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Monthly Archive for February, 2012

Voice Control Software and Image Alternative Text To activate links on a page, users of voice control software, such as Dragon Naturally Speaking, speak the visible link text. When an image is linked, the alternative text of that image can be spoken to activate that link. When an image presents graphical text, the alternative text […]

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What is the Autism Campus Inclusion (ACI) Summer Institute? The ACI Summer Institute is a week-long training for Autistic college students. The training is meant to prepare students to engage in self-advocacy and pro-neurodiversity activism on their college campuses. Who is eligible for the ACI Summer Institute? Any current Autistic college student in the United […]

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Do you have a great idea about how to improve access to transportation for people who face mobility constraints? If so, submit your project idea for funding consideration! The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board is pleased to announce the 2012 project solicitation under the Federal Transit Administration’s Job Access Reverse Commute (JARC) and New […]

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AT in the news for week of 2/20/2012-2/24/2012 Squag: Social media for teens and tweens with autism 10 Apps for Learners Who Struggle with Reading and/or Writing A six-dot Braille app for the iPhone on the way? Braille Labeler Receives Cool Idea! Award from Proto Labs Gadgets pave the way for learning NeuroSky to develop iOS […]

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RouteShout: An Accessible Mobile App for Public Transportation Riders RouteShout is a mobile app that can help public transportation riders more easily look up the location of nearby bus stops and track how close their bus is to their stop.  The app is free, available on Apple and Android phones, and (according to MDTAP testers) […]

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Evaluating Alternative Text When evaluating the alternative text of images, remember that the alternative text (whether in the image’s alt attribute or in adjacent text) should convey the content and function of an image. Asking the question, “If the image could not be used, what text would replace the image?” is often a good way […]

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