Whether you are deaf, hard of hearing, physically impaired, low vision or experiencing other forms of disabilities, access to telephones can be challenging. MDTAP maintains a web page on various resources that may be helpful in acquiring a phone that meets your needs. Learn about the Maryland Accessible Telecommunications Program, free cell phones for individuals with disabilities and more. […]
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WCAG 2.0 Difficulty: Beginner Category: Principles Validation The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 is a W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) specification for measuring web accessibility. WCAG 2.0 is based upon four core principles – perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust; or as an acronym – POUR. Ensuring POUR content across disabilities will ensure highly accessible […]
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How Can a Blind Singer ‘See’ the Choirmaster’s Baton? – Slashdot Here is a great example of asking the Internet at large for a DIY Assistive Technology Solution. Several suggestions are made. The engineering complexity and the costs are weighed. It’s like a quick brain-storming session between engineers. We may never know which solution works […]
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The Onkyo Corporation is again sponsoring a braille essay contest for people of all ages. Contest winners receive cash prizes valued from $500 to $2,000. The Onkyo Braille essay contest is being administered by the National Federation of the Blind on behalf of the North America-Caribbean Region of the World Blind Union. Essays must be […]
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AT in the news for the week of 1/1/13 – 1/5/13 Do We Need Specialized Hardware for the Deaf? Assistive Website Opens YouTube for Disabled Learners Transport London launches Accessible App competition The BRAIN Initiative will use technology to look at Alzheimer’s disease & more Social robots on the agenda at ITAC Ottawa doctors optimistic […]
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Braille Book Fair 2013 Calling all Braille readers, teachers, and parents! It’s that time again: Time to sort through all those boxes of Braille books and donate those gently used but no longer needed Braille books to the 2013 Braille Book Fair sponsored by the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children. Our primary goal […]
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