{"id":2696,"date":"2014-10-31T14:34:05","date_gmt":"2014-10-31T18:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2696"},"modified":"2014-10-31T14:34:05","modified_gmt":"2014-10-31T18:34:05","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-103114","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2696","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 10\/31\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bet you were scared when you thought we weren&#8217;t going to get this week&#8217;s AT Update out on time. Enjoy this treat and any others you get today! AT in the news for the week of 10\/27 thru 10\/31.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.disabilityscoop.com\/2014\/10\/28\/course-interior-design\/19795\/?utm_content=buffer28f18&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\">Course Focuses On Interior Design For Those On The Spectrum<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthcanal.com\/eyes-vision\/56904-computer-game-could-help-visually-impaired-children-live-independently.html?utm_content=buffere67fb&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\">Computer game could help visually-impaired children live independently<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/blogs\/health\/2014\/10\/31\/359568507\/look-here-phone-app-checks-photos-for-eye-disease?sc=tw\">Phone App Checks Photos For Eye Disease<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/live\">FCC to Host Accessible Wireless Emergency Communications Forum next month promoting accessibility in wireless<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamepolitics.com\/2014\/10\/28\/ask-ablegamers-youtube-series-launches#.VFPQVFJ0w2x\">&#8216;Ask AbleGamers&#8217; 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