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September 12, 2016 | Staff Writer

Governor Hogan Announces New Tablet Program for Low Income Marylanders with Disabilities

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has announced that Maryland Relay, a public service provided by the state to assist people who are unable to use a standard telephone to make and receive calls, is now accepting applications for no-cost tablets through the Maryland Accessible Telecommunications (MAT) program. The announcement coincided with the start of “Telecommunications for […]

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April 20, 2014 | Valerie Bonk

Non-Profit Brings Printed Word to the Visually Impaired (Video)

The Metropolitan Washington Ear is celebrating 40 years of bringing the written word to the visually impaired in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. MyMCMedia’s Valerie Bonk has the story of how the Silver Spring-based non-profit and its volunteers are working to support the blind community. Freddie Peaco went completely blind from Glaucoma when she was […]

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