Where It's AT – Assistive Technology Blog

Science doesn’t take a break for the holidays, but we did. So this week, you get all the news from last week and this week. We’ve got a whole lot of Stephen Hawking in here, some awesome new developments overseas (like solar powered hearing aids!!!), a new development in eye-gaze technology and more. Don’t miss […]

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Domestic violence and sexual assault is something that has been in the news a lot recently. As such, we’ve come across some helpful resources that could be useful to anyone using assistive technology (AT) or working in the field of disability service. Please share and share widely: 5 Ways To Make Sexual Assault Services More […]

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Layout Tables Tables in HTML are intended for tabular data. Although using tables for page layout is not considered best practice, this typically has minimal impact on accessibility, as long as two primary guidelines are kept in mind. First, do not use any markup that is typically used to identify data tables. This includes table […]

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The KNFB Reader iOS app is now available and we’ve got a great YouTube review of how it works. Check out our very own Joel Zimba using it to read some documents lying around the MDTAP office. And if you are using this app, let us know what you think by commenting on this post!

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Learning for Tomorrow, Inc. is a local, Baltimore organization that focuses on providing instructional classes in reading, writing, math & life skills. They provide specialized classes for adults who are deaf/hard of hearing and/or blind/low vision. Classes include assistive technology access for those with vision impairments. You can learn more about their services online or call […]

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