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Wellness Series Event Recap: Love Yourself! A Self-Love Exercise hosted by Lahni Bergin

On a day usually focused on showing love to others, our host took time to show how physical activity can serve as a way to love ourselves.

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Accessible Assistive Technology Resources Bridges Blog Series: Access April 2024

JAWS Picture Smart AI Feature

Access April with Our Bridges Resource Library This month we take a deep dive into what may be the most important need of blind and low-vision people in our current Information Age: ACCESS. Accessible assistive technology (AAT) is great, but it’s only a tool to access the materials we need. We need to know how […]

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Blog Covid-19 Disability Public Health Awareness

Celebrating International Guide Dog Day: Honoring Our Furry Heroes

As we mark International Guide Dog Day on April 24, 2024, The IMAGE Center of Maryland proudly celebrates the invaluable contributions of guide dogs to the lives of individuals with visual impairments.

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Accessible Assistive Technology Resources Bridges Blog Series: Access April 2024

Awesome JAWS Access Tools: Convenient OCR and Voice Assistant

Access April with Our Bridges Resource Library This month we take a deep dive into what may be the most important need of blind and low-vision people in our current Information Age: ACCESS. Accessible assistive technology (AAT) is great, but it’s only a tool to access the materials we need. We need to know how […]

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About Convenient OCR

Updated as of April 15, 2024. What is OCR? OCR stands for optical character recognition. OCR is a process by which a computer analyzes pictures and converts pictures of text (letters, numbers, etc.) into readable and editable text. What does Convenient OCR do? Convenient OCR is built into JAWS screen reading software. Convenient OCR allows […]