Maryland Department of Disabilities
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Jul 2nd, 2013
Have you seen MDTAP’s AT Introduction videos? If not, check them out on our YouTube channel. We cover vision aids, hearing supports, recreational devices, computer access devices, augmentative communication and much more!
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Jul 1st, 2013
If you like apps and mobile devices and the possibilities these open to individuals with disabilities, then you need to know about Bridging Apps! A community-sourced site that includes recommendations, reviews and tutorials provided by parents, therapists, teachers, doctors and more. Visit them online and find out the most current news on apps for people […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Jun 28th, 2013
AT in the news for the week of 6/24 thru 6/28 Tech Breakthroughs Target Disabled Consumers Technibilt to Make Disabled-Person’s Cart Graduate student’s proposal for Google Glass is accepted by Google Paraplegic man builds his own ramp on a public building when officials wouldn’t Magnolia Company gets $150000 grant to develop device for sight-impaired people […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Jun 27th, 2013
Hurricane Preparedness Contributed by Provi Sharpe, Director of Emergency Management and Reuse Projects According to FEMA, “Over the past two years, our region has seen numerous major hurricanes and tropical storms. In 2011 Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee brought fierce winds and heavy rains…Hurricane Sandy brought battering storm surge to coastal and bay areas, […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Jun 26th, 2013
Line Length Difficulty: Beginner Category: Presentation Pages should be designed so the line length, the number of characters that appear per line, should be neither too short nor too long. Anything more than around 80 characters can introduce reading difficulties in scanning from the end of a line of text to the beginning of the […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Jun 25th, 2013
Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator A while ago, I wrote an article about the impending demise of Google Reader, a popular RSS aggregator service. Reader is apparently meeting it’s maker on July 1st. As I discussed before, this is a disappointment to all Google Reader users, but may be particularly hard felt by […]
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