It’s like science fiction, without the fiction – there are sonar navigation watches, robots to help kids get to school, smartphones using facial recognition, and other feats of awesomeness. Read it all here. AT in the news for the week of 11/17 thru 11/21
New medical device to make the mines safer
Wearable Accessibility – great slideshow by TED Drake
The smartwatch that detects the skin’s electricity to predict a seizure
Blind From Birth, But Able To Use Sound To ‘See’ Faces
Art project gives you 15 minutes of life with Parkinson’s disease
The New Electric Car Is Designed For People In Wheelchairs And It’s Amazing
Robot helping kids connect when they can’t
Hasbro, autism group create website to help explain toys to kids with developmental disabilities
Modified toy car built at education workshop for Nolanville 3-year-old
New Post: 10 accessible gift ideas for friends or family who are blind or visually impaired
A ‘smart’ device for stroke rehabilitation
Touch free smartphone for people with mobility disabilities uses face recognition tech
Winston-Salem Foundation Grant helps Students with Disabilities Enhance Literacy Skills
Researchers Develop $60 Sonar ‘Watch’ to Help Blind People Navigate
Silvie Bordeaux Is Saving Blind Dogs From Being Put Down With This Brilliant Invention
Teen Lands Venture Capital For Accessibility Device
Schools Must Offer Communication Supports, Feds Say
New York’s MTA Offers $50,000 Prize for Navigation Apps
‘Go Baby Go’ cars give mobility to students with disabilities