{"id":3972,"date":"2018-03-16T15:28:55","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T19:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3972"},"modified":"2018-03-16T15:28:55","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T19:28:55","slug":"video-mdtap-participates-in-live-discussion-about-disability-and-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3972","title":{"rendered":"Video: MDTAP Participates in Live Discussion about Disability and Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AJToafIXqJg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3974 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/erin-swann-on-the-stream-300x169.png\" alt=\"erin swann, assistive technology specialist, speaking during a broadcast of al jazeera english's show, the stream\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/erin-swann-on-the-stream-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/erin-swann-on-the-stream-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/erin-swann-on-the-stream-1024x576.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/erin-swann-on-the-stream.png 1334w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yesterday afternoon, Erin Swann, an Assistive Technology Specialist for MDTAP, participated in a live&nbsp;broadcast of Al Jazeera English&#8217;s show,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/stream.aljazeera.com\/\">The Stream<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The topic of conversation for this episode was accessibility and assistive technology for people with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Erin described some of the services that MDTAP provides and informed the International audience about the existence&nbsp;of other Tech Act Programs similar to MDTAP in every US State and Territory.<\/p>\n<p>Other guests on the show included <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HabenGirma\">Haben Girma<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maryangel_\">Maryangel Garcia-Ramos<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PEATWorks\">Corinne Weible<\/a>. 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