Could your small business use a bit of extra support? We’ve got something just for you! Verizon Small Business Digital Ready – a free learning and networking platform with resources available in Spanish – has just launched a brand-new round of $10k grants exclusively for Hispanic-owned small businesses.

Register for Verizon Digital Ready below to learn about the tools available and to find out how to apply for a $10k grant. Applications are available in Spanish. Applications are now open and will close on January 13, 2023.

Read the FAQs to learn more here:  Hispanic-owned Grants FAQ

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¡Anunciamos el lanzamiento en español de Verizon Small Business Digital Ready, que incluye $10,000 en subvenciones!

¿Puede tu pequena empresa hacer uso de fondos extras? ¡Tenemos algo increíble para ti! Verizon Small Business Digital Ready – la plataforma gratuita de aprendizaje e interconexión empresarial con recursos disponibles en español – acaba de lanzar una nueva ronda de grants por $10 mil exclusivos para pequeñas empresas cuyos propietarios son Hispanos.

Regístrese en Verizon Digital Ready a continuación para conocer las herramientas disponibles y cómo solicitar una subvención de $10 000. Las solicitudes están disponibles en español. Las solicitudes ya están abiertas y se cerrarán el 13 de enero de 2023.

Lea las preguntas frecuentes para obtener más información aquí: “Preguntas frecuentes sobre subvenciones para propietarios hispanos.”

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Dear Families,

Please join the Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) and the MD Community of Practice for Supporting Families for its webinar on the Maryland Technology Assistance Program (MD TAP) on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at Noon.

Mary Anne Kane Breschi, Parent and the DDA’s Director of Family Supports welcomes Lori Berrong, MFA, ATA – Cert., Executive Director of MD TAP with the Maryland Department of Disabilities. 

What is MD TAP? What services do they provide? How can a person or family access them? And what role might assistive technology play in supporting individuals and families to live their best lives?

Please join us for an informational and compelling conversation about assistive technology and how MD TAP can be a useful resource. 

For this and future webinars in this series please 

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.

You will receive a link to join one day prior, and one hour prior to the webinar. 

We look forward to seeing you on December 14, 2022!

Wednesday, December 14, 2022, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. via Zoom

Register for the virtual Accessible Device Showcase Seminar

Whether you are buying for yourself or you are searching for the perfect gift for family or friends, it can be hard to find consumer electronic devices that are accessible to blind and low vision individuals.

The National Federation of the Blind in partnership with the Maryland Department of Disabilities is hosting an Accessible Device Showcase Boutique that will help you fill your gift giving and personal wish lists with the latest in accessible consumer electronic devices. From smart homes to leisure activities, we will cover:

• Video games
• Smart home devices
• Mobile applications
• Toys and games
• Home appliances

Register today for the Accessible Device Showcase Seminar, December 14, 2022, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Last month, in response to an executive order issued by President Biden, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final rule to lower the cost of hearing aids for the nearly 30 million Americans who have hearing loss.

The new rule allows adults with mild-to-moderate hearing loss to buy hearing aids at a store or online without a prescription, exam, or audiologist fitting. The FDA estimates this could lower average costs by as much as $3,000 per pair. Eliminating the need for these additional steps to obtain hearing aids will also reduce not just cost, but barriers for those who may not have access to an audiologist. Retailers across the country, including CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, and others, are now selling over-the-counter hearing aids. For more on the options available, see this fact sheet.

Saturday, December 10, 2022

10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Apple Store 4860 Bethesda Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and Challenge.Gov have launched Access for All, a student design competition for barrier-free spaces in federal buildings. GSA invites students in architecture and design programs to apply universal design ideas to reimagine a federal workspace that provides an accessible, barrier-free, and all-inclusive experience. 

Federal facilities are required to comply with the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) Accessibility Standards. The standards provide minimum scoping and technical requirements for accessibility to sites, facilities, buildings, and elements by individuals with disabilities. The Access for All competition aims to find innovative solutions to reduce barriers so that all people with disabilities have access to federal buildings and facilities. 

Applications for the competition are due by May 1, 2023 via GSA’s “ACCESS FOR ALL” Universal Design in Federal Facilities webpage. To learn more about the challenge, visit GSA’s article “GSA Launches ‘Access for All’ Student Design Competition.”