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Monthly Archive for January, 2013

Georgia’s Tools For Life Assistive Technology Program manages the “Our Favorite Apps” database where you can search for apps based on category, price, device type or name. And every app listed in the database has been used and/or tested by one or more members of the Tools for Life team along with many peers across […]

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HTML5 and Optional Alt Attribute HTML5 currently allows the alt attribute of the image element to be optional. If an image is given alt=””, it indicates that the image is decorative and does not convey content, or that the content of the image is conveyed elsewhere, such as through an image caption or adjacent text. […]

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Tactile Screen Protectors Contributed by Joel Zimba, Technology Outreach Specialist, MDTAP Two years ago, MDTAP ordered a set of Tactile Screen Protectors for our iPhones and iPads.  These screen protectors not only protect the glass of an iDevice from dirt and damage, but they provide raised dots for orientation on an otherwise landmark free plane […]

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The Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities at Kennedy Krieger Institute (MCDD) has recently launched a statewide Community Resource Mapping Project, supported by DHMH’s Office for Genetics and People with Special Health Care Needs. Although this database is being created by the state, the content will only be as good as the resources collected from communities across […]

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AT News Wrap-Up, 1/25/13

AT in the news for the week of 1/21 – 1/25 Georgia Tech survey: 92% of ppl w/ disabilities use mobile devices Electric Wheelchair Accessible Car now being manufactured in the US High-tech home help ‘A newspaper for people with learning disabilities was a lightbulb moment’ Blindy.TV is taking the vision out of  television – […]

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A new program offered by P&J’s Life Skills for young adults with disabilities On The Move is a new program for young adults with a variety of developmental disabilities. Our program is designed to provide respite care for families and a safe and fun environment to maximize a child’s potential. Program will include activities to […]

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