{"id":2030,"date":"2013-09-13T10:12:49","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T14:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2030"},"modified":"2013-09-13T10:12:49","modified_gmt":"2013-09-13T14:12:49","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-91313","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2030","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 9\/13\/13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AT in the news for the week of 9\/9 thru 9\/13<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/brucejapsen\/2013\/09\/13\/obamacare-will-boost-consumer-medical-device-market-to-10-billion\/\">New Study Says Obamacare Will Boost Consumer Medical Device Market To $10 Billion<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.northjersey.com\/community\/223411171_Aphasia_patients_in_Maywood_using_pen_pals_to_communicate.html\">Aphasia patients in Maywood using pen pals to communicate<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cordis.europa.eu\/fetch?CALLER=EN_NEWS_FP7&amp;ACTION=D&amp;DOC=1&amp;CAT=NEWS&amp;QUERY=0141175c9951:5514:26800351&amp;RCN=36062\">Giving paralyzed people control and independence<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/autism-horses-ipads-new-alternative-treatment-significantly-improves-verbal-skills-autistic-children#.UjBpubqjBa4.twitter\">Autism, Horses, iPads: New Alternative Treatment Significantly Improves Verbal Skills In Autistic Children<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/dominion-hospital-to-pay-55000-for-allegedly-failing-to-accommodate-deaf-family-members\/2013\/09\/04\/f35178cc-1576-11e3-be6e-dc6ae8a5b3a8_story.html?utm_source=buffer&amp;utm_campaign=Buffer&amp;utm_content=bufferba803&amp;utm_medium=twitter\">Hospital to pay $55K for failing to accommodate family members who are deaf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssbbartgroup.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/06\/pdf-accessibility-on-mobile-devices\/\">An overview of PDF accessibility on mobile devices<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2011\/05\/14\/136287114\/new-rules-seek-to-educate-schools-on-service-dogs?sc=tw&amp;cc=share\">Service Dogs Teach Educators About Disabilities<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/PR-CO-20130906-905387.html\">AT Device: Sprint introduces an accessible phone. The phone has a built-in text to speech engine to read<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.amsvans.com\/people-with-paralysis-get-some-mobility-back-with-bike\/\">The FES bicycle can lead to greater mobility! 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