{"id":2615,"date":"2014-09-12T10:22:03","date_gmt":"2014-09-12T14:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2615"},"modified":"2014-09-12T10:22:03","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T14:22:03","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-91214","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2615","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 9\/12\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 3-D printed brain, wearable robotics, and a tactile computer&#8230;I think I hear the future\u00a0knocking. Read all about it here, in this week&#8217;s AT News Wrap up for 9\/8 thru 9\/12<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediaaccess.org.au\/latest_news\/cinema\/air-canada-improves-access-for-the-vision-impaired\">Air Canada improves access for the vision impaired<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frequency.com\/video\/speech-generating-device-helps-als\/192853792?cid=5-5338\">Speech generating device helps ALS patient<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/college.usatoday.com\/2014\/09\/11\/blind-riders-sue-uber-for-discrimination\/\">Blind riders claim discrimination, sue Uber<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wral.com\/natural-sciences-museum-hosts-stem-career-showcase-for-students-with-disabilities\/13966319\/\">Natural sciences museum hosts STEM career showcase for students with disabilities<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/2014\/09\/11\/4341921_auburn-student-aims-to-create.html\">Auburn student aims to create apps for disabled<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/blogs\/ed\/2014\/09\/11\/345514628\/playgrounds-for-all-children-heres-how-to-find-one?utm_campaign=storyshare&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_medium=social\">Playgrounds For All Children: Here&#8217;s How To Find One<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/brainblogger.com\/2014\/09\/09\/spinal-cord-injury-and-wearable-robotics\/?utm_content=bufferc5fa9&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\">Spinal Cord Injury and Wearable Robotics<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/college.usatoday.com\/2014\/09\/10\/u-s-justice-department-sues-kent-state-over-students-therapy-dog\/\">U.S. Justice Department sues Kent State over student&#8217;s therapy dog<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iflscience.com\/health-and-medicine\/doctors-use-3d-printed-replica-brains-guide-life-changing-pediatric-surgery\">Doctors Use 3D-Printed Replica Brains To Guide Life-Changing Pediatric Surgery<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prweb.com\/releases\/2014\/09\/prweb12157567.htm\">Dementia hackathon to create innovative solutions for dementia care and management<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsoffice.mit.edu\/2014\/continuing-seth-teller-legacy-assistive-technologies-mit-0910\">Continuing the legacy: Assistive technologies at MIT<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2014\/09\/09\/stephen-hawking-wants-intel-developers-to-help-build-a-connected\/?a_dgi=aolshare_twitter\">Stephen Hawking asks devs to help Intel build a connected wheelchair<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/new\/Disabled-3-year-Gets-His-Very-Own-Iron-Man-Hand-67150.html\">Disabled 3-year-old gets very own iron man hand<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.masslive.com\/living\/index.ssf\/2014\/09\/carrie_writes_technology_always_delivers_next_best_thing_for_special_education.html\">Technology always delivers next, best thing for special education<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.disabilityscoop.com\/2014\/09\/09\/accessibility-problems-amtrak\/19660\/\">Accessibility Problems Dog Amtrak<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apps4android.org\/?p=4778\">Apps4Android updates IDEAL Currency Identifier to read notes faster &amp; recognize new $100 note<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/md-politics\/us-judge-md-must-let-disabled-mark-absentee-ballots-online-in-nov-elections\/2014\/09\/04\/f79951b4-3458-11e4-8f02-03c644b2d7d0_story.html\">U.S. judge: Md. must offer online voting tool in Nov.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/opinion\/2014\/09\/05\/education-technology-college-lobbyists-are-keeping-disabled-students-behind\/jQ8UFe44BeFBumbTTqBzFL\/story.html?event=event25\">On education technology, college lobbyists are keeping disabled students behind<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prweb.com\/releases\/New_App\/Task_Based\/prweb12150158.htm\">New App ShowMeQR from Gus Communication Devices Helps Millions of People Work and Live Independently<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiegogo.com\/projects\/tactalis-origin-tactile-computerhttps:\/www.indiegogo.com\/projects\/tactalis-origin-tactile-computer\">Concept: Tactalis Origin Tactile Computer<\/a><\/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); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=149587675112835\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));\n<\/script>\n<fb:like href=\"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2615\" layout=\"standard\" show_faces=\"true\" share=\"false\" width=\"450\" action=\"like\" font=\"arial\" colorscheme=\"light\" ref=\"AL2FB\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 3-D printed brain, wearable robotics, and a tactile computer&#8230;I think I hear the future\u00a0knocking. 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