{"id":3409,"date":"2016-04-22T10:43:06","date_gmt":"2016-04-22T14:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3409"},"modified":"2016-04-22T10:43:06","modified_gmt":"2016-04-22T14:43:06","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-42216","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3409","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 4\/22\/16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whether it&#8217;s within government, college, or chain stores, accessibility is moving to the forefront of conversation these days. AT in the news for the week of 4\/18 thru 4\/22.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2016\/04\/21\/sri-international-spins-off-robotics-project-as-superflex-aiming-at-human-augmentation\/\">SRI International spins off robotics project as Superflex, aiming at human augmentation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shrm.org\/hrdisciplines\/staffingmanagement\/articles\/pages\/accessible-recruiting-technology.aspx\">How Accessible Is Your Recruiting Technology?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/suren-ramasubbu\/breaking-down-barriers-fo_b_9733140.html\">Breaking Down Barriers for Special Needs Children<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/d-brief\/2016\/04\/20\/sign-language-gloves\/#.Vxe50JMrIkg\">College inventors bring sounds to sign language<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2016-04-3d-prosthetic-countries.html\">Bringing 3D prosthetic printing to developing countries<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/story\/government\/management\/sect508\/2016\/04\/18\/government-accessibility-team-effort\/83030258\/\">In government, accessibility is a team effort<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/story\/government\/management\/sect508\/2016\/04\/18\/technology-helps-service-dogs-talk\/83025742\/\">Technology helps service dogs &#8216;talk&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/story\/government\/management\/sect508\/2016\/04\/18\/cloud-accessibility\/82789308\/\">5 ways the cloud complicates accessibility<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailytitan.com\/2016\/04\/assistive-technology-needs-federal-support-to-progress-development\/\">Assistive technology needs federal support to progress development<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/to-your-health\/wp\/2016\/04\/13\/breakthrough-paralyzed-man-regains-ability-to-hold-glass-of-water-through-brain-computer-interface\/?tid=a_reengage-0\">Breakthrough brain chip gives paralyzed man ability to hold cup, play Guitar Hero again<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/econsultancy.com\/blog\/67751-it-s-time-to-make-web-accessibility-integral-to-your-project-lifecycle\/?utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_source=dlvr.it\">It\u2019s time to make web accessibility integral to your project lifecycle<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/story\/government\/management\/sect508\/2016\/04\/18\/cloud-disability-use-cases\/83086004\/\">9 examples of tech making it harder for people with disabilities<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/features\/out-of-the-room-but-in-the-room-how-the-digital-age-is-giving-cystic-fibrosis-a-voice\/#sm.0001mnjvg1kv7fdkrae1r6jp12lhc\">See how Microsoft is giving people with Cystic Fibrosis a voice<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/globalaccessibilitynews.com\/2016\/03\/11\/rite-aid-to-offer-talking-prescriptions-devices-to-customers-with-vision-disabilities\/?utm_content=buffere00f0&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\">Rite Aid to Offer Talking Prescriptions Devices to Customers with Vision 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=3409\" 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>Whether it&#8217;s within government, college, or chain stores, accessibility is moving to the forefront of conversation these days. 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