{"id":1886,"date":"2013-06-28T11:24:19","date_gmt":"2013-06-28T15:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=1886"},"modified":"2013-06-28T11:24:19","modified_gmt":"2013-06-28T15:24:19","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-62813","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=1886","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 6\/28\/13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AT in the news for the week of 6\/24 thru 6\/28<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cio-today.com\/story.xhtml?story_id=12300BD1WYHI&amp;full_skip=1#.Uc2mg07O-WQ.twitter\">Tech Breakthroughs Target Disabled Consumers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/supermarketnews.com\/technology\/technibilt-make-disabled-person-s-cart\">Technibilt to Make Disabled-Person\u2019s Cart<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.psu.edu\/story\/280358\/2013\/06\/28\/research\/graduate-students-proposal-google-glass-accepted-google\">Graduate student&#8217;s proposal for Google Glass is accepted by Google<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twentytwowords.com\/2013\/06\/27\/paraplegic-man-builds-his-own-ramp-on-a-public-building-when-officials-wouldnt\/\">Paraplegic man builds his own ramp on a public building when officials wouldn\u2019t<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.magnoliareporter.com\/news_and_business\/local_business\/article_234dedf2-deaf-11e2-afa6-0019bb2963f4.html\">Magnolia Company gets $150000 grant to develop device for sight-impaired people<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2013\/6\/26\/4466522\/ablegamers-charity-2013-summer-of-fun-submissions-open\">AbleGamers Charity&#8217;s 2013 Summer of Fun submissions open, grants<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/yailabs.org\/the-accessible-icon-project\/\">The Accessible Icon Project<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.informationweek.com\/healthcare\/patient\/eu-helps-people-with-disabilities-find-a\/240157121\">EU Helps People With Disabilities Find Assistive Technology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/disabilities.blogs.starnewsonline.com\/12276\/smarttv-technology-opens-more-communication-lines-for-deaf-hard-of-hearing\/\">SmartTV technology opens more communication lines for deaf, hard of hearing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/blogs\/krulwich\/2013\/06\/25\/195521917\/the-man-with-a-battery-operated-brain?sc=tw&amp;cc=share\">The Man With A &#8216;Battery Operated Brain<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thejournal.com\/articles\/2013\/06\/30\/the-top-10-ipad-apps-for-special-education.aspx?admgarea=pro.development\">The Top 10 iPad Apps for Special Education<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/worldtoday\/content\/2013\/s3785827.htm\">Sydney unveils Braille street signs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/news\/2013\/06\/24\/faculty-responsible-making-online-materials-accessible-disabled-students?utm_source=buffer&amp;utm_campaign=Buffer&amp;utm_content=buffer6ae98&amp;utm_medium=twitter\">Faculty responsible for making online materials accessible for disabled students<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/global-development\/2013\/jun\/24\/us-film-industry-copyright-blind?utm_content=bufferab16a&amp;utm_source=buffer&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=Buffer\">US Film industry tries to weaken copyright treaty for blind people<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.itwire.com\/your-it-news\/mobility\/60375-abc-to-alter-its-apps-for-visually-disabled\">ABC to alter its apps for visually disabled<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newswise.com\/articles\/blind-to-get-first-chance-at-written-remote-math-conversations#.UciDaS4IxdQ.twitter\">Blind to Get First Chance at Written Remote Math Conversations<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/high-tech-gains-disabled-people-workforce-133939574.html\">High-tech gains get disabled people into workforce<\/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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