{"id":2276,"date":"2014-02-14T13:06:12","date_gmt":"2014-02-14T18:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2276"},"modified":"2014-02-14T13:06:12","modified_gmt":"2014-02-14T18:06:12","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-21414","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2276","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 2\/14\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re happy to share our love of technology with you. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>AT in the news for the week of 2\/10-2\/14<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/asmarterplanet.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/epub-mobile.html\">IBM standardizing on EPUB to make mobile content more inclusive &amp; accessible<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/carriebaughcum.com\/making-worksheets-pdfs-typeable-using-google-draw\/\">Discover how easy it is to make PDFs type-able using Google Drawing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mdtmag.com\/news\/2014\/02\/helping-preserve-independent-living#.Uv46zonpWlw.twitter\">Helping Preserve Independent Living<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hscfoundation.org\/2014ADA.php\">The HSC Foundation\u2019s ADA Program is NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE Advocates in Disability Award PROGRAM!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/diversity\/programs\/microsoftdisabilityscholarship.aspxhttps:\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Microsoft&amp;src=hash\">Microsoft offers a scholarship for disabled students to study technology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.deque.com\/dont-screen-readers-read-whats-screen-part-1-punctuation-typographic-symbols\">Why Don\u2019t Screen Readers Always Read What\u2019s on the Screen? Part 1: Punctuation and Typographic Symbols<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.afb.org\/info\/about-us\/press-room\/american-foundation-for-the-blind-announces-2014-access-award-winners\/125\">American Foundation for the Blind Announces 2014 Access Award Winners<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LkthpZxC_HU\">A well done video of a kid using AT in the school system<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/investorplace.com\/2014\/02\/aapl-fb-apps-for-life\/#.UvpCOzRFQJ4.twitter\">The iPhone and \u201cApps for Life\u201d: Hear n\u2019 Aid for Boomers<\/a> <a title=\"http:\/\/invstplc.com\/1kyMtes\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/rtpNkFERBC\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.itworld.com\/cloud-computing\/404251\/game-most-accessible-games-2013\">Game On! The most accessible videogames of 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsindiatimes.com\/7th-grader-develops-braille-printer-with-legos\/\">7th Grader Develops Braille Printer with Legos<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.interpretype.com\/index.php\">AT Device: Face to face communication options for someone that is deaf or hard of hearing or deaf and blind<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mnn.com\/leaderboard\/stories\/indian-designer-creates-braille-phone-a-smartphone-for-the-visually-impaired\">Indian designer creates Braille Phone, a smartphone for the visually impaired<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/deafnewstoday.blogspot.com\/2014\/02\/cochlear-implant-breakthrough-no.html?spref=tw\">Cochlear Implant Breakthrough: No External Parts<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dailytrojan.com\/2014\/02\/09\/annual-hackathon-creates-technology-to-help-disabled\/#sthash.MrjrV7yO.uxfs\">Annual hackathon creates technology to help disabled<\/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=2276\" 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>We&#8217;re happy to share our love of technology with you. 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