Maryland Department of Disabilities
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Aug 28th, 2012
The Constantly Changing Landscape of Accessibility Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP For many years, most accessibility issues had to deal with whether one particular application or another would work properly with screen access software. Every few years there would be the concern of how well things would work with a new operating […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Aug 24th, 2012
AT in the news for 8/20 – 8/24 Blind student presents 3-D tactile images to national microscopy conference Free Online Game for the Visually Impaired New device bringing mobility to paralyzed stroke patients How To Use A Lawn Mower With One Hand – tips Captioning Technology Levels the Field for Deaf Students Following Tragedy, Special […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Aug 24th, 2012
BridgingApps has created a funding source directory or iPads and mobile devices. Because the organization has received many questions from the BridgingApps community about how to get a device funded, they compiled a list of organizations that grant iPads and similar devices to families who have children with special needs. Please use this list as […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Aug 22nd, 2012
Server-side Image Maps Server-side image maps (typically an <img> with the ismap attribute) allows x and y coordinates of where a user clicks the image with a mouse to be sent to a server for processing. For example, for a state map, the x and y coordinates of where the user clicks could be analyzed […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Aug 21st, 2012
Text Detective Contributed by Joel Zimba, MDTAP Special Projects Coordinator I am often asked which OCR app for the iPhone works best. There are dozens of apps which claim to perform optical character recognition using the iPhone. Most of them upload text for processing by servers somewhere in the cloud. This of course means you […]
Posted in MD Technology Assistance Program on Aug 20th, 2012
The Maryland Office for Genetics and Children with Special Health Care Needs has developed the “My Health Care Notebook.” This notebook provides steps on what to include about your child’s health, as well as a variety of printable pages that can be personalized and printed. Click here for more information on creating a Health Care […]
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