{"id":3570,"date":"2016-08-05T11:04:21","date_gmt":"2016-08-05T15:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3570"},"modified":"2016-08-05T11:05:16","modified_gmt":"2016-08-05T15:05:16","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-8516","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3570","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 8\/5\/16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The world can a pretty disheartening place, but it&#8217;s also pretty spectacular. Case-in-point: helpful robots, teensy health-monitoring patches, customized 3D printed AT, cameras on eye glasses for those with low vision, and so much more! Read some of these stories and feel better about everything \ud83d\ude42 \u00a0AT in the news for the week of 8\/1 thru 8\/5<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastvalleytribune.com\/money\/article_332813dc-5a9f-11e6-94d7-fb5c5b628256.html\">Mountain Pointe grad working on breakthrough communication device<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/s\/602105\/first-cyborg-olympics-will-celebrate-how-technology-can-help-disabled-people\/\">First Cyborg Olympics Will Celebrate How Technology Can Help Disabled People<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailytelegraph.com.au\/newslocal\/central-coast\/jess-plays-to-a-standing-ovation-at-the-opera-house\/news-story\/f8488c95d949f8afc36f0bda1879ac51\">Jess plays to a standing ovation at the Opera House<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/technology\/archive\/2016\/08\/the-hearing-aids-pursuit-of-invisibility\/494387\/?utm_source=atlfb\">The Hearing Aid&#8217;s Pursuit of Invisibility<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/s\/602067\/a-health-monitoring-sticker-powered-by-your-cell-phone\/?utm_campaign=socialflow&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=post\">Picture a health-monitoring patch you wear like a tattoo that doesn\u2019t need a battery<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/globalaccessibilitynews.com\/2016\/05\/11\/amazon-expands-voiceview-accessibility-tool-for-users-with-vision-disabilities\/?utm_content=bufferc0cdf&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\">Amazon expands VoiceView accessibility tool for users with vision disabilities<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/health\/archive\/2016\/07\/3-d-printing-a-better-prosthetic\/493661\/\">3D Printing a better prosthesis<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/globalaccessibilitynews.com\/2016\/05\/11\/mini-camera-mounted-on-glasses-helps-people-with-vision-disabilities-read\/?utm_content=bufferf5a1e&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\">Mini-Camera Mounted on Glasses Helps People with Vision Disabilities Read<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.invisionapp.com\/accessibility-design-for-the-future\/\">Design for your future self\u2014knowing that we all experience different abilities throughout life<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/store\/locations\/wa\/seattle\/university-village\/store-13\">Accessibility-focused stations for Win10 and Xbox at University Village in Seattle<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.everybodyplays.co.uk\/news\/Making-games-accessible-for-disabled-people-with-the-Aidis-Trust\/2406\">Making games accessible for disabled people with the Aidis Trust<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iit.edu\/news\/iittoday\/?p=55550#.V6ItrDSVxcQ.twitter\">Illinois Tech Invents Voice Guided Deposit for Visually Impaired Combat Veterans and Other Visually Impaired Users<\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lexology.com\/library\/detail.aspx?g=3d3d956f-2bb6-4921-aaf7-8872b41a21bb\">HHS New Regulations Regarding Equal Access for Individuals with Disability Under Section 1557 of the ACA<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edsurge.com\/news\/2016-07-15-learning-out-loud-make-online-courses-meaningful-and-accessible\">Make Online Courses Meaningful and Accessible<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdtmag.com\/news\/2016\/08\/measurement-pupil-size-leads-advancement-hearing-aids#.V6IGHsgY9GU.twitter\">Measurement of Pupil Size Leads to Advancement in Hearing Aids<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2016\/08\/02\/icymi-some-robots-independently-sing-others-help-babies\/?sr_source=Twitter\">Some robots independently sing, others help babies<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dnainfo.com\/new-york\/20160801\/upper-east-side\/linknyc-kiosks-exclude-blind-lawsuit-against-city-says\">City&#8217;s LinkNYC Kiosks Discriminate Against the Blind, Lawsuit Says<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/3dprint.com\/144511\/paralympics-racing-wheelchair\/\">New Commercial Showcases Paralympics Racing Wheelchair Custom-Designed by BMW Using 3D Technology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slashgear.com\/windows-10-update-still-free-for-assistive-technology-users-02450333\/\">Windows 10 update still free for Assistive Technology users<\/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); 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