{"id":187,"date":"2011-09-16T10:45:45","date_gmt":"2011-09-16T14:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=187"},"modified":"2011-11-29T14:28:57","modified_gmt":"2011-11-29T19:28:57","slug":"weekly-wrap-up-this-week-in-at-news-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=187","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Wrap-up &#8211; This week in AT News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the week of September 12, 2011, check out articles on improved Google accessibility, concept smartphones, accessibility webinars, and so much more!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Project:Possibility &#8211; Have an idea for a piece of accessible software? We&#8217;re looking for project ideas. <a title=\"http:\/\/projectpossibility.org\/viewNews.php\/?id=59\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/knvNdDfu\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/qMiaoF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"#Deaf\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/search?q=%23Deaf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">#<\/span><strong>Deaf<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0students sue college for failing to provide access: <a title=\"http:\/\/www.nad.org\/news\/2011\/8\/students-sue-college-failure-provide-access\/\" href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/6vqmd\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/ow.ly\/6vqmd<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Google Docs, Calendar enhanced for blind users &#8211; GMANews.TV <a title=\"http:\/\/www.gmanews.tv\/story\/232469\/technology\/google-docs-calendar-enhanced-for-blind-users\/\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/nS0l1uOs\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3z4kb8r<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Stevie Wonder thanks Steve Jobs for making the iPhone and iPad so accessible &#8211; Network World <a title=\"http:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/community\/node\/78694\/\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/4nJXGB91\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3g2aaqo<\/a><\/li>\n<li>This is a great idea! Chicago Lighthouse Partners with Best Buy <a title=\"http:\/\/www.pr.com\/press-release\/352954\/\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/M0nRhOK\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/636enad<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Concept Braille Smartphone could mean a bright future for the visually impaired <a title=\"http:\/\/blog.eastersealstech.com\/concept-braille-smartphone-could-mean-a-bright-future-for-the-visually-impaired\/\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/PxpsOvm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/npajMi<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jaws 13 Will Include Integrated OCR and Better ARIA Support: <a title=\"http:\/\/www.blindgadget.com\/jaws-13-will-include-integrated-ocr\/\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/xySpIYE\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/nCb7pm<\/a><\/li>\n<li>FCC advisory committee recommends adoption of SMPTE Timed Text captioning for online video <a title=\"http:\/\/broadcastengineering.com\/news\/fcc-smpte-vpaac-cvaa-closed-captioning-09142011\/\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/g0eLMyF\" target=\"_blank\">broadcastengineering.com\/news\/fcc-smpte<\/a><\/li>\n<li>INDEPENDENT LENS: Lives Worth Living, Thursday, October 27, 2011, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET on PBS. <a title=\"http:\/\/pressroom.pbs.org\/Programs\/i\/INDEPENDENT-LENS\/1303-Lives-Worth-Living.aspx\/\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/TbPtvwc\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/fb.me\/1gS8N1ZRK<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Elderly prefer robot carers, study finds &#8211; The Copenhagen Post <a title=\"http:\/\/www.cphpost.dk\/news\/scitech\/92-technology\/52147-elderly-prefer-robot-carers-study-finds.html\/\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Qrg5pFH\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/68cgzon<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Smartphone <a title=\"#Apps\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/search?q=%23Apps\"><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">#<\/span><strong>Apps<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Earning Respect As <a title=\"#Assistive\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/search?q=%23Assistive\"><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">#<\/span><strong>Assistive<\/strong><\/a> <a title=\"#Technology\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/search?q=%23Technology\"><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">#<\/span><strong>Technology<\/strong><\/a>&#8221; By Lindsey Aftel: <a title=\"http:\/\/www.rehabpub.com\/RMN\/2011-07-05_05.asp\/\" href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/6t0OJ\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/ow.ly\/6t0OJ<\/a><\/li>\n<li>IDEAL Group\u2019s Portable Assistive Technology Software SmartDrive\u00ae <a title=\"http:\/\/www.ideal-group.org\/?p=217\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/g5NRCaf\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/q7cAKt<\/a><\/li>\n<li>DynaVox Maestro gives 10-year-old with autism chance to communicate &#8211; Beacon News: <a title=\"http:\/\/beaconnews.suntimes.com\/lifestyles\/7521643-423\/dynavox-maestro-gives-10-year-old-with-autism-chance-to-communicate.html\/\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/4mkRbxb\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/beaconnews.suntimes.com\/lifestyles\/7521643-423\/dynavox-maestro-gives-10-year-old-with-autism-chance-to-communicate.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sept. 27 Document Accessibility, free webinar <a title=\"http:\/\/atcoalition.org\/training\/e-z-accessibility-making-documents-accessible\/\" href=\"http:\/\/weba.im\/357\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/weba.im\/357<\/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=187\" 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>For the week of September 12, 2011, check out articles on improved Google accessibility, concept smartphones, accessibility webinars, and so much more! &nbsp; Project:Possibility &#8211; Have an idea for a piece of accessible software? 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