Updated as of February 10, 2024. July is Disability Pride Month because the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed on July 26, 1990. The ADA built upon earlier legislation to strengthen the civil rights protections of individuals with disabilities. In July 2023, our Maryland Bridges Technical Assistance Center celebrated #DisabilityPrideMonth with a series of […]
Author: Carlton Walker
Updated as of February 4, 2024. Below, we share some tips that can help sighted educators better understand how to provide blind/low vision students effective access to instruction (presentations, curriculum, documents, videos, etc.). Am I Asking Too Much? Probably not. In most cases, you are asking your teachers to provide on-time access to information – […]
Updated as of February 4, 2024. Audio description (AD) provides verbal descriptions of visual elements of a movie, television show, or other videos. Find out more in the Bridges Resource Library’s About Audio Description entry. Curated Audio Described Educational Videos from DCMP A great source for FREE professional AD videos is the Described and Captioned […]
Updated as of February 4, 2024. What is Screen Access Software? Screen reading software Translates accessibly-coded digital information (both text and alt text) into both speech and braille. Speech access requires speakers or other audio output. Braille access requires a connection with a refreshable braille display. Screen magnification software Allows the user to magnify the […]
Updated as of February 4, 2024. What is Voice Assistant? Voice Assistant provides a way to interact with JAWS in Windows 10 using speech input. Supported languages include English, Dutch, German, Spanish, and French. Ask Voice Assistant to help you out with various JAWS features using natural speech. This means that the same JAWS action […]