A recent addition to the Assistive Technology Loan Library is the BraillePen12. As the name implies, the BraillePen12 is a small braille display with 12 cells of refreshable Braille. While it can connect to computers running a compatible ScreenReader, the main purpose of the BraillePen is to provide Braille output to portable devices. Setting up […]
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Posted in Assistive Technology, Communication Aids, Conferences, Equipment Loan, Maryland, Maryland Department of Disabilities, MD Technology Assistance Program, MDTAP Events, Mobility Aids, Tech Tip Tuesday on Oct 25th, 2011
This week, MD TAP will be taking part in the MDA’s Annual Make A Muscle conference. We’re looking forward to sharing more tidbits about our presentation in an upcoming post this week, but thought it might be interesting to share a few AT items in our lab that could be useful to those with MD. And […]
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Posted in Assistive Technology, AT and the Law, AT Funding, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Communication Aids, Deaf/Hard of Hearing Aids, Education, Equipment Loan, Equipment Re-use, Learning Aids, Maryland, Maryland Department of Disabilities, MD Technology Assistance Program, Mobility Aids, Tech Tip Tuesday, Web Accessibility on Aug 24th, 2011
Getting a job can be hard, especially when you have a disability. And getting the needed equipment to do the job seamlessly can be even harder. Maryland offers many services that support the employment of people with disabilities, and many of these resources are now housed in one easy-to-access place at the MD Department of […]
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Posted in Assistive Technology, AT Funding, Communication Aids, Deaf/Hard of Hearing Aids, Equipment Loan, Equipment Re-use, Learning Aids, Maryland, Maryland Department of Disabilities, MD Technology Assistance Program, Mobility Aids on Aug 4th, 2011
Over the past few years, MD TAP has invested thousands of dollars to expand our assistive technology lab and ensure that we have some of the most current AT devices available for demonstration and loan. Thus, it’s no coincidence that hundreds of Marylanders have made their was through our lab in the past few years […]
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Thinking about buying AT? Consider buying used at the AT Coop moving sale in Columbia, Maryland. They’re hosting a moving sale from July 5th to the 21st and will be selling a variety of AT devices. This just might be the right low-cost AT solution in a tough economy. And you might end up with […]
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