{"id":1180,"date":"2012-08-17T09:51:42","date_gmt":"2012-08-17T13:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=1180"},"modified":"2012-08-17T09:51:42","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T13:51:42","slug":"at-in-the-news-weekly-wrap-up-8172012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=1180","title":{"rendered":"AT in the news &#8211; Weekly Wrap Up, 8\/17\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AT in the news for the week of 8\/13 &#8211; 8\/17<\/p>\n<p>Video: <a href=\"http:\/\/singletrack.competitor.com\/?p=33735\">An injured soldier&#8217;s customized bike accommodates his prosthetic arm for Leadville<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/sbIoHGUx\">Oscar Pistorius, technology, acceptance of the disabled have sparked interest<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redorbit.com\/news\/technology\/1112677425\/new-frenchlanguage-communication-aid-app-from-myvoice-inc-brings-assistive\/\">New French-Language Communication Aid App from MyVoice Inc.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.livemint.com\/2012\/08\/14203904\/Enabling-DIY-computing.html?h=B\">Enabling DIY computing with innovations such as Raspberry Pi and Scratchteam\u2019s programming language<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pva.org\/site\/apps\/nlnet\/content2.aspx?c=ajIRK9NJLcJ2E&amp;b=6350111&amp;ct=12086019\">Survey: Accessing Public Transit Buses Using a Ramp<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cdn.nextgov.com\/nextgov\/interstitial.html?rf=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nextgov.com%2Fcio-briefing%2F2012%2F08%2Feducation-wants-tailor-web-content-visitors-disabilities%2F57413%2F%3Foref%3Dng-dropdownhttp:\/\/cdn.nextgov.com\/nextgov\/interstitial.html?rf=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nextgov.com%2Fcio-briefing%2F2012%2F08%2Feducation-wants-tailor-web-content-visitors-disabilities%2F57413%2F%3Foref%3Dng-dropdown\">Education wants to tailor Web content to visitors&#8217; disabilities<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cdn.nextgov.com\/nextgov\/interstitial.html?rf=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nextgov.com%2Fcio-briefing%2F2012%2F08%2Feducation-wants-tailor-web-content-visitors-disabilities%2F57413%2F%3Foref%3Dng-dropdown\">The self-driving car logs more miles on new wheels<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2012\/08\/03\/living\/disability-fashion\/index.html\">Physically challenged and fashionable<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ubergizmo.com\/2012\/08\/eyering-voice-activated-augmented-reality-device-for-the-blind\/\">EyeRing voice-activated augmented reality device for the blind<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/wheelchair-accessible-taxis-available-in-prince-georges\/2012\/08\/13\/ba7862c2-e0a7-11e1-a19c-fcfa365396c8_story.html\">Wheelchair-accessible taxis available in Prince George\u2019s County, MD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/technology\/sci-tech\/robot-exoskeletons-push-boundaries-for-disabled-20120813-2444m.html\">Robot exoskeletons push boundaries for disabled<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ajc.com\/lifestyle\/mobile-device-helps-teach-1499163.html\">Mobile device helps teach academics, life skills to disabled child<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hackaday.com\/2012\/08\/13\/flutter-dress-vibrates-when-it-hears-loud-noises\/\">Flutter dress vibrates when it hears loud noises<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/news\/local_news\/article\/Student-access-to-high-tech-a-challenge-3783116.php\">Access to high tech a challenge for students with disabilities<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/news\/local_news\/article\/Student-access-to-high-tech-a-challenge-3783116.php\">Nike Asked To Make Special Needs Shoes<\/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); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=149587675112835\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));\n<\/script>\n<fb:like href=\"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=1180\" layout=\"standard\" show_faces=\"true\" share=\"false\" width=\"450\" action=\"like\" font=\"arial\" colorscheme=\"light\" ref=\"AL2FB\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AT in the news for the week of 8\/13 &#8211; 8\/17 Video: An injured soldier&#8217;s customized bike accommodates his prosthetic arm for Leadville Oscar Pistorius, technology, acceptance of the disabled have sparked interest New French-Language Communication Aid App from MyVoice Inc. 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