Make yourself comfortable because this is two weeks worth of AT News (and not all of it even!)…We’ve got stylized emergency alert necklaces, some 3D printed body parts, some cool Google Glass stuff going on, a braille phone, and way more. And remember, you can read all the latest news at MDTAP’s twitter account, @MDTAP. Enjoy.
AT in the news for the weeks of 5/19 thru 5/30
Game controller for disabled children takes top honour at design awards
Innovative Wheelchair Elevators Rise in the 21st Century
Necklace designed to help women escape a bad date, assist people w/ disabilities during a crisis
New goggle-like device may lead to 3-D augmented reality technology that minimizes visual fatigue
Google rolling out its own driverless car
App In Works To Screen For Autism
“Signglasses” project makes use of Google Glass for DHH kids
This Startup Is Revolutionizing Mobility for Wheelchair Users
See this cool “Virtual Guide Dog” device in action here (video)
New smartphone app warns people with vision disabilities of obstacles in their way
Researchers build set of shape-changing robots for use as adaptive furniture
Eye Tracking Wearables For Market Research: Tobii Glasses 2
Military Plans To Test Brain Implants To Fight Mental Disorders
The world’s first neurofeedback device for home use by autistic children
Does the digital age spell the end of Braille?
I, robot: how ‘Rex’ is helping one woman to walk again after 10 years in a wheelchair
Web Accessibility Toolkit for Research Libraries Launched by ARL
Test Maker Settles Disability Suit With Justice Department
Wegmans, Kroger add Carolines Cart
High school students’ invention makes more jobs available to the blind
Advocates for blind sue Maryland election officials
World’s cheapest 3D printer moves forward
Travelers with Disabilities Now Have Toll-Free Hotline to Assist
Artificial Intelligence Lenses Developed for the Blind
Turning Sound and Touch into Sight
Robohand unveils 3D-printed robotic leg
Graduate course in assistive technology to help teachers level the learning curve
UpRight Wearable Device Won’t Let You Slouch
3D Printed Braille Mobile Phone
London firm launches Braille phone
These locals are making tech more accessible for people with disabilities
Quadriplegic racer drives Corvette by tilting head