I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that college kids take the prize when it comes to ingenuity, energy and the drive to design assistive technology. Whether they’re designing for class or just because, they’re laying the foundation for big developments in the world of assistive technology. Check it all out in this week’s AT News Wrap Up.
Disabled entrepreneurs are facing ‘too many barriers’
TCN’s Assistive Technology Helps Junior Blind of America Students Gain Contact
Understanding the user is 1st step in designing for accessibility
At Rutgers University, Big Moves To Employ, House Adults With Autism
The HackADay prize crowns a winner with gaze controlled wheelchair!
Eleven CU-Boulder faculty, staff teams offered entrepreneurship awards
State CIOs Push for Government Services Accessibility
Helping Hand – Robots and video games help stroke survivors
Society Benefits When Everyone Can Participate
Programmable Electronic Glasses Treat Lazy Eye in Children
Eyefluence raises $14M for eye-popping eye-tracking technology for VR
Sonar Smart-Bracelet From Sunu Provides Independence for the Blind and Visually Impaired
10 Essential Tech Tools for Older Adults
Microsoft and IBM collaborate on accessible Office assessments
7 Google extensions & apps for people with learning disabilities
