{"id":1781,"date":"2013-05-10T09:06:06","date_gmt":"2013-05-10T13:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=1781"},"modified":"2013-05-10T09:06:06","modified_gmt":"2013-05-10T13:06:06","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-51013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=1781","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap-Up, 5\/10\/13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AT in the news for the week of 5\/6 &#8211; 5\/10<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.linkedin.com\/2013\/05\/09\/making-linkedin-more-accessible\/\">Making LinkedIn More Accessible<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abilitynet.org.uk\/blog\/why-google-glass-is-clear-winner-blind\">Why Google Glass is a clear winner for the blind<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prbuzz.com\/business-entrepreneur\/115010-telecommuting-as-a-workplace-benefit.html#.UYzuVMPD82x\">What&#8217;s smaller than imagined yet passionately desired? Workers with disabilities voice out on telecommuting!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"hhttp:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/extra\/2013\/05\/are-we-ready-for-driverless-cars\/\">Are We Ready For Driverless Cars?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wtkr.com\/2013\/05\/09\/off-road-wheelchair-brings-freedom-to-disabled-poor\/\">Off-road wheelchair brings freedom to disabled poor<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsbreaks.infotoday.com\/NewsBreaks\/Amazon-Finally-Begins-Work-to-Make-Kindles-ADACompliant-89531.asp\">Amazon Finally Begins Work to Make Kindles ADA-Compliant<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/brick.patch.com\/articles\/disabled-brick-student-works-to-improve-lives-of-others-with-technology\">Disabled Brick Student Works to Improve Lives of Others With Technology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inc.com\/audacious-companies\/francesca-fenzi\/second-sight-medical.html\">Giving Sight to the Blind (Literally)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gma.yahoo.com\/blogs\/abc-blogs\/3-000-pound-wheelchair-swing-built-twins-cerebral-180524383.html?vp=1\">Students from Colorado State U build 3,000lb wheelchair swing for twins w\/ cerebral palsy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coataccess.org\/node\/10146\">US: Despite industry&#8217;s big bucks n fancy lawyers, advocates win accessible mobile browser tech rules<\/a> <a title=\"http:\/\/www.coataccess.org\/node\/10146\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/MiTFzhQ1oX\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ottawacitizen.com\/health\/vision\/Family+matters+Early+detection+vital+combating+hereditary+disease\/8349959\/story.html\">Early detection vital to combating hereditary eye disease<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2013\/05\/07\/bionic-ear_n_3224379.html?utm_hp_ref=tw\">This Ear Was Made With A 3D Printer And It Hears Better Than Your Ears<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rnib.org.uk\/livingwithsightloss\/tvradiofilm\/tvradiofilmnews\/Pages\/video_accessible_tv.aspx?buffer_share=17ee5&amp;utm_source=buffer&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=Buffer%253A%252Ba11ymedia%252Bon%252Btwitter\">Get the picture &#8211; making television easier for people with sight loss<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=wwKcGe1VclU\">For persons with memory problems making notes is problematic. 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Workers with disabilities voice out on telecommuting! Are We Ready For Driverless Cars? 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