Maryland Department of Disabilities
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT Events, AT News, Education, Tech Tip Tuesday on May 20th, 2014
Knowing Your ADA, With The IMAGE Center The American’s with Disabilities Act effects everyday life, but how much about it do you really know? What is the difference between the ADA and Fair Housing Act and Reasonable Accommodation? The IMAGE Center will go over all of this, and the Barrier Free, removal checklist. This can […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT and the Law, AT Events, AT News, Conferences, Education, Information Technology, Mystery Monday on May 19th, 2014
The M-Enabling Global Summit is the only program exclusively dedicated to promoting mobile accessible and assistive applications and services for senior citizens and users of all abilities, a market of more than one billion users worldwide, with considerable untapped potential. This year’s M-Enabling conference and showcase will be held June 9-10 in Washington, DC. The agenda […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT Events, AT News, Information Technology, Web Accessibility, Weekly Wrap-up Friday on May 16th, 2014
The bikes have it this week. Or, maybe, bikes and cars. And prosthetics. Okay, so maybe there’s just some amazing AT across the board. You decide. AT in the news for the week of 5/12 thru 5/16. Touch Bionics updates i-limb Ultra Revolution prosthetic hand Local company creates bike seat to make riding more comfortable […]
Posted in AT News, Emergency Preparedness, Things to Know Thursday on May 15th, 2014
Emergency Shelters and People with Disabilities Contributed by Provi Sharpe, Director of Emergency Preparedness and Reuse Activities, MDTAP Though we think of spring as a mild, gentle time of year, spring in the mid-Atlantic region can bring severe weather. Maryland is susceptible to a variety of weather-related emergencies. Severe thunderstorms are common in Maryland throughout […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Information Technology, Web Accessibility, Web Tip Wednesday on May 14th, 2014
Scaling Images Difficulty: Advanced Category: Presentation Users with low vision often use a screen enlarger to increase the size of elements in a web page. Images can become pixelated or blocky when they are enlarged. Text within images can become particularly difficult to read. When you can get the same visual presentation using real text, […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT and the Law, AT News, Tech Tip Tuesday on May 13th, 2014
http://HCBSadvocacy.org – has launched! While officially a collaborative project of the DD network partners – NACDD, NDRN, and AUCD – this site should prove to be a useful tool for national and state cross-disability and aging advocacy organizations. Each state includes information on their deadlines for transition plans, including waivers that expire before March 17, […]
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