{"id":1761,"date":"2013-05-03T09:40:24","date_gmt":"2013-05-03T13:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=1761"},"modified":"2013-05-03T09:40:24","modified_gmt":"2013-05-03T13:40:24","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-5313","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=1761","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 5\/3\/13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AT in the news for the week of 4\/29 &#8211; 5\/3<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/education\/2013\/apr\/28\/disabled-students-use-e-textbooks?CMP=twt_gu\">Technology makes higher education accessible to disabled students<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/tamil-nadu\/a-smart-device-to-keep-track-of-heartbeat\/article4677540.ece%20\u2026\">A smart device to keep track of heartbeat<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autismspeaks.org\/science\/science-news\/robots-autism-co-therapists%20\u2026\">Robots no longer science fiction, just SCIENCE! Robots help improve social skills for kids with autism!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autismspeaks.org\/science\/science-news\/speech-devices-can-help-build-language-schoolchildren-autism%20\u2026\">Talk about technology! Speech-generating devices can improve spoken language faster in school-age kids!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20130501006783\/en\/Regal-Entertainment-Group-Praised-Making-Moviegoing-Accessible%20\u2026\">Regal Entertainment Group Praised for Making Moviegoing Accessible<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hillpost.in\/2013\/05\/low-cost-electric-wheel-chair-to-be-launched-soon\/73681\/#.UYJ41ajBJfc.twitter \u2026\">Low-cost electric wheel chair to be launched soon<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/technology\/businessinsider\/article\/This-Startup-Has-Built-A-New-Kind-Of-Smartphone-4472901.php?utm_source=buffer&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=Buffer:%2BINDATAproject%2Bon%2Btwitter&amp;buffer_share=9bb94\">This Startup Has Built A New Kind Of Smartphone For The Blind<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tuaw.com\/2013\/05\/01\/kindle-ios-app-adds-new-features-for-visually-impaired\/\">Kindle iOS app adds new features for visually impaired<\/a> <a title=\"http:\/\/aol.it\/16pq8ZZ\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/rDVZBEuHRj\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/appadvice.com\/post\/409700\">As Far As Accessibility Is Concerned, Kindle Is Now On The Same Page As iBooks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/is-this-tiny-tank-the-comfiest-wheelchair-ever-485804786%20\u2026\">Comfiest wheelchair ever?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/now.uiowa.edu\/2013\/04\/bringing-people-hearing-assistance-needs-loop#.UX_DKcpch3Q.twitter \u2026\">Bringing people with hearing assistance needs into the &#8216;loop&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/news\/article\/Accessibility-advocate-promotes-menus-for-blind-4466232.php?cmpid=twitter%20\u2026\">Accessibility advocate promotes menus for blind<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/zainab-oni\/stem-project-white-house_b_3157308.html?utm_hp_ref=tw\">How My STEM Project Led Me to The White House<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestate.com\/2013\/04\/28\/2747455\/sumter-girl-attends-school-thanks.html%20\u2026\">Sumter girl attends school thanks to robot<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.psfk.com\/2013\/04\/deaf-dj-music-technology.html#.UX6CB2YWDd8.twitter \u2026\">How can a deaf man be a DJ? 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