{"id":160,"date":"2011-08-19T13:10:16","date_gmt":"2011-08-19T13:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=160"},"modified":"2011-11-29T14:42:44","modified_gmt":"2011-11-29T19:42:44","slug":"this-week-in-at-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=160","title":{"rendered":"This week in AT news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each Friday we will share a series of links that highlight this week&#8217;s\u00a0assistive technology articles and issues in the news. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0iPad App Replaces Paper Patient Checkin Forms &#8211; <a title=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2011\/08\/18\/onpatient-drchrono-ipad-app\/\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/oyqq1mh\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/t.co\/oyqq1mh<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Computerized pen helps students w\/ <a title=\"#disabilities\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/search?q=%23disabilities\">#disabilities<\/a> in unexpected ways <a title=\"http:\/\/www.ischool.berkeley.edu\/newsandevents\/news\/20110815computerizedpen\/\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/ehDTZID\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/t.co\/ehDTZID<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Production started on new ADA-compliant mobility <a title=\"#vehicle\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/search?q=%23vehicle\">#vehicle<\/a> for people with disabilities: <a title=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20110810006066\/en\/Vehicle-Production-Group-Starts-Production-MV-1%C2%AE\/\" href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/65hpj\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/ow.ly\/65hpj<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Cool! Text-to-Speech for <a title=\"#Mozilla\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/search?q=%23Mozilla\">#Mozilla<\/a>: <a title=\"http:\/\/hacks.mozilla.org\/2011\/08\/speak-js-text-to-speech-on-the-web\/\" href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/66grT\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/ow.ly\/66grT<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Deaf inmate &#8211; Video Visitation: <a title=\"http:\/\/magicvalley.com\/news\/local\/twin-falls\/video-visitation\/article_320d649e-5fb0-50c7-a15e-5954040fe313.html\/\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/OA1yepq\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/t.co\/OA1yepq<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Autistic kids invited to special performance of The Lion King on Broadway, less loud, no strobe lights <a title=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/lifestyle\/style\/autistic-kids-invited-to-special-broadway-show\/2011\/08\/17\/gIQAsiDKMJ_story.html\/\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/T2N3vM8\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/t.co\/T2N3vM8<\/a><\/li>\n<li>TBox Apps wins design award for augmentative communication iPad apps &#8211; PR Web (press release) <a title=\"http:\/\/www.prweb.com\/releases\/2011\/8\/prweb8719140.htm\/\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/rn1CGaR\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/t.co\/rn1CGaR<\/a><\/li>\n<li>American Council of the Blind and Google Conduct Survey to Better Understand &#8230; &#8211; PR Newswire (press release) <a title=\"http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/american-council-of-the-blind-and-google-conduct-survey-to-better-understand-computer-usage-and-assistive-technology-patterns-in-the-blind-community-127822098.html\/\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/1SIlbys\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/t.co\/1SIlbys<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Free EASI webinar is a book review: Managing the Assistive Technology Process. Aug 23, 2 PM ET. <a title=\"http:\/\/easi.cc\/clinic.htm\/\" href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/63f18\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/ow.ly\/63f18<\/a><\/li>\n<li>More mainstream coverage of accessibility apps. This time with Leo Laporte&#8217;s podcast. <a title=\"http:\/\/twit.tv\/ipt58\/\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/lKQP708\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/t.co\/lKQP708<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Upgraded Learning Ally <a title=\"#audiobook\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/search?q=%23audiobook\">#audiobook<\/a> player brings accessible books to ppl w\/ <a title=\"http:\/\/www.prweb.com\/releases\/2011\/8\/prweb8721724.htm\/\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/giYAgOr\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/t.co\/giYAgOr<\/a><\/li>\n<li>New Post: Dyslexie, a Typeface Designed for People with Dyslexia <a title=\"http:\/\/blog.eastersealstech.com\/dyslexie-a-typeface-designed-for-people-with-dyslexia\/\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/qGD7Yow\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/t.co\/qGD7Yow<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Webinar: Dragon Speech Recognition for Education (Oct 7, 2PM ET) <a title=\"http:\/\/nuanceevents.webex.com\/cmp0306ld\/webcomponents\/widget\/detect.do;jsessionid=l1hHTKQfRyYJcBQXn11yp2TFCNpct3HMqzw7hRL8nyhNG3pGVY3z!290768171\/?LID=1&amp;RID=2&amp;TID=11&amp;backUrl=%2Fmw0306ld%2Fmywebex%2Fdefault.do%3Fnomenu%3Dtrue%26siteurl%3Dnuanceevents%26serv\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/t1bQ3WZ\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/t.co\/t1bQ3WZ<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Disabled Service Members Take on Hood to Coast Relay &#8211; MarketWatch (press release) <a title=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/disabled-service-members-take-on-hood-to-coast-relay-2011-08-16\/?reflink=MW_news_stmp\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/C524RPX\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/t.co\/C524RPX<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RAFT, Stanford class partner to create special needs math kit &#8211; The Stanford Daily <a title=\"http:\/\/www.stanforddaily.com\/2011\/08\/11\/raft-stanford-class-partner-to-create-special-needs-math-kit\/\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/wcFhFBB\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/t.co\/wcFhFBB<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Finding the right IT tools for persons with disabilities &#8211; MIT News <a title=\"http:\/\/web.mit.edu\/newsoffice\/2011\/accessibility-it-tools.html\/\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/QKQUXjw\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/t.co\/QKQUXjw<\/a><\/li>\n<li>American Council of the Blind and Google Conduct Survey to Better Understand &#8230;(press release) <a title=\"http:\/\/news.gnom.es\/news\/american-council-of-the-blind-and-google-conduct-survey-to-better-understand-computer-usage-and-assistive-technology-patterns-in-the-blind-community\/\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/4A4IC85\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/t.co\/4A4IC85<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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=160\" 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>Each Friday we will share a series of links that highlight this week&#8217;s\u00a0assistive technology articles and issues in the news. Enjoy! \u00a0iPad App Replaces Paper Patient Checkin Forms &#8211; http:\/\/t.co\/oyqq1mh Computerized pen helps students w\/ #disabilities in unexpected ways http:\/\/t.co\/ehDTZID Production started on new ADA-compliant mobility #vehicle for people with disabilities: http:\/\/ow.ly\/65hpj Cool! 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