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Monthly Archive for September, 2014

Tactile Overlays for the iPad Contributed by Lori Markland, Director of Communications, Outreach and Development, MDTAP For students with visual disabilities, tactile overlays on an iPad can be helpful when using apps that don’t “slide” across the screen, such “Scene and Heard” or “Book Creator.” By creating an overlay with tactile cues, the student can […]

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We’ve been adding new technology to the Maryland  TAP AT Library as well as setting up new areas to house more aids for daily living, blind and low vision devices, and recreational items. And if you’d like to stop in and see what we’ve been adding, sign up for our next AT Library Tour on November […]

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Well done, science. Well done. AT News Wrap Up for the week of 9/22 thru 9/26. The Next Decade of Neurostimulation: Interview with Simon Karger from Cambridge Consultants TalkBack is an Accessibility Service that helps blind and vision-impaired users interact with their devices. Coming Soon-SAMHSA’s Suicide Safe app for primary & behavioral health care providers […]

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Mobile Apps for Emergency Preparedness Contributed by Provi Sharpe, Director of Emergency Management and Equipment Reuse Although it’s impossible prevent natural disasters from occurring, there are plenty of things we can do to better handle the impact of such events. Organizations both large and small have embraced mobile platforms as vital tools for disseminating important […]

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Icons vs. Text Icons can present complex information, meaning, and functionality in a very small amount of space. A browser’s “Home” icon (typically an illustration of a house) readily conveys rather complex meaning and functionality – activating it will take you to the browser’s defined home page. While such icons can be very useful, care […]

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Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Corodinator, MDTAP It’s been quite a week in the mobile accessibility world.  For iOS users, it’s the most wonderful time of the year.  As expected Apple released a new version of the iOS operating system, along with new iPhones. As if that weren’t enough, a couple of new apps […]

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