{"id":3494,"date":"2016-06-17T11:43:02","date_gmt":"2016-06-17T15:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3494"},"modified":"2016-06-17T11:43:02","modified_gmt":"2016-06-17T15:43:02","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-61716","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3494","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 6\/17\/16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wearables take the lead this week! From mood monitoring to sign language, there just might be a wearable to help in nearly every situation. This is good news for all of us! Check these out, and other incredible stories. AT in the news for the week of 6\/13 thru 6\/17<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.microsoft.com\/jobs\/data-scientist-dreams-ideas-brings-life\/?platform=hootsuite\">An app could soon give people who are blind a new tool to explore the world<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/2016\/05\/13\/what-happens-if-you-dont-closed-caption-your-company-training-videos\/?utm_content=buffer8814a&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\">What Happens If You Don&#8217;t Closed Caption Your Company Training Videos?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/makezine.com\/2016\/06\/16\/adding-accessibility-buttons-to-an-xbox-controller-is-easier-than-it-looks\/\">Adding accessibility buttons to an Xbox controller is easier than it looks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/benefits-accessibility-ban-ki-moon?platform=hootsuite\">The Benefits of Accessibility | By Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2016\/06\/15\/accessibility-ios-10-macos-appletv-watch\/\">New for accessibility in iOS 10, macOS, Apple TV &amp; Apple Watch: Magnifier, Dwell Control, \u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[Video] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GBT9thuYcUI\">Dancing Dots Bill McCann demos Lime Lighter &#8211; tech for musicians who are blind or have low vision<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/janetwburns\/2016\/06\/14\/wearable-for-kids-with-autism-may-help-predict-avoid-meltdowns\/#3286a0c87a24\">Reveal, a new wearable for kids with autism has mood-monitoring data that can help anticipate sensory overload<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techradar.com\/us\/news\/wearables\/these-gloves-literally-turn-sign-language-into-speech-1318928\">Here&#8217;s a really cool wearable that can help &#8220;Bridge the Gap&#8221; between people that use sign language and the world<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcr-online.biz\/news\/read\/envisioning-data-centres-and-helping-disabled-people-why-there-s-more-to-vr-than-gaming\/038394\">Envisioning data centres and helping disabled people &#8211; why there&#8217;s more to VR than gaming<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/345265\/robotic-exoskeleton-helps-disabled-kids-walk\">Robotic Exoskeleton Helps Disabled Kids Walk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kwhs.wharton.upenn.edu\/2016\/06\/young-maker-develops-business-plan-latest-eye-pad-innovation\/\">A Maker Develops the Business Plan for His Latest &#8216;Eye-pad&#8217; Innovation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/technology\/social\/live-braille-a-wearable-travel-aid-device-for-the-visually-challenged-2848457\/\">Live Braille: A wearable travel aid device for the visually challenged<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonstandard.co.uk\/news\/local\/help-for-blind-and-partially-sighted-1-7425750\">Help for blind and partially sighted<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/financial-help-for-parents-of-special-needs-children-1465783562\">Financial tools for parents of special-needs children<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/boston\/2016\/06\/13\/perkins-school-for-the-blind-pushes-into-apps-driverless-cars\/\">Perkins School for the Blind Pushes Into Apps, Driverless Cars<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News-Article-View\/Article\/795700\/defense-assistive-technology-program-reaches-milestone\">Defense Assistive Technology Program Reaches Milestone<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leader.pubs.asha.org\/article.aspx?articleid=2527025\">Supports to help maximize communication for clients with Alzheimers, Demensia<\/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=3494\" 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>Wearables take the lead this week! 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