{"id":2221,"date":"2014-01-10T13:57:18","date_gmt":"2014-01-10T18:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2221"},"modified":"2014-01-10T13:57:18","modified_gmt":"2014-01-10T18:57:18","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-11014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2221","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 1\/10\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wowzers! We&#8217;ve got some good ones today&#8230;check all of this week&#8217;s AT news, right here. AT in the news for the week of 1\/6 thru 1\/10<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/woman-with-lou-gehrig-s-disease-authors-short-story-by-blinking-eyes-1.2490881\">Woman with Lou Gehrig&#8217;s disease authors short story by blinking eyes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.afb.org\/info\/living-with-vision-loss\/adapting-your-home\/23\">Adapting your home when living with vision loss<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.onitabilityboards.org\/\">First adaptive paddle board of its kind to accommodate a wheelchair<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/view\/523401\/app-turns-smartphone-into-virtual-cane-for-the-blind\/?utm_content=bufferbba01&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\">App Turns Smartphone Into Virtual Cane for the Blind | MIT Technology Review<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.diagramcenter.org\/?p=1419\">Hear the latest in accessible images, math &amp; discoverability from ATIA and CSUN<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3tWqZUWEsQs&amp;feature=c4-overview&amp;list=UU82mLdQHkc8qNUOkhvRvIhA\">iPad accessibility, part 1 of 3<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hubblesite.org\/newscenter\/archive\/releases\/2014\/03\/full\/\">New STEM learning opportunity for blind students has been developed<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/news\/arizona\/articles\/20131216assistive-technology-aids-special-education.html?nclick_check=1\">&#8216;Assistive technology&#8217; aids special education<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2013\/12\/18\/3d-printed-eye-cells-could-cure-blindness\/\">3D-printed eye cells could &#8220;cure blindness&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leaderpost.com\/life\/technology+help+elderly+live+better+lives\/9348734\/story.html\">New technology can help elderly live better lives<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/medicaldesign.com\/products\/vibration-technology-puts-cap-hearing-loss\">Vibration technology puts a &#8220;cap&#8221; on hearing<\/a> <a title=\"http:\/\/fb.me\/1eLGsgKDN\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/NjlRYZC8HW\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.providencejournal.com\/breaking-news\/content\/20140106-nonprofit-foundation-pioneers-new-communication-tool-for-those-with-brain-injuries.ece\">SpeakYourMind pioneers communication tool for those with brain injuries<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sdt.bz\/content\/article.aspx?ArticleID=67540&amp;page=1\">New technology could change the future of voting<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shalomlife.com\/business\/21476\/israeli-startup-develops-touch-free-controls-for-disabled-community\/\">Israeli Startup Develops Touch-Free Controls for Disabled Community<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/variety.com\/2014\/scene\/news\/consumer-electronics-show-programs-help-seniors-disabled-with-technology-1201032682\/\">Consumer Electronics Assn. 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