VIDEO HERE! Well, Dana and Sharon with Accessibility Partners finally took the plunge.Thanks to Hilary Shenk Berman with Popcorn & Ice Cream for nominating us. In addition to our donation, we proudly dumped ice water on our heads to raise
All Eyes on August: Children’s Vision Health and Learning Month
Originally published at Microsoft Partners in Learning As students across the country and the world gear up for getting back to school, special purchases are always made. Beyond binders, notebooks, pens, tablets, and other necessary items, special
18 Telecommuters Tips
Full article can be found here at WC Computer Solutions 4. Don’t let friends stop by. Dana Marlowe, principal partner of the Silver Spring, Maryland-based IT accessibility consulting firm Accessibility Partners, uses lunch as a time to meet with
The Untapped Talent Pool of People with Disabilities
Original article can be found at Workforce Magazine Recently, Dana Marlowe’s technology consultancy was managing a software project at a Fortune 500 company, when the client told her he was so impressed with her project manager that he wanted to
508 Words in Honor of Section 508
When we wish a very happy 16th anniversary to Section 508, we feel as though we are wishing a happy anniversary to 1 out of 5 Americans, or the 20% of the population with disabilities. This is the demographic whom the law benefits. As a company that
Interactive Tables and Students: Seeing the bigger picture
Originally posted on Microsoft Partners in Learning Hot Topics. We might be still in the throes of summer, but with August upon us, the school year is right around the corner. Still ensconced in the warm glow of summer, some of the newest tech
13 Startups Founders Share Their Weird Habits for De-Stressing
Jul 28, 2014 - Camila Souza for the Tech Cocktail Highly successful people have kooky and quirky habits that help them be more creative and deal with stress. Thomas Edison and Leonardo Da Vinci would not sleep for days and take random naps
Untangling Travel Snafus
A few extra hours can be productive time if you plan ahead. A partner in an accessibility consultancy, Dana Marlowe says she always prepares in case she needs to work while on the road. “I bring my laptop, tablet, charging cords, and remote-access
Comics and Medicine Presentation
We hope that you enjoyed our presentation about the role of accessibility in graphic and comics for medicine! Accessibility Partners was pleased to present on June 28, 2014 at the 2014 Baltimore Conference on Comics & Medicine: From Private Lives
How Cloud Services Could Facilitate the Internet of Things
Original article can be found at Latisys Have you heard of the Internet of Things? According to TechTarget, the “IoT” is “a scenario in which objects, animals or people are provided with unique identifiers and the ability to automatically transfer