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Monthly Archive for May, 2013

May is Better Hearing and Speech Month and we’re happy to share some key links from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA): Hearing and Speech Resources Hearing aids, cochlear implants and assistive technology Assistive Listening Technology  

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AT in the news for the week of 5/6 – 5/10 Making LinkedIn More Accessible Why Google Glass is a clear winner for the blind What’s smaller than imagined yet passionately desired? Workers with disabilities voice out on telecommuting! Are We Ready For Driverless Cars? Off-road wheelchair brings freedom to disabled poor Amazon Finally Begins […]

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Job Accommodation Network If you’re not already familiar with the Job Accommodation Network ,(JAN) is the leading source of free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues.  Working toward practical solutions that benefit both employer and employee, JAN helps people with disabilities enhance their employability, and shows employers how to capitalize […]

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Conveying Information Using Color Alone Difficulty: Beginner Category: Presentation Avoid using color or other stylistic differences as the only means of conveying information or meaning. Blind users do not care about the color, font size, or styling of text, so long as the visual aspects of that text are not used to convey content. Screen […]

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Kindle App Accessibility Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP On May 1, Amazon finally added VoiceOver support to their Kindle App for the iPhone.  Finally, this long-awaited, and most would say long over-due, barrier to E-book accessibility has vanished.  Now, if it’s published electronically, you can probably buy it and read it in […]

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On April 17th, MDTAP hosted its first Networking Luncheon and Open House for a variety of organizations in Maryland that serve individuals with disabilities. But before our first big event, MDTAP’s AT Specialists worked especially hard to reorganize the AT Lab, including updating equipment, building shelving and designing new, universal workstations. Take a look at […]

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