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Monthly Archive for October, 2013

Grab your coffee and curl up in front of the soft glow of your computer as you check out some of this week’s biggest assistive technology headlines…AT in the news for the week of 10/28 thru 11/1 Welcoming Art Lovers With Disabilities This video shares one family’s housing design for the parents to age in […]

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Effective Communication During Emergencies Contributed by Provi Sharpe, Director of Emergency Management and Reuse Projects, MDTAP Communication is the key to your safety and those around you! Here are some ways to effectively communicate: Carry a pre-printed accommodation and access card that has your contact information as well as those who can be notified on […]

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Guidelines for Alternative Text Difficulty: Advanced Category: Content Presentation Alternative text for images can be presented either in the alt attribute of the image (<img alt=”Acme Logo” src=”logo.jpg”>) or in text near an image (e.g., an image text caption). When a caption or surrounding text provides the full content of the image, the image can […]

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MD Prepares App Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP Check your calendars; it has been one year, nearly to the day, since Hurricane Sandy made landfall on the East Coast.  If you will excuse the metaphor, this is what put Emergency Preparedness on the RADAR for many of us. Marylanders with disabilities often have […]

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We’re working our way through hurricane season and quickly moving into colder weather. As always, it’s good to make sure that you have the best information to ensure that your service animals are just a prepared for emergencies as you are. Here are some great resources to utilize: The National Organization on Disability publishes a great resource on disaster […]

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AT in the news for the week of 10/21 – 10/25 Novel Robots Assist People with Disabilities, Aid Doctors CLU wins international design contest Creating comic books helps developmentally disabled A New Website/App Called AXS Map Allows People to Review Your Business’ Accessibility to Customers with Disabilities Bat-Inspired Tech Could Help Blind People See with […]

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