It wouldn’t be an AT wrap up if we didn’t include something about Kanye West’s recent debacle. But we’ve also got some pretty amazing things, like a new breath to morse code gadget (so many possibilities there!), a sound-identifying app that is in prototype, iPhones with bigger screens for seniors, and lots of other goodies. Have at it… AT News Wrap Up for the week of 9/15 thru 9/19
Higher ed associations, disability rights groups clash over campus technology
OtoSense is an app that hears and learns the sounds of the world
GPS glasses could help the blind ‘see’
Motorized Pants to Help Soldiers and Stroke Victims
Driverless cars, talking ATMs: Disabilities are transforming big business
Making music with EyeGaze in the real world
Cochlear Implant Music Study, Edmonton; Carrie Anton (video)
Cab companies chosen for DC wheelchair access program
Uber Accused Of Disability Discrimination
Hearing-Impaired Patients Require Special Consideration During a Disaster
16-year-old invents gadget that translates breaths into Morse code
Electric car for the disabled being test driven now
How To Fix Your Service Experience For Customers With Disabilities — What Kanye Should Have Learned
Hi-tech 3D printer to benefit disabled
A woman faces the truth as she slowly goes blind and deaf
iPhones with bigger screens may find eager senior buyers
Farming is a demanding & dangerous career. National AgrABILITY leads the way return to work
Google updates Drive and Docs with improved screen reader, Braille display, and phone support