{"id":3196,"date":"2015-10-02T10:03:02","date_gmt":"2015-10-02T14:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3196"},"modified":"2015-10-02T10:03:02","modified_gmt":"2015-10-02T14:03:02","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-10215","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3196","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 10\/2\/15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The makers have it this week. Makerspaces in hospitals, Maker\u00a0AT challenges, etc. If you like this sort of thing, you&#8217;re\u00a0gonna love this week&#8217;s news (and seriously, how often does anyone ever get\u00a0to say that?!?!). AT in the news for the week of 9\/28 thru 10\/2.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/eric-lipp\/airports-across-the-globe_b_8220722.html\">Airports Across the Globe Begin to Discuss Accessibility<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/health\/article-3254312\/Prosthetic-implant-memory-loss-breakthrough-Discovery-help-disabled-brains-encode-memories-make-last.html\">Brain implant memory loss breakthrough<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2015\/sep\/30\/ad-blocking-software-revolutionise-disabled-lives?CMP=share_btn_tw\">How ad-blocking software could revolutionize disabled people\u2019s lives<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/medicalxpress.com\/news\/2015-10-app-people-autism-tech.html\">New app will help people with autism influence tech developments<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/social-care-network\/2015\/oct\/01\/assistive-technology-autism-autech-biometric-wrist-bands?CMP=share_btn_tw\">There&#8217;s an app for that: how assistive tech changes lives of people with autism<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/3dprint.com\/98302\/assistive-technology-challenge\/\">MakerBot Announces Assistive Technology Challenge on Thingiverse<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastersealstech.com\/2015\/09\/23\/a-growing-need-for-accessible-agriculture\/\">Most dangerous US industry shows growing need for accessible agriculture<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/qz.com\/508764\/indias-new-currency-notes-will-help-millions-of-visually-disabled-transact-better\/\">India\u2019s new currency to help millions of visually disabled handle money<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ed.gov\/2015\/09\/college-programs-for-students-with-disabilities-are-changing-culture\/\">College Programs for Students with Disabilities Are \u201cChanging Culture\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pressreleaserocket.net\/technologies-fostering-development-of-new-assistive-devices-15-billion-in-market-gains-by-2020-says-bcc-research\/328343\/\">Technologies Fostering Development of New Assistive Devices; $15 Billion in Market Gains by 2020, Says BCC Research<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2015-09-mobile-robots-elderly-fuller.html\">Mobile robots could help the elderly live fuller lives<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/musculardystrophynews.com\/2015\/09\/28\/dutch-scientists-develop-gear-novel-wearable-dynamic-arm-duchenne-muscular-dystrophy-patients\/\">Dutch Scientists Develop A-gear Novel Wearable Dynamic Arm For Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.psfk.com\/2015\/09\/makers-movement-not-impossible-labs-prosthetics-americas-greatest-makers.html#.VglqWeJ6Jd8.twitter\">Makers create a better world: In partnership with Intel, we see how America\u2019s Greatest Makers do good<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.galveston.com\/blog\/88\/nations-first-medical-makerspace-opens-inside-texas-hospital\/\">Nation&#8217;s First Medical Makerspace Opens Inside Texas Hospital<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.windowscentral.com\/microsoft-shows-how-narrator-feature-helps-make-microsoft-edge-more-accessible\">Microsoft shows how the Narrator feature helps make Microsoft Edge more accessible<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2015-09-future-immersive-gaming-gear.html\">Future of immersive gaming gear for the blind<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lebanon-express.com\/news\/local\/article_6bd14ab9-bf36-514e-9263-bb9adaefea20.html#.Vglox2CB09w.twitter\">Dog trainer creating emergency dialer button<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/how-it-works\/how-to-guides\/captions-and-subtitles-for-iphone-and-ios-devices\/?utm_content=buffer3adb5&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\">How to captions &amp; subtitles work on iPhone videos [TUTORIAL]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LRHsgJFYz-Y&amp;feature=youtu.be\">[Video] Check out this video on Touch Accommodations, a new accessibility feature in iOS 9<\/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=3196\" 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>The makers have it this week. 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