{"id":2174,"date":"2013-12-13T10:42:23","date_gmt":"2013-12-13T15:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2174"},"modified":"2013-12-13T10:42:23","modified_gmt":"2013-12-13T15:42:23","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-121312","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2174","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 12\/13\/12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AT in the news for the week of 12\/9 &#8211; 12\/13<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coataccess.org\/node\/10158\">Deaf\/hard-of-hearing volunteers in AL, FL, LA, MS &amp; TX needed for radio emergency alerts demo<\/a> <a title=\"http:\/\/www.coataccess.org\/node\/10158\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/H0uiCokS69\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ablegamers.com\/ablegamers-news\/ablegamers-2013-holiday-gift-guide\">The Ablegamers 2013 Annual Holiday Guide for Gamers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmswire.com\/cms\/customer-experience\/defining-and-understanding-adaptive-content-023433.php\">Defining and Understanding Adaptive Content<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsadvance.com\/news\/local\/article_87d65a12-62ed-11e3-9690-0019bb30f31a.html#.UqsYSbCNtqI.twitter\">Sweet Briar engineers work to design low-cost, body-powered prosthesis<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.somdnews.com\/article\/20131213\/NEWS\/131219554\/1056\/section\/news07\/&amp;template=southernMaryland\">Southern Maryland group helps decode challenges of dyslexia<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/asan-peatepolicyworks.ideascale.com\/\">What can be done to make web-based job tools easier to use by people with intellectual disabilities, cognitive&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2013\/12\/12\/long-term-care-elderly-alzheimers\/3990853\/\">More than 8 million use long-term care services in USA<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/blogs\/pictureshow\/2013\/12\/10\/248544894\/brotherhood-pictures-and-life-with-cerebral-palsy?sc=tw&amp;cc=share\">Brotherhood, Pictures And Life With Cerebral Palsy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/maycie\/watch-this-kindergartener-sign-her-class-holiday-concert-as\">Watch This Kindergartener Sign Her Class Holiday Concert As A Surprise For Her Deaf Parents<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/praacticalaac.org\/praactical\/does-aac-benefit-children-with-profound-and-multiple-disabilities\/\">Does AAC Benefit Children with Profound and Multiple Disabilities?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.deseretnews.com\/article\/865592202\/College-bound-Utah-man-with-spina-bifida-given-modified-SUV-and-scooter.html\">College-bound Utah man with spina bifida given modified SUV and scooter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/41807-incredible-tech-smart-homes.html\">Incredible Tech: How Life Will Change With Smart Homes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/midtown.patch.com\/groups\/schools\/p\/georgia-tech-researchers-study-aging-with-disabilities\">Georgia Tech Researchers Study Aging with Disabilities<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/technology-25120697\">Electronic voice aid interprets for people with impaired speech<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/blogs\/thetwo-way\/2013\/12\/11\/250179179\/fake-sign-language-interpreter-marred-mandela-memorial?sc=tw&amp;cc=share\">&#8216;Fake&#8217; Sign Language Interpreter Marred Mandela Memorial<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aarp.org\/home-family\/caregiving\/info-11-2013\/including-family-caregiver-assessment-in-medicaid-hcbs-waive-programs-AARP-ppi-ltc.html\">The AARP Public Policy Institute has produced a report on family caregivers for older adults and people with&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tuaw.com\/2013\/12\/10\/app-claims-to-be-able-to-improve-your-vision-and-science-says-i\/?a_dgi=aolshare_twitter\">App claims to be able to improve your vision, and science says it works<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.amsvans.com\/paralyzed-man-wows-using-his-wheelchair-as-a-skateboard\/\">Paralyzed &amp;putting moves down like you won&#8217;t believe! 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