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Publications

 2025 Webinar Schedule

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​Writing in Plain Language
​March 19, 2025
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Are you writing in a language your audience can understand? This session will dive into best practices for plain language writing and ensuring your writing aligns with the standards developed by the new Maryland Plain
Language Initiative.

UbiDuo Lunch & Learn

April 8, 2025
12 p.m. - 1 p.m.

Join MDTAP and SComm as we explore features in the newest UbiDuo.  

Empowering People through Reuse of Technology

April, 16, 2025
1p.m. - 2p.m.

Join us during this Earth month as we discuss how to reduce, reuse, and recycle assistive technology in the state of Maryland! We will cover programs that support access to assistive technology through the power of recycled tech, including our Maryland High Tech AT Reuse Program and other programs across the state.

From Try to Buy: Accessing Hearing Aids & Hearing Technologies

April 22, 2025

10a.m. - 11a.m.

From audiology assessments to funding, understanding prescription versus over-the-counter hearing aids, and pertinent resources to get your hearing health in check, MDTAP shares info and in-depth hearing technology overviews. 

ADA Title II Update

April 23, 2025
1p.m. - 2p.m.

It's been a year since the ADA Title II Final Rule went into place.  This session will cover some of the questions and answers that have come up since then, explain some priorities to tackle, and address what Join us as we explore ways AT can support students with a variety of emotional and behavioral disorders, in hopes of building confidence, reinforcing positive behavior, and supporting students where they need the most intervention. 

AT for Emotional & Behavioral Disorders
​May 6, 2025

2pm – 3pm


​Join us as we explore ways AT can support students with a variety of emotional and behavioral disorders, in hopes of building confidence, reinforcing positive behavior, and supporting students where they need the most intervention. 

3 S's for Autism: AT for Sensory, Social Skills, and Behavior Supports
​May 21, 2025

1pm – 2pm


​Join us for this webinar as we dive into different assistive technologies to address some general symptoms of autism including hypo- or hypersensitivity, to assist with behavioral regulation and executive functioning skills, and AT to assist with social skills and play.

Basic PDF Accessibility
​May 21, 2025

1pm-2pm


​Adobe PDFs are ubiquitous online.  It's vital that these be made accessible but it can be a challenge if you've never done so.  This webinar will explain how Adobe PDFs are structured for accessibility, what can be done to make them so in Acrobat Pro, and what alternatives there are if you don't have that software.