Maryland Department of Disabilities
Posted in Assistive Technology, Gamers, MD Technology Assistance Program on Sep 18th, 2020
By: Stephen Polacek I’ve played video games for most of my life. I’ve never really thought about accessibility in games until I met a blind coworker who played as well. He told me about this shooter made specifically for blind people that only used sound cues. It made me more aware of how those with […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Communication Aids, Emergency Preparedness, Gamers, Information Technology, MD Technology Assistance Program, Tech Tip Tuesday, Web Accessibility on May 26th, 2020
Data presentation has been an ongoing issue for accessibility, especially with very visual formats such as maps and graphs. This has been emphasized by the COVID-19 pandemic, where a lot of the information available about the situation is shared through iframe displays of data analysis centers, such as the CDC. Last month, I listened to […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Gamers on Nov 6th, 2019
Here at MDTAP, we always like a good game and that includes the classic card game UNO! Recently, the game’s manufacturer ‘Mattel’ has launched an adapted version of the card game that is accessible for individuals with blindness. Mattel has partnered with our friends at the National Federation for the Blind to create a new […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Gamers, Mystery Monday on Oct 28th, 2019
This week’s blog post is focused on my favorite pastime –gaming and in particular accessible gaming. A great article was written by the folks from the Washington Post which highlights the benefits of gaming for those with disabilities. Here at MDTAP, we also love some gaming and we are hoping to have another accessible gaming […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT Funding, Gamers, Things to Know Thursday on Aug 29th, 2019
Wow, what a fantastic week at MDTAP!! Well, I have been thinking a lot about accessible gaming and gaming generally this past week. Today, I wanted to highlight a fantastic charitable organization not too far from Maryland, the organization goes by the name of ‘Able Gamers.’ This charity happens to be the largest and most […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Gamers, Information Technology, Tech Tip Tuesday on Aug 20th, 2019
Hi guys, what can I say, these past 10-12 months have been so crazy in the accessible gaming world. We now have so many awesome, affordable, attainable and accessible gaming peripherals. This week, the Tobii Eye Tracker 4C arrived at our AT library — much to my delight. I did a quick un-boxing and I […]
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