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Posted in Assistive Technology, Equipment Loan, MD Technology Assistance Program, Tech Tip Tuesday on Jun 4th, 2019
Wow, what a busy week but about ten days ago we were fortunate to have the Beeraider arrive from the Republic of Ireland. It arrived in a typical airmail style box that wasn’t particularly accessible. The intent of this product is actually to increase productivity for data entry; however, many AT professionals and occupational therapists […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT and the Law, AT Events, AT News, Equipment Loan, Equipment Re-use, MD Technology Assistance Program, MDTAP Events, Things to Know Thursday on Mar 28th, 2019
I bet you didn’t know yesterday was National Assistive Technology Awareness Day. Don’t feel bad, it just happened! On March 11, 2019, Senator Robert P. Casey Jr., for himself and Senator Kevin Cramer, submitted S.Res.103, a resolution designating March 27, 2019 as “National Assistive Technology Awareness Day” to the U.S. Senate. The resolution was agreed […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Equipment Loan, Maryland Department of Disabilities, MD Technology Assistance Program, Mobility Aids on Apr 25th, 2018
Here at Maryland TAP, we are in the process of adding new devices to our assistive technology loan library. As technology changes over time, we remove items from our loan library that are no longer being made and replace them with new and updated assistive technology devices. Devices in our loan library can be borrowed for […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT and the Law, AT Events, AT News, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Communication Aids, Conferences, Deaf/Hard of Hearing Aids, Equipment Loan, Maryland, Maryland Department of Disabilities, MD Technology Assistance Program, Mobility Aids on Mar 16th, 2018
Yesterday afternoon, Erin Swann, an Assistive Technology Specialist for MDTAP, participated in a live broadcast of Al Jazeera English’s show, The Stream. The topic of conversation for this episode was accessibility and assistive technology for people with disabilities. Erin described some of the services that MDTAP provides and informed the International audience about the existence of other Tech […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Equipment Loan, Equipment Re-use, Tech Tip Tuesday on Feb 7th, 2017
Guest post contributed by Erich Lawson Recycling of Assistive Technology Devices – A boon for millions! Millions of people are affected by some kind of disability, the world over. Many are citizens of developing countries. With such huge numbers of lives depending on supportive devices for their survival, Assistive Technology is a revolutionary technological advancement. […]
Posted in AT News, Equipment Loan, Equipment Re-use, Things to Know Thursday on Jan 5th, 2017
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