{"id":3618,"date":"2016-09-09T13:22:05","date_gmt":"2016-09-09T17:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3618"},"modified":"2016-09-09T13:22:05","modified_gmt":"2016-09-09T17:22:05","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-9916","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3618","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 9\/9\/16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Uber, Lyft, and The Internet of Things.\u00a0Words that are part of our vernacular, concepts that\u00a0make the world\u00a0go\u00a0round, and advancements that make\u00a0it possible for\u00a0people with disabilities to have access to the same advantages as everyone else. 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