for Learning Dates: Session 1: October 11, 2012 […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Oct 3rd, 2012
Empty Table Headers When marking up data tables, avoid empty table headers <th> element. Empty headers can cause confusion for screen reader users because there is no information to be read for a data row or column, or they may cause the screen reader to associate a header to an incorrect column or row. Pay […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Oct 2nd, 2012
Have you tried out the JAWS 14 Beta? Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP It’s definitely the time of year for new software and hardware releases. Whether it’s back to school, gearing up for the holiday season or quarterly earning revenues, there’s probably something new and flashy to be bought, installed or otherwise […]
MDTAP | 2301 Argonne Drive, Room T17 Baltimore, Maryland 21218| Voice: 410-554-9230 Toll Free ⁄ Voice 1-800-832-4827|Email: mdtap@mdtap.org