{"id":1713,"date":"2013-04-05T09:19:45","date_gmt":"2013-04-05T13:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=1713"},"modified":"2013-04-05T09:19:45","modified_gmt":"2013-04-05T13:19:45","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-4513","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=1713","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 4\/5\/13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AT in the news for the week of 1\/1\/13 &#8211; 1\/5\/13<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edsurge.com\/n\/2013-04-03-assistive-website-opens-youtube-for-disabled-learners\">Do We Need Specialized Hardware for the Deaf?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edsurge.com\/n\/2013-04-03-assistive-website-opens-youtube-for-disabled-learners\">Assistive Website Opens YouTube for Disabled Learners<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/globalaccessibilitynews.com\/2013\/03\/21\/transport-for-london-launches-competition-to-create-accessibility-apps\/\">Transport London launches Accessible App competition<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/blog\/2013\/04\/02\/brain-initiative-challenges-researchers-unlock-mysteries-human-mind\">The BRAIN Initiative will use technology to look at Alzheimer\u2019s disease &amp; more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pulseitmagazine.com.au\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=1372:social-robots-on-the-agenda-at-itac&amp;catid=16:australian-ehealth&amp;Itemid=328%20\u2026\">Social robots on the agenda at ITAC<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/ottawa\/story\/2013\/04\/03\/ottawa-ms-breakthrough-treatment-chemotherapy-stem-cell-transplant.html\">Ottawa doctors optimistic about new MS treatment<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/technology\/ingame\/disabled-gamers-find-freedom-video-games-1C9179010\">Disabled gamers find freedom in video games<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsworks.org\/index.php\/local\/item\/52826\">Delaware teen gets a new voice<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fsunews.com\/article\/20130401\/FSVIEW1\/130331014\/Lecture-capture-software-enables-distance-learning\">Lecture-capture software enables distance learning<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/uk.prweb.com\/releases\/HighVisibilityKeyboards\/KBS\/prweb10572191.htm\">Helping the Elderly Access IT &#8211; a New Approach to Assistive Technology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/insights\/2013\/03\/three-things-to-make-your-app-stand-out-when-building-for-accessibility\/\">3 Things to Make Your App Stand Out When Building for Accessibility<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/deafnewstoday.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/low-cost-implant.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&amp;utm_medium=twitter\">Low-cost Implant: A Chinese company is now making cochlear implants&#8211;for a lot less than others<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitaljournal.com\/pr\/1158519\">Wheelchair-Accessible Therapy Gardening Planter Designed by Enabling Devices<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/education\/k12\/an-argument-for-inclusion\/2112201\">Severely disabled Plant High grad argues for inclusion, changes in special ed<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"al2fb_like_button\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=149587675112835\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));\n<\/script>\n<fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=1713\" layout=\"standard\" show_faces=\"true\" share=\"false\" width=\"450\" action=\"like\" font=\"arial\" colorscheme=\"light\" ref=\"AL2FB\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AT in the news for the week of 1\/1\/13 &#8211; 1\/5\/13 Do We Need Specialized Hardware for the Deaf? 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