{"id":3126,"date":"2015-08-14T13:46:33","date_gmt":"2015-08-14T17:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3126"},"modified":"2015-08-14T13:46:33","modified_gmt":"2015-08-14T17:46:33","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-81415","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3126","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 8\/14\/15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s that most wonderful time of year when students are getting ready to head back to the classroom. And there&#8217;s lots of great AT news just in time to support them. From a federal funding boost to a\u00a0list of the best technology supports, this week&#8217;s AT news has it covered (and much more). AT in the news for the week of 8\/10 thru 8\/14<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.care2.com\/causes\/disaster-needs-in-the-disability-community-arent-being-met.html\">Disaster Needs in the Disability Community Aren\u2019t Being Met<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2015-08-children.html\">Helping injured children walk, one step at a time<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/velonews.competitor.com\/assisted-living-what-does-the-rise-of-e-bikes-mean-for-cycling\">Assisted living What does the rise of e-bikes mean for cycling?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techvibes.com\/blog\/accessibility-tech-pitch-contest-2015-08-12\">Legworks Takes Top Spot at Accessibility Tech Pitch Contest<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.enhancedvision.com\/low-vision-info\/5-ways-an-electronic-magnifier-can-improve-your-day-to-day-life.html\">5 Ways an Electronic Magnifier Can Improve Your Day to Day Life<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/5-mobile-technologies-help-level-the-playing-field-for-people-with-disabilities-video\/\">5 Mobile Technologies Help Level the Playing Field for People with Disabilities<\/a> [Video]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/dr-gridlock\/wp\/2015\/07\/24\/montgomery-aims-to-make-all-taxicabs-wheelchair-accessible-by-2025\/?postshare=9641439402707038\">Montgomery aims to make all taxicabs wheelchair accessible by 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2015\/aug\/12\/smart-fridges-kitchen-tech-internet-of-things?CMP=share_btn_tw\">Forget smart fridges \u2013 here\u2019s the kitchen tech you really want<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wow247.co.uk\/2015\/08\/06\/beyond-eyes-game-about-blindness\/\">Beyond Sight: astounding art-house videogame gives a window into blindness<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ed.gov\/news\/press-releases\/92-million-grants-awarded-nine-states-improve-training-systems-help-children-disabilities\">US Ed Gov invests $9.2 million to improve outcomes for students with disabilities<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.additudemag.com\/adhdblogs\/29\/11494.html\">Choosing the Right Technology Supports for Middle &amp; High School Students<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/google-funded-e-nable-prints-3d-hands-for-disabled-children-so-they-can-feel-like-superheroes-2015-8\">This Google-funded startup prints 3D hands for disabled kids<\/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=3126\" 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 that most wonderful time of year when students are getting ready to head back to the classroom. 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