{"id":1087,"date":"2012-07-20T08:54:59","date_gmt":"2012-07-20T12:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=1087"},"modified":"2012-07-20T08:54:59","modified_gmt":"2012-07-20T12:54:59","slug":"at-in-the-news-weekly-wrap-up-7202012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=1087","title":{"rendered":"AT in the news, weekly wrap-up, 7\/20\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AT in the news for the week of 7\/16 &#8211; 7\/20<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tuvie.com\/metro-dot-bracelet-transportation-card-for-visually-impaired-people\/\">Metro Dot: Bracelet Transportation Card for Visually Impaired People<\/a> (Future Designs)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/news\/article\/Disney-must-let-disabled-mom-use-Segway-3718174.php\">Disney must let disabled mom use Segway<\/a> &#8211; San Francisco Chronicle<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/westcounty.fox2now.com\/news\/97992-free-medical-equipment-available-those-who-need-it\">Free Medical Equipment Available To Those Who Need It<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chron.com\/news\/houston-texas\/article\/With-iPads-in-hand-blind-students-find-3708790.php?cmpid=twitter\">With iPads in hand, blind students find independence<\/a> &#8211; Houston Chronicle<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2012\/07\/16\/low-cost-device-controls-_n_1676544.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003\">E-mail With Your Eyes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2012\/07\/16\/low-cost-device-controls-_n_1676544.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003\">Disability Employment: Are We at the Tipping Point?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shailahinteractive.com\/\">BuZoo &#8211; app for learning, exploring &amp; communicating is now in Private Android Alpha<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/new-humanware-iphone-app-will-get-deaf-blind-and-sighted-people-talking-162237025.html?TC=CrowdFactory_Facebook&amp;cf_from=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.prnewswire.com%2Fnews-releases%2Fnew-humanware-iphone-app-will-get-deaf-blind-and-sighted-people-talking-162237025.html&amp;cf_synd_id=AgExz21\">New HumanWare iPhone app will get deaf-blind and sighted people talking<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/northcountrynow.com\/news\/clarkson-takes-second-competition-development-hybrid-canewalker-disabled-061849\">Clarkson develops hybrid cane\/walker for disabled, design takes second in competition<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2012-07-tech-smart-home-remotely.html\">Tech lets you run a smart home remotely<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prweb.com\/releases\/2012\/7\/prweb9681508.htm\">Parents of Non-Verbal, Autistic Son Launch a New Communication App<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/announcing-the-helloagain-challenge-a-national-search-for-innovative-ideas-on-the-future-of-senior-centric-mobile-communications-solutions-2012-07-10\">National Search for Ideas on the Future of Senior-Centric Mobile Communications<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"al2fb_like_button\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); 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