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 a mid-morning break – AT in the news for the weeks of 10/13 thru 10/24.
W3C Working Draft 23 October 2014
Candy Corn: Creating a tactile book for Halloween
Helping Parents Deal With Learning and Attention Issues
Power Wheels Offer Lift For Kids With Special Needs
User-friendly electronic ‘EyeCane’ enhances navigational abilities for persons with blindness
Lyft Community Portraits: Jennison
Think Beyond the Mailroom for Disability Hiring
How tech advances are helping innovators do more for people with disabilities
iPhone 6 and iOS 8: A Look at Accessibility with the Help of iOS Without the Eye
Transplant Helps Paralyzed Man Walk Again
Startup using crowdfunding + 3D printing to make faster, cheaper back braces for kids
UNI Deaf Communication Device Demonstration
How One Boy With Autism Became BFF With Apple’s Siri
BLITAB, the tablet for blind people now is reality
Smart walkers lead the way for Japanese elder-care robots
UD unveils new harness technology to give disabled real world mobility
Custom-fitting freedom, training for mobility
Closed-Captioning Could Be ‘Coming To a Theater Near You,’ Muse Says
With RogerVoice, Deaf People Can Make Their First Phone Calls
DOL website educates employers, tech industry on accessibility
SightCompass uses Bluetooth beacons to inform visually impaired of their surroundings
Hopkins neuroscientist creates iOS game to help stroke patients
W4A 2015: Improving Accessibility of the Web, Mobiles and Wearables!
Project RAY now provides a complete set of Android applications (apps) for the visually impaired
