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Monthly Archive for January, 2014

AT in the news for the week of 1/27 – 1/31 Could 3D printing provide new solutions for disabled people? Public University Students Are Now Benefiting from Emotional Support Animals Accessibility Awards for 2013 Including Mainstream Accessible Game of the Year Google Glass to Be Covered by Vision Care Insurer VSP An option for charging […]

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Heard of soundAMP R? If not, it’s a nifty little app that turns your mobile device into a portable amplifier. For about $4.99, you can plug your ear buds into the phone and, using its external microphone, will amplify everything going on around you. You can even record the activity (say you’re in a lecture hall […]

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Data Tables Difficulty: Advanced Category: Structure Presentation Because data tables are presented and navigated differently by screen readers than layout tables, it is vital that data tables be marked up to support greater accessibility. Row and/or column headers should be identified as such (using the <th> tag) and given an appropriate scope designating that header […]

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The problem with Captchas Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP According to a recent Ted Radio Hour episode, n.pr/1bOzlZ, we spent 500,000 hours solving Captchas world wide. Chances are, you run into them all the time. A Captcha is the little box, usually on a website, which asks you to type the blurry […]

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AFB and VisionAware recently launched new initiatives addressing the needs of individuals with vision loss. Check out some of the newest materials here: Help Us StrengthenSpecialized Services by sharing our new advocacy materials As services geared to help people with visual impairments are almost perpetually in danger of being cut due to shrinking budgets, it becomes […]

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It’s been a long, cold week here in Baltimore. Now it’s time to relax with a cup of hot coffee and catch up on all the week’s AT news. We hope you do the same. Happy reading… AT in the news for the week of 1/20 – 1/24 Makeup with embedded electronics helps the disabled […]

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