{"id":1378,"date":"2012-11-16T13:17:18","date_gmt":"2012-11-16T18:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=1378"},"modified":"2012-11-16T13:17:18","modified_gmt":"2012-11-16T18:17:18","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-11162012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=1378","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 11\/16\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AT in the news for the week of 11\/12 &#8211; 11\/16<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chinadaily.com.cn\/china\/2012-11\/16\/content_15934298.htm\">Disabled to get better access to devices to lead fuller lives<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techbriefs.com\/component\/content\/article\/5933\">&#8216;Anti-Gravity&#8217; Treadmills Speed Rehabilitation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wickedlocal.com\/sandwich\/news\/x35739537\/Cape-Cod-Transit-offers-new-accessible-van-service\">Cape Cod Transit offers new accessible van service<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/technology\/futureoftech\/bat-inspired-tech-lets-blind-man-ride-mountain-bike-1C7038054%20\u2026\">Bat-inspired tech lets blind man ride mountain bike<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/blogs\/krulwich\/2012\/11\/15\/165211290\/mugged-by-sound-rescued-by-a-waitress?sc=tw&amp;cc=share\">Mugged By Sound, Rescued By A Waitress<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2012\/11\/14\/tech\/mobile\/carly-fleischmann-mobile-autism\/index.html\">Tablets have opened a whole new realm of communication for Carly Fleischmann, a teen with autism <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ubergizmo.com\/2012\/11\/mind-controlled-robots-could-be-the-future\/?utm_source=mainrss%20\u2026\">Mind-controlled robots could be the future<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/usnews.nbcnews.com\/_news\/2012\/11\/13\/14728839-hearing-loss-the-most-prevalent-injury-among-returning-veterans#.UKPLWNdAi8o.twitter\">Hearing loss the most prevalent injury among returning veterans<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2012\/11\/14\/health\/exoskeleton-stroke-rehab\/index.html%20\u2026\">Robotic system may help stroke patients<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/blogs\/health\/2012\/11\/07\/164644972\/i-robot-paraplegics-get-an-assist?sc=tw&amp;cc=share\">I, Robot: Paraplegics Get An Assist<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spectrum.ieee.org\/automaton\/robotics\/home-robots\/where-are-the-eldercare-robots\">Where Are the Elder Care Robots?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sheffield.ac.uk\/news\/nr\/speech-glove-gives-a-voice-1.224909?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=share_buttons%20\u2026\">Revolutionary glove gives a voice to people isolated by speech<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/article2\/0,2817,2411679,00.asp\">New Sensors and Features Push PCs Forward<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.disabilityscoop.com\/2012\/11\/13\/congress-urged-savings-accounts\/16833\/%20\u2026\">Congress Urged To Create Tax-Free Disability Savings Accounts<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redorbit.com\/news\/space\/1112729183\/nasa-national-disability-month-111012\/%20\u2026\">NASA Facility Welcomes Blind Students During National Disability Month<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthcanal.com\/child-health\/33760-Robots-being-used-classroom-buddies-for-children-with-autism.html\">Robots being used as classroom buddies for children with autism<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nmeda.com\/mobility-equipment\/tips-on-choosing-an-accessible-van-for-children-with-special-needs\/%20\u2026\">Tips on Choosing an Accessible Van for Children with Special Needs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.disabled-world.com\/assistivedevices\/prostheses\/synthetic-skin.php%20\u2026\">Synthetic Plastic Skin &#8211; 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