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Posted in Information Technology, Web Accessibility, Web Tip Wednesday on Jan 21st, 2015
Document Language The natural language of every web page should be defined. This is typically done by simply specifying the appropriate language code in the lang attribute on the <html> tag (<html lang=”en”>, for example). This WCAG 2.0 Level A requirement is vital to ensure that assistive technologies present content in the appropriate language. Consider […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT News, Information Technology, Weekly Wrap-up Friday on Jan 16th, 2015
It’s all about emerging technology this week. And prosthetics. And medical developments. And, well, you get my gist. Grab that hot coffee and warm up next to the sweet, warm glow of progress…AT in the news for the week of 1/12 thru 1/16 i-Map, an online resource for blind/VI to build understanding of art What can […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Education, Information Technology, Learning Aids, Things to Know Thursday on Jan 15th, 2015
Tech for Tots Designed to help preschool providers and parents quickly identify high quality apps that meet specific academic needs, Tech for Tots is an easy-to-use tool that offers ratings to over 100 distinct apps. Each is scored on a scale of 1-4 for a variety of categories including playability, feedback, interactivity, reporting and cost. […]
Posted in Information Technology, Web Accessibility, Web Tip Wednesday on Jan 14th, 2015
Accesskey The accesskey attribute allows page authors to define a shortcut key for interactive page elements (e.g., <a href=”search.htm” accesskey=”s”>Search</a> defines “s” as the accesskey for the search page). Browsers provide varying keyboard shortcut combinations to activate this accesskey. Because of the wide variety of browser and assistive technology shortcut keys, and because there is […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blind/Low Vision Aids , Information Technology, Tech Tip Tuesday on Jan 13th, 2015
Navigating With BlindSquare Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP Navigation apps are an important tool for blind iOS users. While mainstream GPS apps, like Google Maps or Apple Maps are accessible to varying degrees, there are many solutions designed specifically with the blind iOS user in mind. One such app I have been […]
Posted in Deaf/Hard of Hearing Aids, Mystery Monday on Jan 12th, 2015
The iHear Hearing Aid app is a $.99 app that provides sound amplification for those with hearing loss. Run the app and point the iPhone in the direction where the conversation is occurring and listen to how the app amplifies the sound through the headphones. A few things to remember: 1.) After installing, remember to […]
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