Receiving Emergency Alerts Contributed by Provi Sharpe, Director of Emergency Management, MDTAP FEMA’s Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) gives public safety officials an effective way to alert and warn the public about serious emergencies using the Emergency Alert System, the Commercial Mobile Alert System, NOAA Weather Radio and other public alerting systems from […]
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Evaluating Web Accessibility on iDevices If you have an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch, you have a screen reader. VoiceOver comes built-in to all modern Apple touchscreen devices. VoiceOver can be enabled in the device Settings, or by quickly pressing the Home button three times. The following core functions are available: Read the entire page: […]
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Assistive Technology Meets International Patent Law Contributed by Joel Zimba, Technology Outreach Specialist, MDTAP If you’re lucky, the ongoing patent war between Apple and Samsung has not intruded upon your life in the last 3 years or so. The legal jockeying for intellectual property is yet another way in which corporate giants attempt to gain […]
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BALTIMORE, MD (February 14, 2013) -The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) is launching a new online resource database for children and youth with special health care needs. In Maryland, over one third of families of these children report that they cannot easily access needed community based services and half of the same families report […]
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AT in the news for the week of 2/19 – 2/22 Blind Paralympian Tim Reddish who has 23 golds can finally see all his medals with a new bionic eye Microchip implant lets blind patients see shapes, skip the prosthetic Microsoft now has a support desk for people w/ disabilities Bionic Hand That Connects With […]
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Financing DME with Medicare Contributed by Provi Sharpe, Director of Emergency Preparedness, MDTAP Did you know that Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers durable medical equipment (DME) that your doctor prescribes for use in your home? In certain circumstances, the DME that Medicare covers includes, but isn’t limited to, blood sugar monitors and diabetic testing […]
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