Maryland Department of Disabilities
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Mar 8th, 2013
AT in the news for the week of 3/4 – 3/8 Looking for the Right Solution to Hearing Problems Simulator to help disabled drivers Multi-Sensory room opens for disabled children MTV spotlights challenges of transition for young adults with disabilities on “World of Jenks” Google Hangouts receive sign language interpreter support, keyboard shortcuts ARIA, browsers […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, MD Technology Assistance Program, Things to Know Thursday on Mar 7th, 2013
It’s that time of year when we’re thinking Spring and looking forward to getting outside more. In anticipation of this, we found a great website that lists accessible sports programs by state and sport. United Spinal’s Tech Guide includes links to all sorts of resources including wheelchair accessible travel guides, a variety of sports programs […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Mar 7th, 2013
Considering Various Disabilities (Web Tip #1) Difficulty: Beginner Category: Principles Web accessibility affects the following disability categories Visual disabilities – blindness, low vision, and color-blindness Auditory disabilities – deafness and hard-of-hearing Motor disabilities – difficulty using a mouse or keyboard Cognitive or learning disabilities Photo-sensitive epilepsy While care should be taken when grouping anyone into a category, […]
Posted in Blind/Low Vision Aids , MD Technology Assistance Program, Tech Tip Tuesday on Mar 5th, 2013
Contributed by Joel Zimba, Technology Outreach Specialist, MDTAP I’ve used Prizmo on the iPhone for a couple of years. It’s a full-featured OCR app. It is also unique in that the scanning is performed locally, rather than uploading the image to a server and then retrieving the results. With all phone-based scanning packages, getting the […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Mar 5th, 2013
The National Dissemination Center for Children with Special Needs (NICHCY) has recently published its list of camps and summer opportunities for children with special needs. They also provide additional information on camps for all children. Check out the list to find out what might be available. And if you don’t find anything in your community, be sure […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Mar 1st, 2013
AT in the news for 2/25 thru 3/1 Brown unveils novel wireless brain sensor Griffin MouthStick Stylus Gadgets To Help Grandma Live Independently Learning Disability Apps and Important Innovations Under Way | Prototype car using joystick engineering at Disability Drive Expo A Medical Lab in Your Smartphone The Next Generation Cane Students program robots designed […]
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