Maryland Department of Disabilities
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Jul 22nd, 2021
From students to professionals to friends in our community, digital documents are shared daily, and it is important for accessibility to be incorporated into the documents we create. Learn some of the basic but powerful techniques experts use every day to build accessibility into their documents. Join the National Federation of the Blind Center of […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Jul 15th, 2021
Governor Larry Hogan today, in conjunction with the Maryland Department of Disabilities, announced the release of the new Maryland State Disabilities Plan, a roadmap for changing the lives of Marylanders with disabilities for the better. Read the Maryland State Disabilities Plan. “Our state is committed to ensuring all Marylanders living with disabilities have the knowledge […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Jul 14th, 2021
Join the FEMA Office of Disability Integration and Coordination (ODIC) on July 21, 2021 at 11am ET to observe the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, focusing on Independent Living for people with disabilities. July marks the 31st anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This sweeping civil rights legislation expanded on the […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Jul 8th, 2021
Registration is open for The 3rd AnnualDigital Accessibility Legal Summit Thursday-Friday October 7-8, 2021American University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C. The event is primarily Online, with in-person participation options still to be determined (but things are looking promising!) Please note that this Summit is in the same week and in the same vicinity as the M-Enabling Summit. Program […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Jul 7th, 2021
The UCDavis Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (CEDD) has created a series of video modules to increase awareness and access to early intervention for African American and Latinx families around disability! In Module 1: Understanding and Accepting the Diagnosis, you will meet families, self-advocates, and professionals and hear and learn from their experiences […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Jul 1st, 2021
Beginning July 15, 2021, many eligible families across the country will begin receiving advance payments related to changes made to the Child Tax Credit with the passing of the American Rescue Plan Act. This provides a credit of up to $3,600 per child under age 6 and $3,000 per child from ages 6 to 17. For […]
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