{"id":589,"date":"2012-01-06T11:16:12","date_gmt":"2012-01-06T16:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=589"},"modified":"2012-01-06T11:16:12","modified_gmt":"2012-01-06T16:16:12","slug":"weekly-wrap-up-162012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=589","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Wrap Up, 1\/6\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re back after enjoying a few Friday holidays and we&#8217;re happy to bring you the most current links to AT in the news for the week of January 2-6, 2012. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediaaccess.org.au\/latest_news\/general\/canada-pioneers-audio-description-methods\">Canada pioneers the way TV is made accessible for people who are blind or vision impaired<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wtol.com\/story\/16458073\/new-technology-assists-families-with-missing-children\">New technology assists families with missing children, people with disabilities, and seniors<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/247164\/10_tech_research_projects_to_watch.html\">10 Tech Research Projects to Watch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/globalaccessibilitynews.com\/2012\/01\/05\/u-s-access-board-to-hold-public-hearing-on-draft-ict-rule\/\">U.S. Access Board to Hold Public Hearing on Draft #ICT Rule<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/themcclaincompanies.com\/2012\/01\/03\/im-touched-by-assistive-touch\/\">I\u2019m Touched by Assistive Touch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nfb.org\/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&amp;ID=902\">National Federation of the Blind Files Complaint Against Baltimore City Public Schools<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guide2bristol.com\/news\/1823\/Bristol-M-Shed-museum-celebrates-digital-access-award\">Bristol M Shed museum celebrates digital access award<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/clintonherald.com\/features\/x191086558\/Clinton-man-gets-by-with-help-of-his-friends\">Clinton man gets by with help of his friends<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.physorg.com\/news\/2012-01-visually-impaired-yorkers-contribute-state.html\">Blind, visually impaired New Yorkers contribute to state economy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cisionwire.com\/rslsteeper\/r\/mnd-patient-regains-independence-through-eye-controlled-home,c9204170\">MND patient regains independence through eye controlled home<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.disabilityscoop.com\/2012\/01\/03\/prize-winning-app\/14704\/\">Prize-Winning app Helps Users Spot Accessible Places<\/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=589\" 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>We&#8217;re back after enjoying a few Friday holidays and we&#8217;re happy to bring you the most current links to AT in the news for the week of January 2-6, 2012. 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