Calling all developers!!! April 22- 24th, the Abilities Hackathon, a collaborative effort to engage the tech community in human-centered design practices for individuals with needs related to their impacted abilities, is happening right here in Baltimore! To be held at Digital Harbor Foundation Tech Center – 1045 Light Street, Baltimore, MD 21230 Development tracks include […]
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Grants Will Help Develop Technology to Make Homes Accessible for Disabled Veterans, Service Members The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded more than $784,000 in Specially Adapted Housing Assistive Technology (SAHAT) Grants to individuals, researchers and organizations. The grants will be used to develop new technologies to make homes accessible for Veterans and Service […]
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This week, Twitter added alt text options for image uploads, Facebook is looking into artificial intelligence for users with disabilities, app developers are finally including accessibility in their upgrades, and universities are building accessible IT into their course curriculums…clearly the accessibility movement has much to be proud of. These stories, and a whole lot more […]
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