{"id":1552,"date":"2013-01-25T09:27:50","date_gmt":"2013-01-25T14:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=1552"},"modified":"2013-01-25T09:28:22","modified_gmt":"2013-01-25T14:28:22","slug":"at-weekly-wrap-up-12513","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=1552","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap-Up, 1\/25\/13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AT in the news for the week of 1\/21 &#8211; 1\/25<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wirelessrerc.org\/content\/publications\/sunspot-volume-2013-1-wireless-device-use-people-disabilities\">Georgia Tech survey: 92% of ppl w\/ disabilities use mobile devices<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastersealstech.com\/2013\/01\/24\/electric-wheelchair-accessible-car-now-being-manufactured-in-the-united-states\/%20\u2026\">Electric Wheelchair Accessible Car now being manufactured in the US<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saga.co.uk\/saga-magazine\/2013\/february\/high-tech-home-help.aspx%20\u2026\">High-tech home help<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/society\/2013\/jan\/23\/easy-news-people-learning-difficulties?CMP=twt_gu\">&#8216;A newspaper for people with learning disabilities was a lightbulb moment&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blindy.tv\/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=64a34aa6-b02b-4de6-8a16-f59f7fcd3756\">Blindy.TV is taking the vision out of \u00a0television &#8211; Launching a free audio virtual TV network<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.purdueexponent.org\/opinion\/article_6982ef44-1aed-5349-a9d6-81d739a59691.html#.UQFunhzuHGg.twitter \u2026\">Innovative solutions can improve physical accessibility on campus<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/articles\/technology\/doers\/2013\/01\/mike_hanson_s_big_hike_how_a_blind_man_used_technology_to_conquer_the_appalachian.html?utm_source=tw&amp;utm_medium=sm&amp;utm_campaign=button_chunky%20\u2026\">How a Blind Man Used Technology To Conquer the Appalachian Trail<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.news-medical.net\/news\/20130122\/Researchers-develop-software-package-that-adapts-Facebook-for-visually-impaired-people.aspx%20\u2026\">Researchers develop software package that adapts Facebook for visually impaired people<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kdhnews.com\/news\/education\/second-graders-receive-lesson-on-how-special-needs-students-use\/article_e9b55298-65e0-11e2-a45c-001a4bcf6878.html#.UQFW3QFTNnQ.twitter \u2026\">Second-graders receive lesson on how special needs students use technology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atconnects.com\/resources\/at-for-employers\">Check out the new AT for Employers and Businesses web portal<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2013\/01\/24\/amazon-ivona\/?a_dgi=aolshare_twitter\">Amazon buys text-to-speech software company Ivona<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aisquared.com\/news\/more\/zoomtext_mac\/\">ZoomText for Mac is coming soon!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/pub_releases\/2013-01\/ps-bgc012113.php\">Business, government can span tech divide for people with disabilities<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.disabilityscoop.com\/2013\/01\/22\/schools-sports-inclusive\/17153\/\">Schools Urged To Make Sports More Inclusive<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwire.com\/press-release\/reminder-rosie-reduces-medical-errors-and-caregiver-stress-1748012.htm\">Reminder Rosie Reduces Medical Errors and Caregiver Stress<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.extremetech.com\/extreme\/146269-intel-working-on-a-new-system-to-boost-stephen-hawkings-typing-speed-by-10x%20\u2026\">Intel working on a new system to boost Stephen Hawking\u2019s typing speed by 10x<\/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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