Maryland Department of Disabilities
Posted in Emergency Preparedness, Things to Know Thursday on Mar 20th, 2014
Flood Preparedness Contributed by Provi Sharpe, Director of Emergency Management and Reuse Projects, MDTAP Spring is on the way, bringing rain and floods – one of the most common hazards in the United States. Some floods develop slowly, while others, such as flash floods, can develop in just a few minutes and without visible signs […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Information Technology, Web Accessibility, Web Tip Wednesday on Mar 19th, 2014
ARIA Components Difficulty: Advanced Category: Structure The core components of ARIA are roles, states, and properties. The dozens of attributes and role values possible in ARIA provide significantly enhanced semantics and accessibility detail over HTML alone. Basic ARIA attributes such as landmark roles, various roles to define the function of non-standard interactive elements (e.g., sliders, […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT News, Information Technology, Tech Tip Tuesday on Mar 18th, 2014
Save the Date! Join the Conversation to Advance Accessibility and Inclusion in Social Media Submit ideas to help improve the user experience for people with disabilities March 17 – April 4, 2014 Do you use social media as part of your daily life? Do you have ideas on how social media can be made more […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT News, Weekly Wrap-up Friday on Mar 13th, 2014
Holy moly, this is a lot of AT goodness! So, I’m sending it out a day early so you have enough time to read it all up. Accessible yoga for the blind, self-help anxiety app, digital literacy for kids with autism, and much, much more… AT in the news for the week of 3/10 – 3/14 […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT Events, AT News, Things to Know Thursday on Mar 13th, 2014
FCC Seeking Nominations for 3rd Annual Chairman’s Awards for Advancement in Accessibility – Submission Deadline March 31 On February 17, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will begin accepting nominations for the third annual Chairman’s Awards for Advancement in Accessibility. These awards honor outstanding private and public initiatives that advance accessibility for people with disabilities. Winners and […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT News, Information Technology, Web Tip Wednesday on Mar 12th, 2014
ARIA Difficulty: Advanced Category: Structure While support for ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) is not perfect, implementing it can never make a web application less accessible. While native accessibility should be implemented to the extent possible in HTML, ARIA allows enhanced semantics and accessibility that is not possible with HTML alone. Much of ARIA will […]
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