{"id":3206,"date":"2015-10-09T12:54:07","date_gmt":"2015-10-09T16:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3206"},"modified":"2015-10-09T12:54:07","modified_gmt":"2015-10-09T16:54:07","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-10915","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3206","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 10\/9\/15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s money for the makers, money for the inventors, and money for the engineers, just to name a few. And other cool articles too, but who can argue with the incentive of money to bring more good AT into the world?!?<\/p>\n<p>AT in the news for the week of 10\/5 thru 10\/9<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/500000-investment-to-launch-the-assistive-technology-challenge-to-improve-communication-for-people-with-als-300156232.html\">$500,000 Assistive Technology challenge to improve communication devices for people w\/ALS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geekwire.com\/2015\/these-researchers-are-building-extra-brainy-smart-homes-to-monitor-aging-adults\/\">Researchers build extra brainy smart homes to monitor aging adults<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mdtmag.com\/news\/2015\/10\/developing-smart-devices-predict-and-stop-seizures#.VhZW5SYrguw.twitter\">Developing Smart Devices to Predict and Stop Seizures<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y3noC4dSm5s&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;rel=0&amp;autoplay=1&amp;utm_content=buffer2c1dd&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\">The Cost of Reactive Video Accessibility Policy<\/a> [VIDEO]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/living\/new-mobile-app-to-help-people-with-autism-2454938.html\">New mobile app to help people with autism<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.koaa.com\/story\/30203602\/professional-racer-demos-new-technology-for-disabled-drivers\">Professional racer demos new technology for disabled drivers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.24dash.com\/news\/care_and_support\/2015-10-06-Learn-About-Toileting-Assistive-Technology\">Learn About Toileting Assistive Technology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.roboticstrends.com\/article\/robocoach_robot_trainer_personalizing_elderly_workouts\">RoboCoach Robot Trainer Personalizing Elderly Workouts<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.10news.com\/news\/google-glass-being-used-to-help-the-blind#st_refDomain=&amp;st_refQuery=\">Google Glass (&amp;San Diego-based Aira) being used to help people who are blind &#8212; on-demand service model<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tbase.com\/accessible-communications-calibrating-user-experience\">The best way to improve the state of accessibility for consumers who are blind, deaf-blind or partially sighted<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.disabledgo.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/accessable-information-for-higher-education-at-university-of-sheffield\/\">Find your way across campus with the brand new accessibility app for Sheffield University<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/medicalxpress.com\/news\/2015-09-biomedical-students-therapeutic-toy-auditory.html\">Biomedical students develop therapeutic toy for auditory disabilities<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/moms\/High-School-Student-Invents-Stroller-Moms-Wheelchairs-38601102\">A High School Student Just Invented a Stroller For Moms in Wheelchairs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/hearingaids\/younger-adults-more-likely-to-use-newer-gadgets-to-help-with-hea\">Younger Adults and Hearing Loss<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tntoday.utk.edu\/2015\/10\/04\/university-launches-campus-accessibility-resource-website\/\">UT Launches Campus Accessibility Resource Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/3dprint.com\/98302\/assistive-technology-challenge\/\">MakerBot Announces Assistive Technology Challenge on Thingiverse \u2014 Ending November 1<\/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=3206\" 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>There&#8217;s money for the makers, money for the inventors, and money for the engineers, just to name a few. 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