{"id":925,"date":"2012-05-04T08:51:45","date_gmt":"2012-05-04T12:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=925"},"modified":"2012-05-04T08:51:45","modified_gmt":"2012-05-04T12:51:45","slug":"weekly-wrap-up-542012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=925","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Wrap Up, 5\/4\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AT in the news for the week of 3\/30-5\/4<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/courantblogs.com\/technology\/paragolfer\/\">Post-Paralysis, New Britain Man Hopes Technology Gets Him Back On The Green<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/technology\/article\/using-googles-online-apps-to-enhance\/\">&#8220;Using Google\u2019s Online Apps to Enhance a Class and Accommodate Students&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/techland.time.com\/2012\/05\/02\/new-advances-in-robotics-help-the-disabled-see-the-world-around-them\/\">New Advances in Robotics Help the Disabled See the World Around Them<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc2news.com\/dpp\/news\/region\/baltimore_city\/new-program-to-help-keep-baltimores-seniors-safe-in-an-emergency\">New program to help keep Baltimore&#8217;s seniors and people with disabilities safe in an emergency<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gazette.net\/article\/20120502\/NEWS\/705029562\/1007\/non-profit-loan-programs-face-low-budgets-high-demand-in-montgomery\">Non Profit loan programs face low budgets and high demand in Montgomery County<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc2news.com\/dpp\/news\/region\/baltimore_city\/new-program-to-help-keep-baltimores-seniors-safe-in-an-emergency\">In Philadelphia, books for the blind head for the trash<\/a> &#8211; Philadelphia Inquirer<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebarrieexaminer.com\/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3549482\">Touched by technology<\/a> &#8211; The Barrie Examiner<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.assistivetechnologyblog.com\/2012\/04\/eyering-wearable-camera-that-detects.html\">Assistive Technology Blog: EyeRing: Wearable Camera That Detects Objects For The Visually Impaired<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/medgadget.com\/?p=37274\">Paralyzed Patients Move Vicariously Through Mind-Controlled Robot<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.westhartfordnews.com\/articles\/2012\/04\/27\/news\/doc4f9b2b8ed4046147594236.txt\">West Hartford museum offers new tool for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/northernstar.info\/campus\/news\/article_0827c238-9314-11e1-93d1-0019bb30f31a.html?shr=t\">Residence hall accommodations for students with disabilities are good, need<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/2012\/04\/30\/denver-to-use-ipads-for-elderly-residents-to-vote\/\">Denver County To Use iPads For Elderly, Disabled Residents To Vote<\/a> &#8211; CBS Local<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prweb.com\/releases\/2012\/4\/prweb9451044.htm\">Experts in Universal Design for Learning Address Topic in Free Webinar<\/a> &#8211; PR Web (press release)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hackaday.com\/2012\/04\/26\/sip-and-puff-ipod-dock-highlights-assistive-technology\/\">Sip-and-Puff Ipod dock highlights assistive technology<\/a> (Hack A Day)<\/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=925\" 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>AT in the news for the week of 3\/30-5\/4 Post-Paralysis, New Britain Man Hopes Technology Gets Him Back On The Green &#8220;Using Google\u2019s Online Apps to Enhance a Class and Accommodate Students&#8221; 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