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Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Oct 12th, 2012
AT in the news for the week of 10/8 – 10/12 Smart bra acts as an early warning system for breast cancer Low tech assistive technology – December 7 in Indy and online U.S. Department of Education : Announces New App to Identify U.S. Currency Special Education Concerns Emerge With Online Learning A motorized wheelchair […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Oct 10th, 2012
The Accessible Technology Coalition is offering a variety of accessible technology webinars for the month of October. Sign up for a free membership to join these and many other webinars! And be sure to check out their podcasts as well! October Schedule Transitioning from High School using Assistive Technology (Lanterman Regional Center) October 11, […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Oct 10th, 2012
CAPTCHA CAPTCHA stands for Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart. A CAPTCHA is typically presented as a graphic with distorted letters or numbers that a user must decipher and enter into a text field. Although CAPTCHA attempts to ensure a response that is generated by a person, nearly all modern […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Oct 9th, 2012
The Case of the Vanishing Podcasts Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP When Apple released an app for managing podcasts a few months ago, I checked it out, found it lacking and forgot about it. In the flurry of recent upgrades, I didn’t notice a new version of the podcasts had appeared. This […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Oct 5th, 2012
AT in the news for the week of 10/1 – 10/5 Hearing through teeth with device for single-sided deaf people Firm that makes equipment to help paralyzed people walk is opening Marlboro HQ Using iPods to assist workers with autism Amazon Quietly Begins The Long Road To Closed Captioning Its Streaming Video Library Disabled US […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Oct 4th, 2012
The Maryland Assistive Technology Network (MATN) is offering a FREE 3-part webinar series for educators on implementing an accessible curriculum. To learn more about these webinare or to join MATN, visit them online here. Making Curriculum Accessible: the Common Core State Standards, Assistive Technology and Universal Design for Learning Dates: Session 1: October 11, 2012 […]
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