Some weeks are slower than others. This isn’t one of them! From 3D printed mouthpieces (for sleep apnea) to foldable bike helmets, sign language rings and apps that diagnose eye cancer, technology innovations have been all over the news this week. Check out all the newest, coolest things being made and wow your friends this weekend with everything you know about current technology. Chances are, they won’t believe some of what you tell them anyway.
AT in the news for the week of 5/5 thru 5/9
3D-printed mouthpiece clears the air for sleep apnea sufferers
Brain Stem Implant Could Help Deaf Boy Hear
The Eyes Have It: Eye Tracking as a Game Changer for Developers and Consumer Brands
A patient’s home is a huge determinant of health and wellbeing
Save the Date for FCC’s Social Media Accessibility Event
How cursive can help students with dyslexia connect the dots
Pioneering research facility in Stanmore ‘will change lives of disabled people’
Young Entrepreneurs Win $25,000 in Design Competition
A Foldable Bike Helmet You’ll Just Happen To Have In Your Bag
Bracelets and Google Glass could be used to form a virtual keyboard on any surface
Blind Adapter – Magnetic Adapter for Sockets
Xylophone Cup – Cup For The Visually Impaired
Blind Guider – Guiding Bricks for Sight Impaired
How One Man’s Trip to Toys ‘R’ Us Brought Mobility to Hundreds of Disabled Children
Chemist Turns Software Developer After Son’s Cancer Diagnosis
WMU professors win $420,000 NIH grant to redesign white canes used by blind
Device helps Wyoming student with Down syndrome connect
How to hear a whole lot better
Tobii announces gaze viewer for patient vision, cognition testing
Special tech is changing the lives of people with special needs
Google Glass and Telstra come to the help of the disabled
4 must-have tech devices for seniors
This app allows control of hearing aids right from a smartphone
A Vision of the Future From Those Likely to Invent It
TalkRocket Go: iPad app helps people speak
