{"id":3621,"date":"2016-09-16T11:01:51","date_gmt":"2016-09-16T15:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3621"},"modified":"2016-09-16T11:01:51","modified_gmt":"2016-09-16T15:01:51","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-91616","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3621","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 9\/16\/16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Competitors, artists, and makers take the cake this week in the world of assistive technology. Don&#8217;t miss out on this weeks AT in the news for 9\/12 thru 9\/16.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/futurism.com\/brain-sensing-implant-lets-monkeys-transcribe-shakespeare\/\">Future of AT for people with disabilities? 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