MDTAP gets a shout out this week in the Washington Post article on recycling medical equipment, “Free to good home: a $4,000, 250\u00a0 pound hospital bed.” Of course there’s also other cool stuff, like a concept vibrating hearing aid, a free web application to decipher text on images, and lots more. AT in the news for the week of 8\/15 thru 8\/19 –<\/p>\n
Braigo launches web app to help blind people parse text on images<\/a><\/p>\n Strategies for Implementing Assistive Technology in the Classroom<\/a><\/p>\n “Becoming Disabled” by ROSEMARIE GARLAND-THOMSON via NYT<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out 14 Assistive Technology Demonstration Videos<\/a><\/p>\n Smell and eye tests offer potential for predicting Alzheimer\u2019s<\/a><\/p>\n Chris Schlechty is making tech to empower people of all abilities<\/a><\/p>\n Free to a good home: a $4,000, 250-pound hospital bed<\/a><\/p>\n Research investigates how mobile apps can help people with disabilities<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n How tech can help the visually impaired<\/a><\/p>\n Google Duo Makes Video Calling Between Operating Systems Easier<\/a><\/p>\n Brain-machine interfaces trigger partial neurological recovery in chronic paraplegics<\/a><\/p>\n Hospitals are partnering with Uber to get patients to checkups<\/a><\/p>\n PokemonGo used as occupational therapy tool for kids at Easterseals<\/a><\/p>\n Brits build ‘world’s smartest prosthetic limb’ that acts like a human leg<\/a><\/p>\n This concept hearing aid vibrates to tell users of loud sounds<\/a><\/p>\n Brain-controlled robots and VR help paraplegic patients feel and move limbs again<\/a><\/p>\n Facebook’s 10-Year Plan: Connectivity, Artificial Intelligence, And Virtual Reality<\/a><\/p>\n