Maryland Department of Disabilities
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT News, Education, Learning Aids, Web Tip Wednesday on Aug 31st, 2016
Understanding Math Issues with expert Paul B. Yellin, Director, The Yellin Center for Mind, Brain, and Education Thu Sep 01 at 1:00pm ET Where is the line between “bad at math” and a math disability? For answers to this and other questions concerning math issues, join Paul Yellin, director of the Yellin Center for Mind, […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT Events, AT News, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Education, Information Technology, Tech Tip Tuesday, Web Accessibility on Aug 30th, 2016
The Inclusive Design Lab at the University of Maryland is studying how to make the next generation of mobile computing technology more accessible for people with disabilities. The lab is looking for participants 18 years or older who own a smartphone and who are blind or visually impaired as well as participants with normal or corrected-to-normal vision. Participants will […]
Posted in AT Events, AT News, Education, Things to Know Thursday on Aug 29th, 2016
National Disability Institute (NDI) is excited to announce the launch of DISABLE POVERTY. DISABLE POVERTY is a grassroots campaign to increase awareness about the nearly one in three Americans with disabilities who live in poverty and remain outside the economic mainstream. Within the next 10 years, NDI is committed to: DECREASE the number of working-age […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT Events, AT News, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Education, Tech Tip Tuesday on Aug 23rd, 2016
The American Foundation for the Blind CareerConnect® program is proud to announce a new guide to help professionals implement the Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) and improve employment outcomes for teens and young adults who are blind or visually impaired. The Transition to Work: Program Activity Guide includes 19 free lesson plans and assignments […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT and the Law, AT Events, Conferences, Education, MD Technology Assistance Program, Things to Know Thursday on Aug 19th, 2016
The House: A Smart Creature Enabling Community Inclusion, Visibility, and Integration Please join Gary C. Norman, Esq. L.L.M. State Civil Rights Commissioner and Vice Chair of the Commission as well as other public policy leaders in a non-partisan town hall dialogue on October 27, 2016, at the University of Baltimore School Of Law’s Center on […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT Events, AT News, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Communication Aids, Education, Information Technology, Learning Aids, Mobility Aids, Weekly Wrap-up Friday on Aug 12th, 2016
This week didn’t disappoint when it comes to great things happening in the world of assistive technology. Exoskeletons really being used, apps for chefs with low (or no) vision, Pokémon GO helping kids with ADHD, smart homes for senior citizens…stuff happening and implemented in real life! This is AT actually making a difference- AT in the […]
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