Maryland Department of Disabilities
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Apr 14th, 2014
The National Federation of the Blind and The Maryland Technology Assistance Program present Web Accessibility Training Day September 9, 2014 Location: National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute 200 E. Wells Street at Jernigan Place Baltimore, Maryland 21230 Event: The National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute is thrilled to announce that on September 9 […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT News, Information Technology, Weekly Wrap-up Friday on Apr 11th, 2014
If you’ve followed the news at all this week, you’ve likely heard the groundbreaking story about spinal stimulation providing voluntary movements to paraplegics. Check out some articles and videos below. And while you’re reading (and watching) in amazement, catch up on other awesome AT news, like Google Glass helping Parkinson’s patients or a new touch […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Information Technology, Things to Know Thursday on Apr 10th, 2014
Accessibility of Short URLs Excerpted from the December 16th blog post on the DigitalGov blog. Although written for social media experts in government, this is good information for anyone sharing information via social media. Short URLs can actually be beneficial for people using assistive technologies because it shortens the reading time and the cognitive load that […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Information Technology, Web Accessibility, Web Tip Wednesday on Apr 9th, 2014
Landmark roles Difficulty: Advanced Category: Structure Adding landmark roles to your page is an easy way to enhance accessibility. Landmark roles are part of ARIA, a new accessibility specification. Landmark roles define significant web page areas and provide the user quick access to them. The available landmark roles are application, banner, complementary, contentinfo, form, main, […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Information Technology, MD Technology Assistance Program, Tech Tip Tuesday on Apr 8th, 2014
Identifying Objects with TapTapsee Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP TapTapSee is a handy app which identifies objects via the iPhone camera. It’s simple. Start the app, wait for the auto-focus sound to let you know a picture is ready and then click that “Take Picture” button. After a short time, a brief […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT Events, AT News, Conferences, Education, MD Technology Assistance Program, Mystery Monday on Apr 7th, 2014
FREE Phone Workshop – Preparing for a Successful IEP Meeting The Parent’s Place of Maryland is hosting a FREE phone workshop on Wednesday April 16, 2014 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM, EST. Whether it’s the first meeting for your child’s Individualized Education Program (IEP) or you’re reviewing the IEP for the fifth time, preparation […]
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