{"id":3688,"date":"2016-10-21T11:48:46","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T15:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3688"},"modified":"2016-10-21T11:48:46","modified_gmt":"2016-10-21T15:48:46","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-102116","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3688","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 10\/21\/16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can &#8220;feel&#8221; an orchestra, climb stairs in a wheelchair, or lend your vision (by app) to someone who can&#8217;t see&#8230;We\u00a0&lt;3 technology.<\/p>\n<p>AT in the news for the week of 1\/17\/16 thru 10\/21\/16.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.educationdive.com\/news\/new-jersey-school-explores-wearables-for-students-with-disabilities\/428505\/#.WAjc9sMseCo.twitter\">New Jersey school explores wearables for students with disabilities<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/113872517\">Would you &#8220;lend&#8221; your eyes to help someone see or read?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/uwp\/gaming\/accessibility-for-games?platform=hootsuite\">Closed captions, mappable controls, audio cues, colorblind-friendly, and more for game accessibility<\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/clareherald.com\/2016\/10\/north-clare-researcher-begins-work-on-soft-exoskeleton-to-aid-mobility\/\">North Clare researcher begins work on soft exoskeleton to aid mobility<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2016\/10\/20\/superhumans-cybathlon-cyborg-games-finale\/\">The first Cybathlon pushed the limits of bionic technology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ppuglobe.com\/2016\/10\/president-obama-white-house-host-science-technology-conference-at-cmu\/\">President Obama, White House host science, technology conference at CMU<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snapmunk.com\/assistive-technology-smyle-mouse\/\">This Assistive Technology Lets Us Control Computers With Face Movements<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jdsupra.com\/legalnews\/fcc-highlights-accessibility-challenges-50403\/\">The FCC\u2019s new white paper highlights accessibility challenges for people w\/ cognitive disabilities<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.understood.org\/en\/community-events\/experts-live-chats-webinars\/2016\/october\/19\/twitter-chat-graphic-novels-and-other-texts-for-struggling-or-reluctant-readers?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=understoodorg\">What nontraditional texts are great for struggling readers?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/rolling-this-wheelchairs-wheels-backwards-somehow-prope-1787967553?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_twitter&amp;utm_source=gizmodo_twitter&amp;utm_medium=socialflow\">Rolling this wheelchair&#8217;s wheels backwards somehow propels it forward<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[Video] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8V3XQZZCED4&amp;utm_content=buffere43b9&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\">This Hi-Tech Clothing Could Help Deaf People \u2018Feel\u2019 an Orchestra<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.surveygizmo.com\/s3\/3121146\/Australian-Network-on-Disability-Hackathon-Ideas-Form\">How can technology remove barriers for people with disability?\u00a0<\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/health-shots\/2016\/10\/17\/498276146\/a-reboot-for-wheelchair-that-can-stand-up-and-climb-stairs?utm_campaign=storyshare&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_medium=social\">A Reboot For Wheelchair That Can Stand Up And Climb Stairs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bookshareblog.wpengine.com\/2016\/10\/sons-dyslexia-diagnosis-prompts-moms-search-for-answers\/\">Where does a student with dyslexia find accessible Boy Scouts Manuals? 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