{"id":2688,"date":"2014-10-24T10:39:23","date_gmt":"2014-10-24T14:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2688"},"modified":"2014-10-24T10:39:23","modified_gmt":"2014-10-24T14:39:23","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-102414","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2688","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 10\/24\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We were busy in the field last week and didn&#8217;t have a chance to post our AT News Wrap Up, so this week you get double the fun. We&#8217;ve got tactile books for Halloween, apps for stroke patients, 3D printed braces for kids, and way more.\u00a0So pull up a seat, grab your coffee, and take a mid-morning break &#8211; AT in the news for the weeks of 10\/13 thru 10\/24.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/2014\/WD-html-alt-techniques-20141023\/\">W3C Working Draft 23 October 2014<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pathstoliteracy.org\/strategies\/creating-tactile-book-halloween\">Candy Corn: Creating a tactile book for Halloween<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/10\/23\/business\/media\/helping-parents-deal-with-learning-and-attention-issues.html?smid=tw-share&amp;_r=0\">Helping Parents Deal With Learning and Attention Issues<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.disabilityscoop.com\/2014\/10\/23\/power-wheels-special-needs\/19784\/\">Power Wheels Offer Lift For Kids With Special Needs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/releases\/284188.php\">User-friendly electronic &#8216;EyeCane&#8217; enhances navigational abilities for persons with blindness<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aon0KbyKFhs&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;list=PL-04sKrMar6O4VAhby4HcXeQlfFjrwLjh\">Lyft Community Portraits: Jennison<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aon0KbyKFhs&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;list=PL-04sKrMar6O4VAhby4HcXeQlfFjrwLjh\">Think Beyond the Mailroom for Disability Hiring<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geekwire.com\/2014\/disability-technology\/\">How tech advances are helping innovators do more for people with disabilities<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.afb.org\/afbpress\/pub.asp?DocID=aw151003\">iPhone 6 and iOS 8: A Look at Accessibility with the Help of iOS Without the Eye<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/nova\/next\/body\/smell-cell-transplant-helps-paralyzed-man-walk\/\">Transplant Helps Paralyzed Man Walk Again<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/medcitynews.com\/2014\/09\/british-startup-crowdfunding-3d-printed-orthotics\/#.VEaRFqg8sv0.twitter\">Startup using crowdfunding + 3D printing to make faster, cheaper back braces for kids<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/videos.disabled-world.com\/video\/650\/uni-deaf-communication-device-demonstration\">UNI Deaf Communication Device Demonstration<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/10\/19\/fashion\/how-apples-siri-became-one-autistic-boys-bff.html?smid=tw-share\">How One Boy With Autism Became BFF With Apple\u2019s Siri<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.west-info.eu\/blitab-the-tablet-for-blind-people-now-is-reality\/?utm_content=bufferee892&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\">BLITAB, the tablet for blind people now is reality<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.labmanager.com\/news\/2014\/10\/a-better-prosthesis?fw1pk=2#.VEpdclJ0w2x\">A Better Prosthesis<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/2834892\/smart-walkers-lead-the-way-for-japanese-eldercare-robots.html\">Smart walkers lead the way for Japanese elder-care robots<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wdde.org\/68568-ud-unveils-harness-technology-give-disabled-real-world-mobility\">UD unveils new harness technology to give disabled real world mobility<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thechronicleherald.ca\/qe2times\/research-innovation\/1243859-custom-fitting-freedom-training-for-mobility\">Custom-fitting freedom, training for mobility<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prweb.com\/releases\/2014\/10\/prweb12255661.htm\">Closed-Captioning Could Be \u2018Coming To a Theater Near You,\u2019 Muse Says<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2014\/09\/26\/with-rogervoice-deaf-people-can-make-their-first-phone-calls\/\">With RogerVoice, Deaf People Can Make Their First Phone\u00a0Calls<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fiercegovernmentit.com\/story\/dol-website-educates-employers-tech-industry-accessibility\/2014-10-16?utm_campaign=AddThis&amp;utm_medium=AddThis&amp;utm_source=twitter#.VEUNEIQLlF4.twitter\">DOL website educates employers, tech industry on accessibility<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/sightcompass-bluetooth-beacons-blind-surroundings\/34282\/?utm_content=buffer05ad4&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\">SightCompass uses Bluetooth beacons to inform visually impaired of their surroundings<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/technical.ly\/baltimore\/2014\/10\/14\/hopkins-neuroscientist-creates-ios-game-help-stroke-patients\/\">Hopkins neuroscientist creates iOS game to help stroke patients<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paciellogroup.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/w4a-2015-improving-accessibility-of-the-web-mobiles-and-wearables\/\">W4A 2015: Improving Accessibility of the Web, Mobiles and Wearables!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.project-ray.com\/android-apps-for-visually-impaired?utm_content=buffere8fef&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\">Project RAY now provides a complete set of Android applications (apps) for the visually impaired<\/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); 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