{"id":3232,"date":"2015-10-23T12:46:23","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T16:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3232"},"modified":"2015-10-23T12:46:23","modified_gmt":"2015-10-23T16:46:23","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-102315","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3232","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 10\/23\/15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So many apps to be had! Like ones that translate conversation into sign language or the\u00a0ones that help those who are blind navigate&#8230;plus some other really cool\u00a0things like self-balancing wheelchairs, hair clips that\u00a0vibrate information\u00a0for\u00a0those who are deaf, etc. Check it all out\u00a0in this week&#8217;s AT News Wrap Up for 10\/19 thru 10\/23.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/197332-app-lets-people-hear\/\">New app lets deaf people \u2018hear\u2019 group conversations<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thesalt\/2015\/10\/21\/448971281\/cooking-with-disabilities-an-exercise-in-creative-problem-solving?utm_campaign=storyshare&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_medium=social\">Cooking With Disabilities: An Exercise In Creative Problem Solving<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/health-shots\/2015\/10\/22\/450573400\/affordable-virtual-reality-opens-new-worlds-for-people-with-disabilities?utm_campaign=storyshare&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_medium=social\">Affordable Virtual Reality Opens New Worlds For People With Disabilities<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iflscience.com\/technology\/nike-will-release-self-lacing-back-future-trainers-2016\">Nike Will Release Self-Lacing &#8220;Back To The Future&#8221; Shoes For 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/uk\/613660\/Disabled-man-plays-music-eyes-orchestra-cerebral-palsy\">WATCH: Disabled man plays music with his EYES &#8211; and is so good he&#8217;s joined an orchestra<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/enterprisetimes.co.uk\/2015\/10\/21\/dementia-suffers-get-app-support\/\">Dementia sufferers get app support<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gulfnews.com\/xpress\/dubai\/news\/girl-with-cerebral-palsy-turns-designer-1.1604696#.Vifouq7jVQ8.twitter\">Tube-fed child turns designer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sunherald.com\/news\/business\/technology\/article40569972.html\">Startup creates retractable tray for laptop use by disabled<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thedailyrecord.com\/2015\/10\/15\/epilepsy-researchers-use-apple-watch-for-new-study\/\">Epilepsy researchers use Apple Watch for new study<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.laboratoryequipment.com\/news\/2015\/10\/smartphone-app-helps-blind-navigate-surroundings#.VieWn8Fw4QE.twitter\">Smartphone App Helps the Blind Navigate Surroundings<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk\/University-designed-disabled-surf-board-helps\/story-28007706-detail\/story.html\">A university in England created a surfboard for a child with CP<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/pressreleases\/15\/10\/p5926386\/learning-ally-makes-audiobook-technology-for-students-with-disabilities\">Learning Ally makes audiobook technology for students with disabilities accessible on Google<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/3dprint.com\/101489\/3d-printed-hairclip-assistive\/\">This 3D Printed Hairclip Helps the Deaf \u201cHear\u201d Using Vibrations and Light<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/watch-this-self-balancing-wheelchair-can-climb-and-descend-stairs-automatically\">Watch: This self-balancing wheelchair can climb and descend stairs automatically<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2015-10-startup-commercializes-wheelchair-technology-prototype.html\">Startup commercializes assistive wheelchair technology, develops first prototype<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wsls.com\/2015\/10\/19\/new-voting-machines-help-montgomery-county-voters-with-disabilities\/\">New voting machines help Montgomery County voters with disabilities<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lp9gA2dDlD\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/technology\/uber\/11942331\/Uber-launches-service-for-disabled-passengers-in-London.html\">Uber launches service for disabled passengers in London<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/news\/542426\/fitness-technology-that-helps-the-blind-get-moving\/\">New Assistive Technologies Help the Blind Get Active<\/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=3232\" 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>So many apps to be had! 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