{"id":1679,"date":"2013-03-15T09:44:16","date_gmt":"2013-03-15T13:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=1679"},"modified":"2013-03-15T09:44:16","modified_gmt":"2013-03-15T13:44:16","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-31513","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=1679","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 3\/15\/13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AT in the news for 3\/11 &#8211; 3\/15<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rivertowns.dailyvoice.com\/schools\/mercy-students-launch-startup-empower-disabled-musicians\">Mercy Students Launch Startup To Empower Disabled Musicians<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.current.com.au\/2013\/03\/15\/article\/Appliance-manufacturers-need-to-do-more-to-service-the-disabled\/HCIJSCQHWV.html#.UUMe-OqJeM8.twitter \u2026\">Appliance manufacturers need to do more to service the disabled<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalpost.com\/dispatch\/news\/business\/technology\/130312\/amputee-finds-hope-bebionic3-science-innovation%20\u2026\">An amputee finds hope in the shape of a prosthetic<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2013\/03\/13\/umoove-is-poised-to-blanket-the-world-with-mobile-head-tracking-tech-with-or-without-the-galaxy-s-iv\/\">Umoove Is Poised To Blanket The World With Mobile Head-Tracking Tech, With &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcoexist.com\/1681128\/a-new-generation-of-smart-homes-designed-for-americas-wounded-veterans#1\">A New Generation Of Smart Homes Designed For America&#8217;s Wounded Veterans<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/guardianlv.com\/2013\/03\/internet-technology-to-make-it-more-accessible-for-the-disabled\/\">Internet technology to make it more accessible for the disabled<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2013\/3\/11\/4089462\/electronic-tattoo-measures-body-statistics-reports-wirelessly?sf10390802=1\">Electronic tattoo filled with sensors reads your vitals, reports them wirelessly<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/brailleinstitute.org\/MobileApps\/VisionSim.aspx\">The VisionSim app from BrailleInst simulates macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma &amp; 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