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Posted in Assistive Technology, AT Funding, AT News, Education, Information Technology, Weekly Wrap-up Friday on Oct 24th, 2014
We were busy in the field last week and didn’t have a chance to post our AT News Wrap Up, so this week you get double the fun. We’ve got tactile books for Halloween, apps for stroke patients, 3D printed braces for kids, and way more. So pull up a seat, grab your coffee, and take […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT News, Information Technology, Weekly Wrap-up Friday on Oct 10th, 2014
I’m starting to think that 3D printers will change the world. Or at least medicine and science and engineering and…O, whatever, the whole world. AT in the news for the weeks of 9/29 thru 10/10 Scientists Coax Human Embryonic Stem Cells Into Making Insulin Natural sciences museum hosts STEM career showcase for students with disabilities Student […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT News, Information Technology, Weekly Wrap-up Friday on Sep 26th, 2014
Well done, science. Well done. AT News Wrap Up for the week of 9/22 thru 9/26. The Next Decade of Neurostimulation: Interview with Simon Karger from Cambridge Consultants TalkBack is an Accessibility Service that helps blind and vision-impaired users interact with their devices. Coming Soon-SAMHSA’s Suicide Safe app for primary & behavioral health care providers […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT News, Emergency Preparedness, Information Technology, Weekly Wrap-up Friday on Sep 19th, 2014
It wouldn’t be an AT wrap up if we didn’t include something about Kanye West’s recent debacle. But we’ve also got some pretty amazing things, like a new breath to morse code gadget (so many possibilities there!), a sound-identifying app that is in prototype, iPhones with bigger screens for seniors, and lots of other goodies. Have at […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT News, Information Technology, Weekly Wrap-up Friday on Sep 12th, 2014
A 3-D printed brain, wearable robotics, and a tactile computer…I think I hear the future knocking. Read all about it here, in this week’s AT News Wrap up for 9/8 thru 9/12 Air Canada improves access for the vision impaired Speech generating device helps ALS patient Blind riders claim discrimination, sue Uber Natural sciences museum hosts […]
Posted in Assistive Technology, AT News, Weekly Wrap-up Friday on Sep 5th, 2014
Medical engineering, musicians with assistive technology, tactile space books, 3-D printed body parts…it’s like the coolest liberal arts college. Ever. Check out all the newest assistive technology happenings right here – AT in the news from 8/25 -thru 9/5 Wearable Fall Detector Without A Button New iBooks® Textbook Helps Visually Impaired Visit the Stars Through Touch, […]
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