{"id":1870,"date":"2013-06-21T11:01:57","date_gmt":"2013-06-21T15:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=1870"},"modified":"2013-06-21T11:01:57","modified_gmt":"2013-06-21T15:01:57","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-62113","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=1870","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 6\/21\/13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AT in the news for the week of 6\/17 thru 6\/21<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/262294.php\">Should Dementia Patients Be GPS Tagged?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitaljournal.com\/pr\/1318604\">For Those Unable to Speak and Move, Electronic Devices Provide a Voice<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newswire.ca\/en\/story\/1188157\/new-website-offers-recipe-for-successfully-managing-parkinson-s\">New website offers recipe for successfully managing Parkinson\u2019s<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.aarp.org\/2013\/06\/10\/how-cities-can-create-communities-for-all-ages\/?cmp=SN-TWTTR-PJS&amp;sf14139359=1\">Creating communities around transit will help you age in place easier, cheaper<\/a> <a title=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/19V1pOR\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/WOxToFOl0o\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/technology\/news\/10121638\/Man-and-Robot-where-will-the-story-end.html\">Man and Robot: where will the story end?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stltoday.com\/lifestyles\/health-med-fit\/article_4cc812c8-2769-5db2-bde5-7c793aa155ad.html#.UcMivy61kCI.twitter\">Is there a robot in your future?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tidbits.com\/article\/13865\">With Markdown, Even the Blind Can Write<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2013\/06\/18\/able-flight-disabilities-program\/2434171\/\">Program helps people with disabilities become pilots<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url?sa=t&amp;fd=R&amp;usg=AFQjCNHpfTm83cat6DBze1J1U4EB-FZypg&amp;url=http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2013\/06\/18\/emotiv-epoc-headset_n_3460454.html?utm_hp_ref%3Dtechnology%20\u2026\">Mind-Reading Headset Helps Physically Disabled Communicate<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.disabilityscoop.com\/2013\/06\/17\/amusement-park-access\/18171\/\">Amusement Park Faces Backlash Over Disability Access<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/regwatch\/technology\/305941-fcc-proposes-making-tv-menus-accessible-to-blind-\">The \u00a0FCC\u2019s proposing to make TV menus accessible to blind and visually impaired individuals<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/articles\/2013-06-06\/why-do-hearing-aids-cost-more-than-laptops\">Why Do Hearing Aids Cost More Than Laptops?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/blogs\/health\/2013\/06\/18\/191279201\/3-d-printer-brings-dexterity-to-children-with-no-fingers?sc=tw&amp;cc=share\">3-D Printer Brings Dexterity To Children With No Fingers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.netmagazine.com\/tutorials\/accessibility-mobile\">Making it easier for people with disabilities to access websites and native apps on mobile<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/globalaccessibilitynews.com\/2013\/06\/17\/mit-scientist-designs-wearable-tactile-displays-for-people-with-vision-and-hearing-disabilities\/\">MIT scientist designs wearable tactile displays for people with vision and hearing disabilities<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.13wmaz.com\/news\/article\/235950\/153\/Injured-Marine-Gets-New-Disability-accessible-Home\">Injured Marine Gets New, Disability-accessible Home<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/technology\/2013\/jun\/16\/future-robotics-bionic-limbs-disabled?CMP=twt_gu\">The future of robotics: in a transhuman world, the disabled will be the ones without prosthetic limbs<\/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=1870\" 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 6\/17 thru 6\/21 Should Dementia Patients Be GPS Tagged? 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