{"id":191,"date":"2011-09-23T12:03:44","date_gmt":"2011-09-23T16:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=191"},"modified":"2011-11-29T14:24:16","modified_gmt":"2011-11-29T19:24:16","slug":"weekly-wrap-up-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=191","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Wrap Up Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week in AT News&#8230;for September 20 &#8211; 23rd, 2011<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tablet technology to be tested at local area schools &#8211; St. Helens Chronicle <a title=\"http:\/\/thechronicleonline.com\/news\/article_faba13b6-e482-11e0-a11f-001cc4c03286.html\/\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/lnkA3Tdz\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3wn9x8g<\/a><\/li>\n<li>CSU-Northridge, UCLA Researchers Try To Harness Brain-Computer Interface <a title=\"http:\/\/diverseeducation.com\/article\/16406\/\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/YpX5f2le\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3tam5pt<\/a><\/li>\n<li>GTC ships GPS-enabled Shoes for Monitoring Alzheimer&#8217;s Patients to Aetrex <a title=\"http:\/\/www.azosensors.com\/news.aspx\/?newsID=3324\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/yprbFbtI\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4xrswo8<\/a><\/li>\n<li>New American Car Company Debuts Vehicle For The Disabled <a title=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/leisure\/2011\/09\/21\/new-american-car-company-debuts-vehicle-for-disabled\/\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/6cC3iWRM\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/leisure\/2011\/09\/21\/new-american-car-company-debuts-vehicle-for-disabled\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RAMPs: project allows a wheelchair-bound DJ&#8230; <a title=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KGxv-iql3nY&amp;feature=share\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/8ttWNN1p\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KGxv-iql3nY&amp;feature=share<\/a><\/li>\n<li>NFB considers Google&#8217;s new accessibility changes <a title=\"http:\/\/www.nfb.org\/NewsBot.asp\/?ID=848&amp;MODE=VIEW\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/pKL2a6zK\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.nfb.org\/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&amp;ID=848<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Tech Giant To Produce Free Autism Apps <a title=\"http:\/\/www.disabilityscoop.com\/2011\/09\/20\/tech-giant-autism-apps\/14068\/\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/KlXx0ZV9\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.disabilityscoop.com\/2011\/09\/20\/tech-giant-autism-apps\/14068\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hearing aids can help dementia patients <a title=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/health\/ct-x-0921-hearing-loss-alzheimers-20110921,0,7451585.story\/\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/crhpca3P\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/health\/ct-x-0921-hearing-loss-alzheimers-20110921,0,7451585.story<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Eye-Tracking Technology Could Benefit Disabled Children <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tinyurl.com\/3kabp5h\">www.tinyurl.com\/3kabp5h<\/a><\/li>\n<li>UB Researchers develop Eye-controlled electric wheelchair Global &#8230; <a title=\"http:\/\/globalaccessibilitynews.com\/2011\/09\/19\/ub-researchers-develop-eye-controlled-electric-wheelchair\/\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/IetgLAfU\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/6zmm5a8<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Disabled travellers set for improved access in US <a title=\"http:\/\/www.easycar.com\/news\/disabled-travellers-set-for-improved-access-in-us\/\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Rpum2Nzo\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3jy7mmh<\/a><\/li>\n<li>For blind New Yorkers, a different, and complex, relationship with technology <a title=\"http:\/\/news.google.com\/news\/url\/?fd=R&amp;sa=t&amp;url=http:\/\/www.capitalnewyork.com\/article\/culture\/2011\/09\/3369114\/blind-new-yorkers-different-and-complex-relationship-technology&amp;usg=AFQjCNHKUiGulnN2nsXv9NZTtVHtH2qRMg\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/7jwKEdzY\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/62ccszd<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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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