{"id":2396,"date":"2014-04-25T11:06:56","date_gmt":"2014-04-25T15:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2396"},"modified":"2014-04-25T11:06:56","modified_gmt":"2014-04-25T15:06:56","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-42514","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2396","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 4\/25\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Netflix for the blind!? Scientists communicating with the &#8220;locked in&#8221;!? $50 prosthetics!? The future is here, my friends. Check out all these stories and more&#8230;AT in the news for the week of 4\/21 thru 4\/25<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cable.co.uk\/news\/digital-apps-and-devices-not-developed-with-disabled-in-mind-study-says-801714874\/\">Digital apps and devices not developed with disabled in mind, study says<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitaljournal.com\/a-and-e\/entertainment\/blind-entrepreneur-creates-a-netflix-for-the-blind\/article\/381988\">Blind entrepreneur creates a Netflix for the blind<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wearability.org\/wearable-ear-location.html?utm_content=bufferef5a9&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\">Wearables are moving to the ear as an ideal location<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/technology\/gaming\/accessibility-arcade-to-help-disabled-video-game-lovers-level-up\/article18090417\/\">Accessibility Arcade to help disabled video game lovers level up<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/2AUJPdCdyT\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/technology\/archive\/2014\/04\/what-the-shift-to-mobile-means-for-blind-news-consumers\/361062\/\">What the Shift to Mobile Means for Blind News Consumers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/morning-mix\/wp\/2014\/04\/23\/man-prefers-50-3d-printed-hand-to-42000-prosthetic\/\">Man prefers $50 3-D printed hand to $42,000 prosthetic<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/technology\/gaming\/accessibility-arcade-to-help-disabled-video-game-lovers-level-up\/article18090417\/\">Canada opens its first all accessible arcade for people with disabilities<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/technology\/gaming\/accessibility-arcade-to-help-disabled-video-game-lovers-level-up\/article18090417\/\">UMBC professors study how technology helps people with disabilities<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2014\/apr\/22\/technology-disabled-people-accessible-barclays-talking-atms\">Let&#8217;s tailor technology to make life easier for disabled people<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.metropolismag.com\/April-2014\/Accessible-Cab\/#.U1ZMU98wp2I.twitter\">Accessible Cab? 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