{"id":2519,"date":"2014-07-11T15:06:40","date_gmt":"2014-07-11T19:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2519"},"modified":"2014-07-11T15:06:40","modified_gmt":"2014-07-11T19:06:40","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-71114","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2519","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 7\/11\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve got two weeks worth of AT news, so, in the spirit of keeping this short and simple, here are the highlights! To read all the latest news, visit us on Twitter @MDTAP.<\/p>\n<p>AT in the news for the weeks of 6\/30 thru 7\/11<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.australianageingagenda.com.au\/2014\/07\/10\/reducing-social-isolation-just-start\/%20\u2026\">Tapping into technology to reduce social isolation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.roboticstrends.com\/service_healthcare\/article\/students_spend_summer_perfecting_robotic_arm_to_help_patients#.U7_hJA_ZAyI.twitter\">Students Spend Summer Perfecting Robotic Arm to Help Patients<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/lydia-l-callis\/can-digital-devices-repla-asl_b_5565144.html?utm_hp_ref=tw\">Can Digital Devices Replace Interpreters?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/news\/wn2Y%20%20via%20http:\/news.google.com\/\">Inside Accessibility: Apple advances iOS 8 &amp; OS X Yosemite as Android users<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/news\/maryland\/baltimore-city\/bs-md-ci-city-disability-parking-20140709,0,476879.story\">New rules require disabled drivers to pay for handicap spots<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mdtmag.com\/videos\/2014\/07\/eye-tracking-wheelchair-helps-severely-disabled-steer-new-course#.U76b7rjQHr9.twitterhttp:\/\/www.mdtmag.com\/videos\/2014\/07\/eye-tracking-wheelchair-helps-severely-disabled-steer-new-course\">Eye-Tracking Wheelchair Helps the Severely Disabled Steer New Course<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.amsvans.com\/new-aircraft-friendly-wheelchair-defies-damage\/\">New Aircraft-Friendly Wheelchair Defies Damage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/medicalxpress.com\/news\/2014-07-ipads-boost-skills-kids-autism.html\">Autism study suggests iPads may provide 16% boost in kids speaking skills<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/marylandreporter.com\/2014\/07\/08\/blind-voters-suing-elections-board-in-hope-of-online-ballot\/\">Blind voters suing elections board in hope of online ballot<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2014\/jul\/08\/paro-robot-seal-dementia-patients-nhs-japan?CMP=twt_gu\">How Paro the robot seal is being used to help UK dementia patients<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.disabled-world.com\/news\/research\/3d-printing\/objects.php\">3-D printing technology to produce braille books and other objects for people w\/disability<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/business\/2014\/07\/06\/putting-disabled-back-their-feet\/8gFcM33JyTuL92J2kReDeI\/story.html\">ReWalk exoskeleton puts the disabled back on their feet<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.msn.com\/science-technology\/video?videoid=f7691929-3fe8-f267-6cca-87b6bcf2bc90#tscptmt\">Eye-tracking wheelchair helps the severely disabled steer new course<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Technology\/wireStory\/young-active-war-wounded-pushing-medical-science-24407848#.U7VYbyJ4nTQ.twitter\">Young, Active War Wounded Pushing Medical Science<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newstatesman.com\/sci-tech\/2014\/07\/innovative-eye-tracking-technology-could-transform-communication-those-paralysed\">Innovative eye-tracking technology could transform communication for those paralysed<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nextcity.org\/daily\/entry\/wheelchair-users-ride-share-uber-lyft\">Will Uber Serve Customers With Disabilities?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geekexchange.com\/.U7KvLKeWnwY.twitter\">Neurobridge Device Bypasses Spinal Cord, Moves Paralyzed Limbs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcr-online.biz\/index.php\/news\/read\/sign-language-and-braille-concepts-show-future-of-assistive-tech\/034274\">Sign language and Braille concepts show future of assistive tech<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2014-06-space-tested-robot-medicine.html\">Space-tested robot inspires medicine and manufacturing uses<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prweb.com\/releases\/2014\/06\/prweb11974047.htm\">New York Public School First in U.S. to Feature App for People with Disabilities<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.courierpostonline.com\/story\/life\/2014\/06\/29\/technology-creativity-allow-children-hearing-loss-grow-thrive\/11700871\/\">Technology, creativity allow children with hearing loss to grow, thrive<\/a><\/p>\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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