{"id":2524,"date":"2014-07-18T09:57:07","date_gmt":"2014-07-18T13:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2524"},"modified":"2014-07-18T09:57:07","modified_gmt":"2014-07-18T13:57:07","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-71814","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2524","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 7\/18\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a good week in the land of technology for people with disabilities &#8211; AT in the news for the week of 7\/14 thru 7\/18.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/3d-printed-spine-cage-fusion-surgery\/33006\/\">3D-printed spine cage enables customized spinal fusion surgery<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.business2community.com\/video-marketing\/solving-accessibility-compliance-issues-online-video-0937028#!bhHpmA\">Solving Accessibility Compliance Issues For Online Video<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mdtmag.com\/news\/2014\/07\/device-helps-rebuild-neural-connections-stroke-patients#.U8kTQWfDHV0.twitter\">Device Helps Rebuild Neural Connections for Stroke Patients<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mdtmag.com\/news\/2014\/06\/bioengineers-improve-upon-football-mouthguard-senses-head-impacts#.U8kS96N9d80.twitter\">Bioengineers Improve Upon Football Mouthguard that Senses Head Impacts<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kotaku.com.au\/2014\/07\/what-its-like-to-play-games-when-youre-colourblind\/\">What It&#8217;s Like To Play Games When You&#8217;re Colourblind<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/blogs\/health\/2014\/07\/17\/332255209\/hey-miss-idaho-is-that-an-insulin-pump-on-your-bikini?utm_campaign=storyshare&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_medium=social\">Hey, Miss Idaho, Is That An Insulin Pump On Your Bikini?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/zinger-lightest-folding-electric-wheelchair\/32982\/\">Zinger is claimed to be the world&#8217;s lightest electric wheelchair<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/google-novartis-alcon-smart-contact-lens\/32980\/\">Google partners with Novartis to produce glucose-monitoring contact lens<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsoffice.mit.edu\/2014\/mental-health-monitoring-goes-mobile-0716\">Mental-health monitoring goes mobile<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hackaday.com\/2014\/07\/13\/open-source-glucose-monitoring-an-the-front-lines-of-innovation\/\">Open Source Glucose Monitoring on the Front Lines of\u00a0Innovation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2014\/07\/11\/reuters-blows-it-apple-pr-springs-in-action\/\">Reuters blows it. 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