{"id":3661,"date":"2016-10-07T10:04:50","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T14:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3661"},"modified":"2016-10-07T10:04:50","modified_gmt":"2016-10-07T14:04:50","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-10716","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3661","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 10\/7\/16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whether it&#8217;s little kids, senior citizens, or someone in between, technology (assistive or not) can make the difference between living wholly or simply surviving. Self-tying shoes, self-driving cars, and a whole lot more. AT in the news for the week of 10\/3 thru 10\/7.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/2016\/07\/08\/26950\/?utm_content=bufferbc1ca&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer#sm.00000ekbet4qe6fbks6r3flp7szq4\">Using virtual reality to help youngsters with autism into work<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2015\/07\/25\/425890021\/from-canes-to-closures-designing-with-style-for-people-with-disabilities\">Fashion is how people express themselves; see how these ppl w\/ disabilities are fighting for their self-expression<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bookshareblog.wpengine.com\/2016\/10\/sons-dyslexia-diagnosis-prompts-moms-search-for-answers\/\">Son\u2019s dyslexia diagnosis prompts mom\u2019s search for answers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcmag.me\/a\/2508209\">When Taking Robots Global, One Size Does Not Fit All<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kgw.com\/tech\/people-with-disabilities-excited-about-self-lacing-shoes\/329417744\">People with disabilities excited about self-lacing shoes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthcanal.com\/bones-muscles\/75036-technology-gets-disabled-people-back-on-their-feet.html#.V_aJJ7bhuz8.twitter\">Technology gets disabled people back on their feet<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.australianageingagenda.com.au\/2016\/09\/30\/wearable-diagnostics-self-driving-cars-signal-future-tech-aged-care\/#.V_aJADdgYWg.twitter\">Wearable diagnostics and self-driving cars signal future of tech in aged care<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/article\/3123458\/internet-of-things\/gesture-controlled-iot-extends-freedom-for-the-disabled.html\">Gesture-controlled IoT extends freedom for the disabled<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/biotechin.asia\/2016\/10\/03\/synphne-revolutionizing-stroke-rehabilitation-in-patients-enabling-them-for-life\/\">SynPhNe \u2013 Revolutionizing Stroke Rehabilitation In Patients, Enabling Them For Life<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessworld.ie\/news\/Search-for-new-digital-health-technologies-at-NDRC-566026.html\">Search for new digital health technologies at NDRC<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.prototypr.io\/designing-for-accessibility-the-ultimate-in-ux-e366165d0db7\">Designing for Accessibility: The Ultimate in UX<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NZc7wYA7Ry\">Former Indy Racing driver Sam Schmidt, paralyzed from the neck drives uses his head motions to control the car<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/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=3661\" 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>Whether it&#8217;s little kids, senior citizens, or someone in between, technology (assistive or not) can make the difference between living wholly or simply surviving. 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