Maryland Department of Disabilities
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Apr 8th, 2013
The Onkyo Corporation is again sponsoring a braille essay contest for people of all ages. Contest winners receive cash prizes valued from $500 to $2,000. The Onkyo Braille essay contest is being administered by the National Federation of the Blind on behalf of the North America-Caribbean Region of the World Blind Union. Essays must be […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Apr 5th, 2013
AT in the news for the week of 1/1/13 – 1/5/13 Do We Need Specialized Hardware for the Deaf? Assistive Website Opens YouTube for Disabled Learners Transport London launches Accessible App competition The BRAIN Initiative will use technology to look at Alzheimer’s disease & more Social robots on the agenda at ITAC Ottawa doctors optimistic […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Apr 4th, 2013
Braille Book Fair 2013 Calling all Braille readers, teachers, and parents! It’s that time again: Time to sort through all those boxes of Braille books and donate those gently used but no longer needed Braille books to the 2013 Braille Book Fair sponsored by the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children. Our primary goal […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Apr 3rd, 2013
Screen Readers Difficulty: Beginner Category: Principles Structure Presentation A screen reader is a type of assistive technology that reads the text content of a web page audibly to the user. It is primarily used by individuals who are blind or have low vision, but can also be useful to individuals with certain cognitive or learning […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Apr 2nd, 2013
Use Google Docs? Get Free Text-to-Speech! Are you using Google Docs in school or on the job? TextHelp has released a free Google Chrome Browser app to aid people with reading and writing disabilities, Read&Write for Google Docs™. Not to be confused with the full version of Read&Write Gold, this app provides text-to-speech and a […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Apr 1st, 2013
The Maryland Youth Advisory Council (MYAC) is hosting a Public Forum on Technology in Schools on Saturday, April 20, 2013 from 1-4 pm. MYAC’s public forum will focus on technology and education. Please join MYAC and a panel of experts to discuss and share views on technology in schools. The forum will be held at […]
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