Maryland Department of Disabilities
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Mar 5th, 2013
The National Dissemination Center for Children with Special Needs (NICHCY) has recently published its list of camps and summer opportunities for children with special needs. They also provide additional information on camps for all children. Check out the list to find out what might be available. And if you don’t find anything in your community, be sure […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Mar 1st, 2013
AT in the news for 2/25 thru 3/1 Brown unveils novel wireless brain sensor Griffin MouthStick Stylus Gadgets To Help Grandma Live Independently Learning Disability Apps and Important Innovations Under Way | Prototype car using joystick engineering at Disability Drive Expo A Medical Lab in Your Smartphone The Next Generation Cane Students program robots designed […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Feb 28th, 2013
Receiving Emergency Alerts Contributed by Provi Sharpe, Director of Emergency Management, MDTAP FEMA’s Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) gives public safety officials an effective way to alert and warn the public about serious emergencies using the Emergency Alert System, the Commercial Mobile Alert System, NOAA Weather Radio and other public alerting systems from […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Feb 26th, 2013
Assistive Technology Meets International Patent Law Contributed by Joel Zimba, Technology Outreach Specialist, MDTAP If you’re lucky, the ongoing patent war between Apple and Samsung has not intruded upon your life in the last 3 years or so. The legal jockeying for intellectual property is yet another way in which corporate giants attempt to gain […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Feb 25th, 2013
BALTIMORE, MD (February 14, 2013) -The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) is launching a new online resource database for children and youth with special health care needs. In Maryland, over one third of families of these children report that they cannot easily access needed community based services and half of the same families report […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT Funding, MD Technology Assistance Program, Mobility Aids, Things to Know Thursday on Feb 21st, 2013
Financing DME with Medicare Contributed by Provi Sharpe, Director of Emergency Preparedness, MDTAP Did you know that Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers durable medical equipment (DME) that your doctor prescribes for use in your home? In certain circumstances, the DME that Medicare covers includes, but isn’t limited to, blood sugar monitors and diabetic testing […]
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