{"id":1575,"date":"2013-02-01T09:55:17","date_gmt":"2013-02-01T14:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=1575"},"modified":"2013-02-01T09:55:17","modified_gmt":"2013-02-01T14:55:17","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-2113","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=1575","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 2\/1\/13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AT in the news for the week of 1\/28 &#8211; 2\/1<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wacotrib.com\/news\/189335371.html%20\u2026\">Visually impaired students showcase tech skills at Olympics<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jweekly.com\/article\/full\/67651\/seniors-a-brave-new-world-of-high-tech-devices-helps-with-elder-care\/%20\u2026\">A brave new world of high-tech devices helps with elder care<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mass.gov\/ago\/news-and-updates\/press-releases\/2013\/2013-01-30-monster-agreement.html\">Monster.com to Make Job Search &amp; Recruitment Website More Accessible for Blind Users<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/atcollective.com\/\">Welcome to AT Collective &#8211; 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