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Posted in Assistive Technology, AT Funding, Things to Know Thursday on Feb 20th, 2014
It’s that time of month again where we feature some of the updated and newest items posted on Equipment Link. To see a complete listing, visit www.equipmentlink.org Acorn 180 Stair Life – Best Offer, Potomac, MD Easy Stand 5000 – $1,000 or Best Offer, Rosedale, MD Intellikeys USB Keyboards – 3 Available, $100 each, Savage, […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Information Technology, Web Accessibility, Web Tip Wednesday on Feb 19th, 2014
User Style Sheets, Specified Colors, and Page Flexibility Difficulty: Advanced Category: Presentation The end user always has ultimate control over what the page looks like. They can apply user style sheets to change font sizes, colors, layout, or any other property of the page. As much as possible, web pages should be designed to accommodate […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT Events, AT News, Communication Aids, Education, Tech Tip Tuesday on Feb 18th, 2014
FREE AAC Camp Talk2U Opens in 2014 Talk2U is a new, week long camp opening in the summer of 2014 for tweens and teens whose primary mode of communication is high-tech or low-tech Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). Campers will work together to make a music video as a public service announcement to share the […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT News, Weekly Wrap-up Friday on Feb 14th, 2014
We’re happy to share our love of technology with you. Enjoy! AT in the news for the week of 2/10-2/14 IBM standardizing on EPUB to make mobile content more inclusive & accessible Discover how easy it is to make PDFs type-able using Google Drawing Helping Preserve Independent Living The HSC Foundation’s ADA Program is NOW […]
Posted in AT News, Conferences, Education, MD Technology Assistance Program, Things to Know Thursday on Feb 14th, 2014
Webinar: The Formula for Successful Home Modifications NSCIA Webinar – A program of United Spinal Thu, Feb 26, 2014 | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Eastern Standard Time Taking on an accessible home modification project can be a daunting task. But, before you sign with that general contractor or consider your project, “shovel ready,” […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Web Tip Wednesday on Feb 12th, 2014
Hidden Screen Reader Content Difficulty: Advanced Category: Content Presentation By positioning content off the left side of the visible screen using CSS, it removes it from the visual presentation of the page, but allows it to still be read by a screen reader. Off-screen text should be used with care and generally only in cases […]
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