{"id":3603,"date":"2016-09-02T12:17:47","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T16:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3603"},"modified":"2016-09-02T12:17:47","modified_gmt":"2016-09-02T16:17:47","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-9216","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3603","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 9\/2\/16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Being creative is a powerful thing &#8211; like when it leads to new Alzheimers apps developed by 12-year-olds or braille tablets coming market.\u00a0Get inspired\u00a0when you catch up on the latest AT news for the week of 8\/29\/16 thru 9\/2\/16!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/robin-spinks\/how-accessible-technology_b_11777792.html\">How Accessible Technology Is Moving Into The Mainstream<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jj09.net\/web-accessibility-hacker-way\/\">Is the website you are working on accessible? If not, here are some tips<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/circuitbreaker\/2016\/9\/1\/12622092\/3doodler-pro-pen-ifa-2016\">This new 3D-printing pen draws with wood, copper, and bronze<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uxdesign.cc\/the-inaccessible-web-how-we-got-into-this-mess-7cd3460b8e32#.9fnivgoby\">\u201cThe inaccessible web: how we got into this mess\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hackaday.com\/2016\/08\/31\/hackaday-prize-entry-open-sip-and-puff\/\">Hackaday Prize Entry: Open Sip And Puff<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2016-09-bionics-competition-people-disabilities.html\">A bionics competition for people with disabilities<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/208596\/maker-hub-turns-researchers-into-builders\">Maker Hub turns researchers into builders<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wnpr.org\/post\/endangered-language-how-technology-may-replace-braille-and-sign-0#stream\/0\">Endangered Language: How Technology May Replace Braille and Sign<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnet.com\/au\/news\/recycling-your-old-smartphone-could-change-someones-life-deafblind-mobile-muster\/\">How recycling your old smartphone could change someone&#8217;s life<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2016\/08\/14\/blind-man-ubering\/?platform=hootsuite\">A blind man\u2019s mission to help others find tech jobs attracts Uber<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/circuitbreaker\/2016\/8\/31\/12731214\/sgnl-kickstarter-wristband-samsung-innomdle-lab?utm_campaign=theverge&amp;utm_content=chorus&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter\">This wristband turns your fingers into a phone<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[Video] <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/holy-braille-tablet_us_57c44800e4b026734450f4b1\">The Holy Braille tablet could totally change how blind people consume information<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-37174157\">The tech helping disabled people dance, run and compete<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thepeninsulaqatar.com\/news\/qatar\/390504\/brailleeasy-app-developed-by-hbku-researchers-in-qatar-launched-on-ios-store\">BrailleEasy app developed by HBKU researchers in Qatar launched on iOS store<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nextavenue.org\/12-year-old-develops-alzheimers-app-for-her-grandma\/\">12-Year-Old Develops Alzheimer\u2019s App<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.al-fanarmedia.org\/2016\/08\/exiled-syrian-engineer-designs-wheelchair-upgrade\/\">Exiled Syrian Engineer Designs Wheelchair Upgrade<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/techspark.co\/people-for-research-make-waves-with-its-make-the-web-accessible-campaign\/\">People for Research boost tech equality with \u2018Make the Web Accessible\u2019 campaign<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.news-medical.net\/news\/20160827\/Christopher-Dana-Reeve-Foundation-awards-Quality-of-Life-grants-to-79-nonprofit-organizations.aspx\">Christopher &amp; Dana Reeve Foundation awards Quality of Life grants to 79 nonprofit organizations<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.poughkeepsiejournal.com\/story\/news\/local\/2016\/08\/28\/church-hearing-loop\/89518762\/\">Church installs \u2018hearing loop\u2019 for clear sound<\/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=3603\" 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>Being creative is a powerful thing &#8211; like when it leads to new Alzheimers apps developed by 12-year-olds or braille tablets coming market.\u00a0Get inspired\u00a0when you catch up on the latest AT news for the week of 8\/29\/16 thru 9\/2\/16! 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