Keysoft 9.4 Arrives Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP After months of fanfare, Humanware has finally released Keysoft 9.4 for the Braillenote Apex line of Braille Notetakers. You can download Keysoft 9.4 from the support page here. There are 2 significant advances in the new release. First, support for reading the text contained […]
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It’s a well known fact in the accessible IT community that iOS products incorporate a great deal of accessibility features directly into their basic functioning. And yet, even though I’ve known this for years, I was stoked and surprised when I started playing with some of the accessibility features in my own iPhone in hopes to be […]
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AT in the news for the week of 12/9 – 12/13 Deaf/hard-of-hearing volunteers in AL, FL, LA, MS & TX needed for radio emergency alerts demo The Ablegamers 2013 Annual Holiday Guide for Gamers Defining and Understanding Adaptive Content Sweet Briar engineers work to design low-cost, body-powered prosthesis Southern Maryland group helps decode challenges […]
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What can be done to make web-based job tools easier to use by people with intellectual disabilities, cognitive issues, traumatic brain injuries or other disabilities? An online dialogue that runs from December 9 – 20 will address these issues. The event is being held by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP); […]
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Headings Difficulty: Advanced Category: Structure Presentation A logical heading structure greatly enhances the accessibility of a web page. They are used for page navigation and orientation. Each page should generally have one first-level heading (<h1>). While it is usually most logical to have the <h1> present the site name for the home page, for content […]
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Ever wonder if you or someone you know is starting to experience hearing loss? Now, Sound √, a free app from Starkey Hearing Technologies, allows you to quickly evaluate your hearing to determine if it’s within normal range. Results are displayed in an easy-to-understand format as well as a more detailed view to show results for […]
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