{"id":1404,"date":"2012-11-30T08:59:23","date_gmt":"2012-11-30T13:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=1404"},"modified":"2012-11-30T08:59:23","modified_gmt":"2012-11-30T13:59:23","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-113012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=1404","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap-Up, 11\/30\/12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AT in the news for the week of 11\/26-11\/30<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/APc6ef0225d9484ff3a06a6f32dd6be82f.html?mod=wsj_share_tweet\">NYC Council OK&#8217;s taxi access for visually impaired<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.calgaryherald.com\/entertainment\/music\/McCartney+treats+visually+impaired+fans+tickets\/7624148\/story.html?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=6156c9be-b68c-4626-9460-5c43340ed98f%20\u2026\">McCartney treats visually impaired fans to tickets<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/health.usnews.com\/health-news\/news\/articles\/2012\/11\/29\/brain-scans-show-differences-in-adults-with-autism\">Brain Scans Show Differences in Adults With Autism<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/answer-sheet\/wp\/2012\/11\/29\/an-at-home-college-readiness-test-for-students-with-learning-disabilities\/\">An at-home college-readiness test for students with learning disabilities<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/independencescience.com\/blog\/resources-for-advancement-of-students-and-recent-graduates-with-disabilities-in-employment\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=resources-for-advancement-of-students-and-recent-graduates-with-disabilities-in-employment&amp;utm_source=twitterfeed&amp;utm_medium=twitter\">Resources for Advancement of Students and Recent Graduates with Disabilities in Employment<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/edudemic.com\/2012\/09\/5-critical-mistakes-schools-ipads-and-correct-them\/\">5 Critical Mistakes Schools Make With iPads (And How To Correct Them)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/roslindale.patch.com\/articles\/technology-for-autism-now-awarded-tripadvisor-charitable-foundation-grant%20\u2026\">Technology for Autism Now Awarded $50,000 TripAdvisor Charitable Foundation Grant<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thepeninsulaqatar.com\/qatar\/216141-learners-with-special-needs-get-new-software.html%20\u2026\">Learners with special needs get new software<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.disabilityscoop.com\/2012\/11\/28\/schools-sped-evals-court\/16861\/\">Schools Must Pay For Special Education Evaluations, Court Rules<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/events-na6.adobeconnect.com\/content\/connect\/c1\/839220836\/en\/events\/catalog.html?folder-id=1024238594\">Free Webinar Series for Students with Intellectual Disabilities &amp; 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