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Posted in Assistive Technology, AT and the Law, AT News, Education, Mystery Monday on Jul 21st, 2014
Get ready to celebrate the 24th Anniversary of the ADA on July 26, 2014 by downloading the ADA 24th Anniversary Tool Kit from www.adaanniversary.org. The Tool Kit has everything you’ll need to join cities and towns across the United States as they hold events honoring the ADA during the week of July 21-18, 2014. The […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT Events, AT News, Information Technology, Weekly Wrap-up Friday on Jul 18th, 2014
It’s been a good week in the land of technology for people with disabilities – AT in the news for the week of 7/14 thru 7/18. 3D-printed spine cage enables customized spinal fusion surgery Solving Accessibility Compliance Issues For Online Video Device Helps Rebuild Neural Connections for Stroke Patients Bioengineers Improve Upon Football Mouthguard that […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Information Technology, Web Accessibility, Web Tip Wednesday on Jul 16th, 2014
WCAG 2.0 and Reading Level It is always a good idea to make content as readable and understandable as is suitable for the audience. For complex content (defined as that which requires a reading ability more advanced than the lower secondary education level), WCAG 2.0 Success Criterion 3.1.5 (Level AAA) requires that a more simplified […]
Posted in AT Events, Conferences, Education, Information Technology, MD Technology Assistance Program, Tech Tip Tuesday on Jul 15th, 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, Weekly Wrap-up Friday on Jul 11th, 2014
We’ve got two weeks worth of AT news, so, in the spirit of keeping this short and simple, here are the highlights! To read all the latest news, visit us on Twitter @MDTAP. AT in the news for the weeks of 6/30 thru 7/11 Tapping into technology to reduce social isolation Students Spend Summer Perfecting […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Education, Information Technology, Things to Know Thursday, Web Accessibility on Jul 10th, 2014
CommonLook, a document accessibility remediation tool, has recently released its free Document Accessibility Primer, offering information on PDF accessibility. Document Accessibility Primer Everything You Need To Know About PDF Accessibility Download your copy now!
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