{"id":2713,"date":"2014-11-14T10:18:32","date_gmt":"2014-11-14T15:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2713"},"modified":"2014-11-14T10:18:32","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T15:18:32","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-111414","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2713","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap-up, 11\/14\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s getting cold outside but these stories will warm up all our thinking gears. There are dictionaries for those with dyslexia, a head controlled smartphone, some AT-related webinars (to get your learning on), and much more. So, put your reading &amp; thinking cap on and cozy up with this week&#8217;s AT in the news, 11\/10 thru 11\/14.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.visionaware.org\/blog\/visionaware-blog\/can-our-eye-movements-while-watching-television-reveal-the-presence-of-glaucoma-1629\/12\">Can Our Eye Movements While Watching Television Reveal the Presence of Glaucoma?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.assistiveware.com\/more-customizations-in-keeble-keedogo-keedogo-plus\">More customizations in our educational &amp; accessible iPad keyboards &#8211; AssistiveWare<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cronkitenewsonline.com\/2014\/11\/new-assistive-technology-makes-strides-within-the-disabled-community\/\">New assistive technology makes strides within the disabled community<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ctdinstitute.org\/events\">The Center on Technology and Disability (CTD) is pleased to announce the first Caf\u00e9 event<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/arts-culture\/toward-silver-architecture-180953287\/?no-ist\">Going green is good, but could architect be doing more for aging people and veterans?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www4.gotomeeting.com\/register\/743104815\">Tech tools for writers w\/dyslexia. Free webinar w\/ AT consultant Jamie Martin, 11\/19 @ 1-2pm ET<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hplusmagazine.com\/2014\/11\/11\/practical-guide-future-medicine\/#.VGPBr29a7jo.twitter\">The Practical Guide to the Future of Medicine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2014\/11\/11\/358048818\/the-prosthetics-industry-gets-a-human-touch?utm_campaign=storyshare&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_medium=social\">The Prosthetics Industry Gets A Human Touch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.co.uk\/news\/archive\/2014-11\/12\/touch-free-smartphone-that-disabled-can-control\">Head-controlled smartphone is perfect for the disabled<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/articles\/robotic-legs-for-the-disabled-1415741232\">Robotic legs for the disabled<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seas.harvard.edu\/news\/2014\/11\/refreshable-braille-gets-engineers-touch\">Refreshable Braille gets an engineer&#8217;s touch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/seatacblog.com\/2014\/11\/11\/easter-seals-washington-one-of-6-recipients-of-comcast-assistive-tech-grant\/\">Easter Seals Washington receives Comcast Assistive Technology Grant<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www4.gotomeeting.com\/register\/633795007\">AT &amp; Employment Webinar Series- A Review of Lesser Known Funding Sources and Strategies for Work-Related Assistive Technology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/blogs\/thetwo-way\/2014\/11\/11\/363293514\/for-dyslexics-a-font-and-a-dictionary-that-are-meant-to-help?utm_campaign=storyshare&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_medium=social\">For Dyslexics, A Font And A Dictionary That Are Meant To Help<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/11\/09\/automobiles\/in-self-driving-cars-a-potential-lifeline-for-the-disabled.html?smid=tw-share&amp;_r=0\">In Self-Driving Cars, a Potential Lifeline for the Disabled<\/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=2713\" 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>It&#8217;s getting cold outside but these stories will warm up all our thinking gears. 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