{"id":2976,"date":"2015-05-08T10:18:03","date_gmt":"2015-05-08T14:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2976"},"modified":"2015-05-08T10:18:03","modified_gmt":"2015-05-08T14:18:03","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-5815","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2976","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 5\/8\/15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s all about the feels this week. Like, you can feel your heart explode while watching a video of a pregnant, blind mom-to-be when she gets a 3D sonogram of her son, or you can feel your mind bending when holograms of people with disabilities appear when you park in a handicapped space&#8230;so go for it. Dig in. It&#8217;s a big, amazing world\u00a0with so much\u00a0good happening.\u00a0AT in the news for the week of 5\/4 thru 5\/8.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/yourstory.com\/2015\/05\/my-child-app-harsh-songra\/\">Diagnosed with Dyspraxia in childhood, this young coder builds My Child app to help parents<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sustainable-business\/2015\/may\/08\/the-unique-technology-bringing-horse-riding-therapy-to-the-disabled\">The unique technology bringing horse riding therapy to the disabled<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nfb.org\/cardtronics-establishes-accessibility-center-excellence\">Cardtronics Establishes Accessibility Center of Excellence<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lighthouse-sf.org\/blog\/apple-wants-blind-people-to-buy-apple-watches\/\">Apple Wants Blind People To Buy Apple Watches<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mdtmag.com\/news\/2015\/05\/high-tech-sensors-help-kids-keep-eye-aging-parents#.VUufXZwDeGg.twitter\">High-Tech Sensors Help Kids Keep Eye on Aging Parents<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/tarahaelle\/2015\/05\/07\/the-smartphone-in-your-pocket-could-help-treat-river-blindness-for-millions\/\">The Smartphone In Your Pocket Could Help Treat River Blindness For Millions<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/cool-tech\/biobots-3d-printer-living-tissue\/\">Welcome to the future: This 3D printer uses living cells to print human tissue<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/the-american-foundation-for-the-blind-creates-an-accessible-video-player-and-makes-it-available-as-a-free-download-300077989.html\">The American Foundation for the Blind Creates an Accessible Video Player<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KD0AC43fc_4\">\u00a0[Video] Blind Mom-to-Be Meets Her Unborn Baby Via a 3D-Printed Ultrasound<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rss2twi.com\/link\/PostTechNews\/?post_id=10001452\">Googler Announces the Color Enhancer Chrome Extension to help improve color perception while browsing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2015\/05\/06\/apples-accessibility-blind-games\/\">Apple&#8217;s Accessibility Features Help Bring Gaming to the Blind on iOS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.disabilityscoop.com\/2015\/05\/06\/new-disability-liaison\/20272\/\">New Disability Liaison On Board At White House<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.siliconindia.com\/magazine_articles\/Beyond_apps_Innovate_for_Good-OIUT538423288.html\">Beyond apps, Innovate for Good<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newpittsburghcourieronline.com\/2015\/05\/05\/people-with-speech-disabilities-their-advocates-relieved-by-proposed-policy\/#.VUoc_X2G0po.twitter\">People with speech disabilities, their advocates relieved by proposed policy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT204576\">Use accessibility features on your Apple Watch<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g6JBftLj8o\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/blogs\/future_tense\/2015\/01\/14\/eye_play_the_piano_by_japanese_vr_company_fove_helps_the_disabled_play_piano.html?wpsrc=sh_all_dt_tw_top\">People With Disabilities Can Play Piano Thanks to Eye-Tracking in Virtual Reality<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewesternstar.com\/Living\/2015-05-05\/article-4135074\/People-with-vision-impairments-now-rely-on-apps-and-gadgets-daily\/1\">People with vision impairments now rely on apps and gadgets daily<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.soapboxmedia.com\/innovationnews\/050515-grippable-computer-stands-up-for-healthcare-at-HIMMS15.aspx\">Grippable keyboard &#8220;stands up&#8221; for healthcare industry at HIMSS15<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.soapboxmedia.com\/innovationnews\/050515-grippable-computer-stands-up-for-healthcare-at-HIMMS15.aspx\">In This Mall, Holograms Of Disabled People Appear If You Try To Park In Their Space<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-england-london-32573909\">Paralysed artist creates artwork using just her eyes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/opensource.com\/life\/15\/5\/accessibility-linux\">Accessibility in Linux is good (but could be much better)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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=2976\" 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 all about the feels this week. 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