{"id":3274,"date":"2015-11-20T13:40:05","date_gmt":"2015-11-20T18:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3274"},"modified":"2015-11-20T13:40:05","modified_gmt":"2015-11-20T18:40:05","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-112015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3274","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 11\/20\/15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m going to go out on a limb here and say that college kids take the prize when it comes to ingenuity, energy and the drive to design assistive technology. Whether they&#8217;re designing for class or just because, they&#8217;re laying the foundation for big developments in the world of assistive technology. Check it all out in this week&#8217;s AT News\u00a0Wrap Up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/small-business-network\/2015\/nov\/19\/disabled-entrepreneurs-are-facing-too-many-barriers?CMP=share_btn_tw\">Disabled entrepreneurs are facing &#8216;too many barriers&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mytechbits.com\/tcns-assistive-technology-helps-junior-blind-of-america-students-gain-contact-center-skills-and-secure-employment\/98170200\/\">TCN&#8217;s Assistive Technology Helps Junior Blind of America Students Gain Contact <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialbusinessengine.com\/podcasts\/redesigned-enterprise-email-ibm-verse\/\">Understanding the user is 1st step in designing for accessibility<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.disabilityscoop.com\/2015\/11\/10\/university-employ-autism\/20943\/\">At Rutgers University, Big Moves To Employ, House Adults With Autism<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hackaday.com\/2015\/11\/17\/the-gaze-controlled-wheelchair-that-won-the-hackaday-prize\/\">The HackADay prize crowns a winner with gaze controlled wheelchair!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colorado.edu\/news\/features\/eleven-cu-boulder-faculty-staff-teams-offered-entrepreneurship-awards\">Eleven CU-Boulder faculty, staff teams offered entrepreneurship awards<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.govtechworks.com\/state-cios-push-accessibility-and-user-experience-with-new-standards\/?fb_ref=05653915034842e8803eefc9272479e6-Twitter\">State CIOs Push for Government Services Accessibility<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2015\/11\/23\/helping-hand-annals-of-medicine-karen-russell\">Helping Hand &#8211; Robots and video games help stroke survivors<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/debra-ruh\/abilities-society-benefit_b_8558946.html\">Society Benefits When Everyone Can Participate<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mdtmag.com\/news\/2015\/11\/programmable-electronic-glasses-treat-lazy-eye-children#.VkslPgC_fLg.twitter\">Programmable Electronic Glasses Treat Lazy Eye in Children<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/venturebeat.com\/2015\/11\/11\/eyefluence-raises-14m-for-eye-popping-eye-tracking-technology-for-vr\/\">Eyefluence raises $14M for eye-popping eye-tracking technology for VR<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwired.com\/press-release\/sonar-smart-bracelet-from-sunu-provides-independence-blind-visually-impaired-2073817.htm\">Sonar Smart-Bracelet From Sunu Provides Independence for the Blind and Visually Impaired<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/money.usnews.com\/money\/retirement\/articles\/2015\/11\/16\/10-essential-tech-tools-for-older-adults\">10 Essential Tech Tools for Older Adults<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/accessibility\/archive\/2015\/10\/22\/microsoft-and-ibm-collaborate-on-accessible-office-assessments.aspx\">Microsoft and IBM collaborate on accessible Office assessments<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastersealstech.com\/2015\/11\/04\/7-google-extensions-apps-for-learning-disabilities\/\">7 Google extensions &amp; apps for people with learning disabilities<\/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=3274\" 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>I&#8217;m going to go out on a limb here and say that college kids take the prize when it comes to ingenuity, energy and the drive to design assistive technology. 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