{"id":3176,"date":"2015-09-18T12:14:58","date_gmt":"2015-09-18T16:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3176"},"modified":"2015-09-18T12:14:58","modified_gmt":"2015-09-18T16:14:58","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-91815","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3176","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 9\/18\/15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We missed sending out our weekly wrap up last week, so today you get the best of both weeks! Enjoy!!! AT in the news for the weeks 0f 9\/7 through 9\/18&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.afb.org\/community\/announcements\/reps-cartwright-mckinley-champion-comprehensive-bipartisan-legislation-to-transform-special-education-for-students-with-sensory-disabilities\/12\">Legislation to transform education for kids with sensory disabilities<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techtimes.com\/articles\/78928\/20150824\/twitter-gives-voice-to-people-with-speech-disabilities.htm\">Twitter Gives &#8216;Voice&#8217; To People With Speech Disabilities<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebatavian.com\/billie-owens\/manual-wheelchair-users-sought-to-help-design-the-next-generation-of-assistive\">Manual wheelchair users sought to help design the next generation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.afb.org\/afbpress\/pub.asp?DocID=aw160902\">Office for Mac 2016: A First Look at Accessibility<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/info.3playmedia.com\/WP-Benefits.html?utm_content=bufferd386b&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\">8 Benefits of Transcribing &amp; Captioning Online Video [BRIEF]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.applevis.com\/blog\/apple-assistive-technology-braille-ios-news-opinion\/what-s-new-and-changed-ios-9-accessibility\">What\u2019s New and Changed in iOS 9 Accessibility for Blind and Deaf-Blind Users<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/new-watch-that-helps-alert-the-deaf-to-danger\">New watch that helps alert the deaf to danger<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/technology\/news\/11866862\/Biometric-wristbands-predict-outbursts-in-people-with-autism.html\">Incredible! Biometric wristbands predict outbursts in people with autism<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/news\/newsfeeds\/articles\/marketwire\/1217246.htm\">Organizations Partner to Make Digital Job Postings Accessible to Individuals With Disabilities<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/commuting\/index.ssf\/2015\/09\/uber_to_expand_wheelchair-acce.html\">Uber to expand wheelchair-accessible service in Portland<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iflscience.com\/health-and-medicine\/paralyzed-man-feels-sensations-darpas-prosthetic-hand\">DARPA&#8217;s New Prosthetic Hand Lets Paralyzed Man &#8220;Feel&#8221; Sensations<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iflscience.com\/technology\/bone-conducting-headphones\">These Headphones Transmit Sound Into Your Skull<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fox28.com\/story\/30032075\/2015\/09\/15\/automark-helps-people-with-disabilities-cast-their-ballot-in-privacy#.VfgtBCuHtZk.twitter\">AutoMARK helps people with disabilities cast their ballot in privacy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abledata.com\/publications\/students-learning-disabilities-elementary-school\">AT for Students with Learning Disabilities in Elementary School<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2015\/09\/14\/future-transhumanist-tech-may-soon-change-the-definition-of-disability\/\">Future Transhumanist Tech May Soon Change The Definition Of\u00a0Disability<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.santafenewmexican.com\/news\/health_and_science\/understanding-disability-rise-of-technology-benefits-visually-impaired\/article_a20cb8f7-5fea-573d-91fe-e247b5eb86a1.html#.Vfbn30ZZYkA.twitter\">Understanding Disability: Rise of technology benefits visually impaired<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2015\/09\/10\/color-blind-set-top-box\/\">Set-top box chip comes with TV enhancer for colorblind viewers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/mom-creates-desk-for-children-with-disabilities-focus-desk-chicago\">Mom creates desk for children with disabilities<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pathstoliteracy.org\/technology\/new-tactile-braille-tablet-pc-platform\">New Tactile Braille Tablet on PC Platform<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2015-09-09\/headsets-reads-brainwaves-and-allows-people-to-move-virtual-obj\/6758996\">Brainwave-reading headset allows people to move objects with their minds<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/aaron-dubrow\/democratizing-the-maker-m_b_7960540.html\">Democratizing the Maker Movement<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ingLnabWb8k&amp;feature=youtu.be\">Teachers show how they use audiobooks in the classroom to help students with print disabilities succeed<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/business\/custom-technologies-help-sailor-with-als-return-to-the-sea-b99569955z1-324528261.html\">Custom technologies help sailor with ALS return to the water<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.24dash.com\/news\/care_and_support\/2015-09-08-Special-Solution-for-Paediatric-Disabled-Toileting\">Special Solution for Paediatric Disabled Toileting<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/radionational\/programs\/lifematters\/assistive-technology\/6751016\">The Internet of Things and talking walking sticks!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.popsci.com\/engineer-creates-navigation-device-based-on-sense-touch\">Navigation Device Lets You Feel Your Way Through A City<\/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=3176\" 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>We missed sending out our weekly wrap up last week, so today you get the best of both weeks! 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