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AT News Wrap-up, 10/18/13

Oct 18th, 2013 by

AT in the news for the week of 10/14 – 10/18

NIH funds development of novel robots to assist people with disabilities, aid doctors

Unlocking a brighter future for locked-in syndrome

I-MerSee Launches World’s First Social Media Network for Visually Impaired

Baltimore woman w/ CP inspires other with her own art show exhibit

Sensory Friendly Pumpkin Carving – just in time for the season!

Wheelchair (In)accessible: The Story Behind an App That Maps Obstacles for the Disabled

RS Games: Audio Games That You Can Play On Your Mac or PC

A new report outlines Amtrak and station accessibility for people with disabilities

I Have Seen the Future and It’s a One-Handed Magnetic Zipper

Ultrasonic shoe sensors help the visually impaired

Saginaw County’s standing wheelchair company could be featured on Discovery Channel

Cochlear Implant Users Hear Music Due To New Strategy

AMI unites blind and sighted chefs to host new food show

CAP program assists disabled service members, civilians

WPI explores possibility of developing robotic assistants

Independence-assisting device for elderly began as burglar alarm

Arthritis one of toughest ailments for farmers

Assistive Technology: A Necessity for Student Success

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2013 Maryland Transition Conference, 10/17/13

Oct 17th, 2013 by

The 2013 Maryland Transition Conference

Oh the Places You’ll Go!

Sponsored by The Governor’s Interagency Transition Council for Youth with Disabilities

Contact

Rachael Faulkner  rfaulkner@mdod.state.md.us  410-767-3652

When

Saturday November 16, 2013 from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM EST
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Where

Bowie Comfort Inn & Conference Center  4500 Crain Highway Bowie, MD 20716
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Primary Purpose

To enhance the knowledge and skills of youth/young adults with disabilities and their families in successfully transitioning to post-school outcomes of employment, postsecondary education and independent living.

Who Should Attend

The primary audience is youth/young adults with disabilities and their families.  Professional stakeholders, advocates and community partners supporting youth and young adults with disabilities are also welcome to attend.

Keynote Presentations

  • Living the Dream: Disability, Transition & Employment – Michael Murray, U.S. Office of Personnel Management
  • Transitioning to College: Student & Parent Perspectives on the Transition to Postsecondary Education

Breakout Sessions for Youth

  • Getting Ready for the Real World
  • Self-Advocacy: A Life-Long Skill
  • Using Social Media to Get the Job

Breakout Sessions for Parents & Guardians

  • Employment First and DDA: What to Expect
  • Finding Money for College
  • Getting Your First Place: How to Move Out of Your Family’s Home!
  • iTransition-Health: Self-Management Skills for Health Care
  • Nontraditional Employment Options
  • SUCCESS at UMBC: Postsecondary Education for Students with Intellectual Disabilities
  • Transition Planning 101: Entitlement to Eligibility
  • Work Incentives for Transitioning Youth with Disability Benefits

Parents Speak – Open Feedback Discussion

  • Facilitated open discussion among parents and guardians to discuss transition planning, ask questions and provide feedback

Register here

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Screen Reader Testing, Web Tip #29, 10/16/13

Oct 16th, 2013 by

Screen Reader Testing

Difficulty: Advanced

Category:

  • Validation

Evaluating the accessibility of a web site in a screen reader can provide an interesting and accurate representation of true accessibility. Screen readers are very complex software and can be difficult to learn and use. Learning enough to simply listen to a web page and navigate through a web page can be sufficient to identify accessibility issues. Tutorials are available for using JAWS and NVDA for web accessibility evaluation. To ensure that your experience is accurate, turn off your monitor and don’t use a mouse.

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AT News Wrap-Up, 10/11/13

Oct 11th, 2013 by

AT in the news for the week of 10/7 thru 10/11

Speak Your Mind -non-profit to help people silenced by disease, paralysis to communicate

New Disney invention leads American charge in blind-friendly tech

New technology helps the severely disabled create sculptures just by moving their eyes

A practical guide to employing disabled call centre agents

Accessibility Makes Incremental Gains

CAP program assists disabled service members, civilians

Professor, Invents Wheelchair That Helps Disabled Children Dance

An Innovation For Pain Relief That’s Worthy Of Some Buzz

Will the Paralympic Games Help Russia Improve Its Facilities for the Disabled?

Writing Tools for Students with Significant Special Needs

Affordable, accessible housing is key to aging in place & communities support this ideal

Despite Pushback, Disney Firms Up New Disability Access Policy

Eurogamer Expo 2013 London: The New myGaze® Control for Videogames

Blind Father Sees Sons For First Time After Remarkable Medical Procedure

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Play Time, 10/8/13

Oct 8th, 2013 by

Play Time

Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP 

Maybe you’re hiding inside from the chaotic weather.  Perhaps that government shutdown has you twiddling your thumbs.  Either way, it’s time for some fun–if you can call the end of the world “fun.”

What kind of games do we talk about on the Assistive Technology Blog?  That’s right, accessible ones.  Freeq is a uniquely accessible one. Rather than being VoiceOver accessible, it is completely accessible in its own right.  Freeq isn’t the first game with built-in accessibility, but it’s more than just a “move the blip and hit the blip” sort of thing.  Rather there is a story, with great sound effects and a unique style of gameplay.

In Freeq, you begin receiving radio signals from the future.  Apparently these are signals from the upcoming end of civilization.  The story unfolds as you change the future by determining who receives  which signals.

I haven’t gotten very far with Freeq yet, but it’s a great game already.  It’s different enough to write about.  It’s worth the cost.  Go find it in the App store and do nothing else productive today.

 

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Baby Boomer & Senior Expo, 10/7/13

Oct 7th, 2013 by

It’s that time of year again when the Baltimore County Department of Aging hosts its Baby Boomer/Senior Expo. MDTAP will be taking part in this event both days, October 9th & 10th, and will have a variety of AT available for seniors to try out, as well as lots of materials and low-tech AT giveaways. Come visit us and many of the other organizations and agencies that will be there!

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