{"id":2835,"date":"2015-02-20T11:04:35","date_gmt":"2015-02-20T16:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2835"},"modified":"2015-02-20T11:04:35","modified_gmt":"2015-02-20T16:04:35","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-22015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2835","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 2\/20\/15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that Australia is about to make tactile money? Or that there are contact lenses that can magnify up to 3x? Well, if you read our AT news, you&#8217;d know all about it. And more. So catch up right here &#8211; AT in the news for the week of 2\/16- 2\/20.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/playlists\/153\/the_autism_spectrum\">A TED playlist to watch: The autism spectrum<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.watchdhn.com\/#!vrsdb\/c22lq\">DeafBlind Video Relay Service heads to Beta<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/entertainment\/2015\/02\/18\/art-exhibition-for-blind-people-opens-in-madrid.html\">Art exhibition for blind people opens in Madrid<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/opensource.com\/life\/15\/2\/why-open-source-needs-accessibility-standards\">Why open source needs accessibility standards<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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disabled students more academic independence<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.audiology.org\/publications-resources\/consumer-information\/get-hearing-loop\">Support local looping initiatives and use Academy resources to promote them in your office<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/health\/article-2956195\/Pill-stop-hearing-loss-tinnitus-tested.html#ixzz3S6PV22Vi\">Pill that could stop both hearing loss and tinnitus is now being tested<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iflscience.com\/technology\/scientists-develop-telescopic-contact-lenses-can-zoom-3x\">Scientists Develop Telescopic Contact Lenses That Can Zoom 3X<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2015-02-18\/13yo-blind-boy-successfully-campaigns-for-tactile-banknotes\/6144262\">13yo blind boy successfully campaigns for tactile banknotes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hscfoundation.org\/Awards_Programs\">Do you know a young adult with a disability who is positively affecting the 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