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Publications and Media from the National Federation of the Blind

Updated as of October 9, 2024. Join us as we spotlight some publications and media available from the National Federation of the Blind (NFB). Blindness/Low Vision Publications and Media The National Federation of the Blind distributes several publications in various formats, including online HTML, email, podcast, Braille, print, and video. These publications cover topics of […]

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Accessible College Textbook Program for Maryland Students

Updated as of September 14, 2024. Join us as we learn about a program that can provide accessible versions of college textbooks. Can’t I Get My College Textbooks from My School’s Disability Services Office? Yes, you certainly can. However, the Maryland Accessible Textbook Program (MATP), discussed below, provides you with an additional option to order […]

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Media and Publications from the American Council of the Blind

Updated as of October 8, 2024. Join us as we spotlight some informative and entertaining offerings from the American Council of the Blind (ACB). The ACB Media Network In the late 1990s, the American Council of the Blind pioneered something that had never been done before in the blind/low vision community and had very rarely […]

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Hacks for Making Text PDFs Accessible

Updated as of October 9, 2024. Here are some tips to help access text on inaccessible PDFs. Why It Matters PDFs are everywhere; PDF accessibility is not. To complicate matters, the ability of PDFs to be accessible is widely misunderstood; some have the mistaken belief that PDFs cannot be made to be accessible for blind […]

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Hacks for Making Screenshots/Screenshares Accessible

Updated as of October 8, 2024. Here are some tips that can help you get access to text that is shared in online classes. Why It Matters People who are unfamiliar with blindness/low vision often assume that any text that is in electronic and/or digital form is automatically accessible. For instance, they may take a […]