{"id":1156,"date":"2012-08-10T10:24:58","date_gmt":"2012-08-10T14:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=1156"},"modified":"2012-08-10T10:24:58","modified_gmt":"2012-08-10T14:24:58","slug":"at-in-the-news-weekly-wrap-up-8102012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=1156","title":{"rendered":"AT in the News, Weekly Wrap Up, 8\/10\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We missed sending out last week&#8217;s AT in the News, so here&#8217;s a small sampling of the past\u00a0two weeks. And be sure to visit us on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MDTAP\">Twitter <\/a>to read more! Articles from\u00a07\/30 &#8211; 8\/10.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ablegamers.com\/ablegamers-2012-grant.html\">The AbleGamers Foundation is offering a one-time grant for gaming equipment. 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