{"id":3022,"date":"2015-06-12T11:55:07","date_gmt":"2015-06-12T15:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3022"},"modified":"2015-06-12T11:55:07","modified_gmt":"2015-06-12T15:55:07","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-61215","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3022","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 6\/12\/15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I won&#8217;t pick favorites here but some of this stuff just blows my mind, like responsive street furniture, and eye controlled wheelchairs. Just saying. Now you decide what&#8217;s coolest to you&#8230;AT in the news for the week of 6\/8 thru 6\/12.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reuters.com\/great-debate\/2015\/06\/11\/what-google-can-learn-from-the-wheelchair\/\">What Google can learn from the wheelchair<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc3340.com\/clip\/11591984\/project-lifesaver-saves-elderly-disabled-in-central-alabama#.VXr1pwu9sks.twitter\">Project Lifesaver saves elderly, disabled in Central Alabama<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wraltechwire.com\/startup-weekend-features-hackathon-to-develop-apps-for-the-disabled\/14707528\/\">Startup Weekend features hackathon to develop apps for the disabled<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/wilbutler\/the-trouble-with-screenshorts#.glM9DxnoL\">The Trouble With Screenshorts<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/9-apps-improve-day-day-154538952.html?soc_src=mediacontentstory&amp;soc_trk=tw\">9 Apps That Improve Day-to-Day Tasks for People with Disabilities<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autismspeaks.org\/blog\/2015\/04\/30\/your-dollars-work-developing-iresumes-demonstrate-strengths#sthash.usGEsmbK.uxfs&amp;st_refDomain=&amp;st_refQuery=\">Digital resumes! Developing iResumes to Demonstrate Strengths<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/story\/2015\/06\/a-new-grasp-on-robotic-glove\/\">A new grasp on robotic glove<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.co.uk\/news\/archive\/2015-06\/10\/ocado-secondhands-collaborative-robot\">Potential for PWD&#8217;s? Why a supermarket might be building the world&#8217;s most exciting robot<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rcrwireless.com\/20150609\/policy\/ibm-on-the-importance-of-accessibility\">IBM on the importance of accessibility<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.co.cr\/how-google-is-working-to-empower-people-with-disabilities\/39420\/\">How Google is Working to Empower People With Disabilities<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.investmentnews.com\/article\/20150610\/FREE\/150619994\/social-security-envisions-a-new-tech-savvy-future\">Social Security envisions a new tech-savvy future<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/transition.fcc.gov\/Daily_Releases\/Daily_Business\/2015\/db0521\/DOC-333600A1.pdf%20\u2026\">Emergency Information on Television: Accessibility for Individuals who are Blind or Visually Impaired<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowellsun.com\/news\/ci_28280286\/umass-lowell-students-engineer-fun-learning-handicapped#ixzz3cbAKNJvS\">UMass Lowell students engineer fun, learning for the handicapped<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\/wheelchair-eye-movement\/\">A wheelchair controlled by eye movements<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-0AVDXlvD7s\">(Video) MIT Students collaborate with individuals with disabilities to create an accessible call feature in a facility<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/technology\/responsive-street-furniture-in-cities-could-boost-accessibility-1.3100682\">&#8216;Responsive street furniture&#8217; in cities could boost accessibility<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bendbulletin.com\/health\/3196677-151\/medicare-poised-to-allow-internet-on-speech-generating-devices#.VXWwRs7Qebk.twitter\">Medicare poised to allow Internet on speech-generating devices<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/noodleeducation\/2015\/06\/08\/apple-vs-google-the-real-winners-are-students-with-dyslexia\/\">Apple vs. Google: The Real Winners Are Students with Dyslexia<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalgov.gov\/2015\/06\/05\/using-section-508-guidance-to-improve-the-accessibility-of-government-services\/\">Using Section 508 Guidance to Improve the Accessibility of Government Services<\/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=3022\" 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>I won&#8217;t pick favorites here but some of this stuff just blows my mind, like responsive street furniture, and eye controlled wheelchairs. 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