This week in Assistive Technology news… Your smartphone is an artificial limb http://tinyurl.com/3lrfjua Participants needed for review of social media accessibility. http://j.mp/n0PCY0 Clever Gadget Offers Sonar For People Who Are Blind: http://fb.me/1be9wrT2P Engineers embroider antennas onto clothes, and the technology could be used for the elderly or disabled http://tinyurl.com/3rx99ns Robotdance inventor proposes hands-free remote Rovio […]
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Posted in Assistive Technology, AT and the Law, AT Funding, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Communication Aids, Deaf/Hard of Hearing Aids, Education, Equipment Loan, Equipment Re-use, Learning Aids, Maryland, Maryland Department of Disabilities, MD Technology Assistance Program, Mobility Aids, Tech Tip Tuesday, Web Accessibility on Aug 24th, 2011
Getting a job can be hard, especially when you have a disability. And getting the needed equipment to do the job seamlessly can be even harder. Maryland offers many services that support the employment of people with disabilities, and many of these resources are now housed in one easy-to-access place at the MD Department of […]
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Each Friday we will share a series of links that highlight this week’s assistive technology articles and issues in the news. Enjoy! iPad App Replaces Paper Patient Checkin Forms – http://t.co/oyqq1mh Computerized pen helps students w/ #disabilities in unexpected ways http://t.co/ehDTZID Production started on new ADA-compliant mobility #vehicle for people with disabilities: http://ow.ly/65hpj Cool! Text-to-Speech for […]
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Posted in Assistive Technology, AT Funding, Communication Aids, Deaf/Hard of Hearing Aids, Equipment Loan, Equipment Re-use, Learning Aids, Maryland, Maryland Department of Disabilities, MD Technology Assistance Program, Mobility Aids on Aug 4th, 2011
Over the past few years, MD TAP has invested thousands of dollars to expand our assistive technology lab and ensure that we have some of the most current AT devices available for demonstration and loan. Thus, it’s no coincidence that hundreds of Marylanders have made their was through our lab in the past few years […]
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Maryland Educators Use Accessible Books to Enable Students with Disabilities to Achieve Learning Independence, Guest blog post by Valerie Chernek Maryland educators are discovering how digital accessible books from an online library called Bookshare support students who can’t read traditional print, such as those with visual impairments, physical disabilities, like cerebral palsy, or severe reading […]
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A few months ago, Seniors Today TV show that is hosted on County Cable of Montgomery (county) invited our very own Peggy Murphy, AT Specialist, to participate in a taped segment on assistive technology and senior citizens. Enjoy, and let us know what you think of our first TV appearance in the Seniors Today AT segment.
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