{"id":2119,"date":"2013-11-08T11:14:07","date_gmt":"2013-11-08T16:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2119"},"modified":"2013-11-08T11:14:07","modified_gmt":"2013-11-08T16:14:07","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-11813-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2119","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap-Up, 11\/8\/13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AT in the news for the week of 11\/4 &#8211; 11\/8<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www-03.ibm.com\/able\/news\/multimedia_accessibility.html?ce=ISM0208&amp;ct=res&amp;cmp=ibmsocial&amp;cm=h&amp;cr=crossbrand&amp;ccy=us\">Extending the Accessibility of Multimedia Content<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.designboom.com\/technology\/titan-arm-exoskeleton-wins-2013-james-dyson-award-11-08-2013\/#.Unz4AodJSWc.twitter\">Titan arm assistive exoskeleton wins 2013 James Dyson award<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/2013\/11\/07\/5314797\/simulators-bring-real-world-results.html?storylink=addthis#.Unz4RGIs56k.twitter&amp;rh=1\">Simulators bring real world results<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myfoxtwincities.com\/story\/23900350\/online-vocational-program-debuts-for-developmentally-disabled#.Unzx4uSiPkU.twitter\">Online vocational program debuts for developmentally disabled<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accessibilityisaright.org\/blog_it_began_in_colombia\">Tablets For Blind Children Program<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accessibilityisaright.org\/blog_it_began_in_colombia\">Broadway&#8217;s Gershwin Theater in New York Installs Hearing Loop from Listen Technologies<\/a> <a title=\"http:\/\/sacb.ee\/HxhMFG\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/z2UlvvDx49\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/technology\/archive\/2013\/11\/the-white-cane-as-technology\/281167\/%20\u2026\">The White Cane as Technology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/8301-35277_162-57610998\/blinded-vietnam-veteran-makes-advancing-technologies-worth-a-darn\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+cbsnews%2Ffeed+(CBSNews.com\">Blinded vet makes advancing technologies<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/phoenix\/news\/2013\/11\/04\/us-airways-fined-12-million-over.html?ana=twt\">US Airways fined $1.2 million over inadequate wheelchair assistance<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhpbooks.com\/ereaders-are-for-everybody-with-some-exceptions\/\">ereaders are for everybody!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prweb.com\/releases\/2013\/11\/prweb11305537.htm\">New Book, \u201cTechnology Tools for Students with Autism,\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prweb.com\/releases\/2013\/11\/prweb11292398.htm\">Therapist Introduces iPads as Educational Tool for Children with Special Needs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov\/resources\/webconference\/web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webconfid=26916\">The U.S. Department of Transportation WEBINAR &#8211; 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