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Music Braille/Braille Music

Updated as of January 28, 2024. What is Music Braille/Braille Music? Music Braille is a code designed to allow individuals to read music notation accurately, efficiently, and tactilely. In fact, Louis Braille (the man who developed the braille reading code) also created the Music Braille code. Music Braille uses the same six dots used in […]

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Organizing Your Wallet

Updated as of January 27, 2024. Why It Matters From money to cards to papers, everything in our wallets is labeled in print and is not accessible to blind and low vision individuals. Learning strategies to keep up with everything that goes in and out of our wallets is key to financial success and general […]

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Guide to College Board Credit-Earning Exam Accommodations for Blind/Low Vision for Students in Maryland

Updated as of December 26, 2023. Accessibility and Exemption Information References Advanced Placement® (AP®): CLEP® (College-Level Examination Program®) ACCUPLACER® Note: This information is current as of December 2023. Accommodation AP® (Advanced Placement®) CLEP® ACCUPLACER® Braille AVAILABLE, Reading and Seeing Accommodations and Other Accommodations “Contracted” braille Not applicable; tests are digital AVAILABLE; ACCUPLACER® Program Manual, page […]

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Seeing AI

Updated as of December 26, 2023. What is Seeing AI? Seeing AI is a free tool to access visual information that is available only on iOS devices.. It is an artificial intelligence application that can identify text, objects, and colors for people who are blind or low vision. Seeing AI can also use facial recognition […]

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Audio Description

Updated as of January 18, 2024. What is Audio Description (AD)? AD for entertainment purposes Audio description provides verbal descriptions of visual elements of a movie, television show, or other visual production. These elements include unspoken words, descriptions of the setting, and details about characters’ non-verbal actions, facial expressions, dress, etc. Audio description (AD) is […]