NVDA – The free, open-source screen reader Contributed by Joel Zimba, Technology Outreach Coordinator, MDTAP Traditional screen readers for Windows are expensive. They can cost anywhere from a few hundred to the low thousands of dollars. It’s not uncommon for assistive technology to cost more than the common off-the-shelf hardware with which it works. NVDA, […]
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Visual Smoke Alarms for Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Maryland The Fire and Burn Safety Coalition of Maryland (FABSCOM) can help individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing acquire visual smoke alarms. Smoke alarms are essential for all segments of our society. Members of the deaf and hard of hearing community are not […]
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AT in the news for the week of 5/13 – 5/17 Grant Writing for a Wheelchair Van Technology Gives Students with Disabilities Access to College Courses Overcoming accessibility challenges of web conferencing- for shared value Children with autism could benefit from using pictures to communicate & attempts at speaking rewarded Learn how to garden from […]
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Save the date for the 2013 Maryland Transition Conference! November 16, 2013 Sponsored by the Governor’s Interagency Transition Council, for Youth with Disabilities WHEN: Saturday, November 16, 2013 WHERE: Comfort Inn & Conference Center – Bowie, MD PRIMARY AUDIENCE: Transitioning Youth and their families TIME: 8AM – 4PM TOPICS INCLUDE: Employment Postsecondary Education Adult […]
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Form Labels Difficulty: Beginner Category: Structure Presentation Validation Most types of form elements (text boxes, text areas, checkboxes, radio buttons, etc.) have a text label adjacent to them that identifies the function of that particular form element (e.g., “First name” adjacent to a text box). Sighted users make a visual associate between a label and […]
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Prizmo Rides Again Contributed by Joel Zimba, Technology Outreach Specialist, MDTAP A few weeks ago, I discussed the Prizmo OCR application for the Mac. In the last few days, there has been a significant update to the Prizmo app for iOS. Prizmo sports a new look and feel. It’s simpler to use and is extremely […]
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