Sometimes there are trends in the news, and this week is no exception. It’s all about disability, fashion, inclusion and perception. Check out some of these amazing articles and other cool stories (like wearable technology, free AT trainings, and some super-smart students designing really cool gadgets), right here – AT in the news for the week of 4/13 thru 4/17.
Open Style Lab: Making Apparel Accessible To All
Elder Chic Now Includes Hearing Aids
Takafumi Tsuruta’s Fashion Label HaHa Makes Clothes For All Walks of Life
Wearable technology buzzes for bus stops
Digital access enhances life for the disabled
Am I Really Blind? Adapting to Adaptive Technology
Eelke Folmer uses human-computer interaction research to help blind
Ollie the Baby Otter Is a Therapy Robot That’s Actually Affordable
Improved VoiceOver support in Office 2016 for Mac Preview updates
How to Enable Audio Description on Netflix for iPhone, Android, and Apple TV
High School Freshman Releases Free OCR App for iOS
Usability Testing with People Who Have Vision Impairment
Droplet Smart Reminder Enters Kickstarter Phase
East Catholic Students Invent Device to Help Disabled Man Improve Job Performance
Will Apple’s updated music app address accessibility issues?
Exoskeletons v wheelchairs: Disability advocates clash with futurists
Vanessa’s Journey: Empowering Special Education Through Technology
Parents fight for money to help visually impaired kids
Go Baby Go gets disabled children on the move
Computer science student strives to make the technological world more accessible
Allowing disabled staff to flourish: ‘How do we make this work?
Assistive technology helping students with disabilities and learning
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