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Posted in Assistive Technology, Information Technology, Tech Tip Tuesday on Dec 16th, 2014
Year End App-Up Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP The elves who keep the blog up and running have a certain well-known prior engagement in the not too distant future. Before the year grinds to a close though, I thought it would be a great time to review some of the most useful […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT News, MD Technology Assistance Program, Mystery Monday on Dec 15th, 2014
The Center on Effective Rehabilitation Technology service delivery (CERT) conducted a baseline survey of Statewide AT Act Programs in 2010, to assess and establish the state-of-practice in RT/AT service delivery, with responses from almost 70% of programs. Data from the survey was used to establish a baseline of practice throughout the country, assist with identifying […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT News, Weekly Wrap-up Friday on Dec 12th, 2014
The big news this week was really big news. Really. Big. Read all about tax-free disability savings accounts that were approved by the U.S House of Representatives. And then check out a great video segment on toy shopping for kids with special needs. And also some other cool stuff. AT in the news for the […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Education, Learning Aids, Things to Know Thursday on Dec 11th, 2014
Maryland Learning Links has recently launched its Assistive and Universal Technology Blog. Focusing on assistive and universal technology, it covers topics that include getting started with AT, parent involvement and much more. Enjoy!
Posted in Information Technology, Web Accessibility, Web Tip Wednesday on Dec 10th, 2014
Simplify Data Tables Accessibility of data tables can be achieved by identifying table headers and defining whether they are row or column headers (for example, <th scope=”col”>). Complex tables (those that have more than one level of row or column header, or spanned data or header cells) can easily become too complex for screen reader […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT News, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Education, Information Technology, Learning Aids, Mystery Monday on Dec 8th, 2014
We usually like to test the apps we write about, but we recently came across the BeeLine Reader and wanted to share the information they sent along to us. If you are using it, we’d love to know your thoughts. Please feel free to comment! BeeLine Reader, a new app that increases reading ability and […]
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