Science doesn’t take a break for the holidays, but we did. So this week, you get all the news from last week and this week. We’ve got a whole lot of Stephen Hawking in here, some awesome new developments overseas (like solar powered hearing aids!!!), a new development in eye-gaze technology and more. Don’t miss any of it!<\/p>\n
AT in the news from 11\/24 thru 12\/5 –<\/p>\n
DogTag Bakery gives wounded Veterans job training and an education<\/a><\/p>\n Technology assists those with disabilities<\/a><\/p>\n Michael Lerman uses assistive technology to self-publish poetry<\/a><\/p>\n Helping autistic kids read, write and communicate<\/a><\/p>\n On world Day, Ban spotlights how technology can improve life for 1 billion<\/a><\/p>\n DOL\u2019s new Web hub highlights accessibility tools for disabled<\/a><\/p>\n iPhone apps creating independence for people with vision loss<\/a><\/p>\n ADEC contest challenges schools, businesses to help people with disabilities using technology<\/a><\/p>\n Did you know it\u2019s possible to improve hearing with help from the sun?<\/a> (Video)<\/p>\n A 16-year-old girl from Moldova is behind this computer programme for the visually impaired<\/a><\/p>\n Stephen Hawking’s new speech system is free and open-source<\/a><\/p>\n Hybrid tricycle designed to increase mobility<\/a><\/p>\n Suit helps disabled athletes detect injuries instantly<\/a><\/p>\n Technology helps dyslexics decode written word<\/a><\/p>\n Professor Stephen Hawking\u2019s speedy new Intel speech system is built on SwiftKey<\/a><\/p>\n 3D Printing to Guide Face Transplants<\/a><\/p>\n Penn State researchers explore the future of augmentative communication<\/a><\/p>\n Army testing load-lightening exosuits<\/a><\/p>\n Quadrocopters for quadriplegics: New tech allows disabled to \u2018pilot drone over Grand Canyon\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Samsung Takes Eye-Scrolling Technology to Disabled Community<\/a><\/p>\n Hearing a solution: Student creates technology to help the visually impaired learn science<\/a><\/p>\n Researchers Announce Advance in Image-Recognition Software<\/a><\/p>\n Comcast launches TV tools for visually impaired<\/a><\/p>\n Griffith University to open Social Robotics and Assistive Technology Lab to<\/a><\/p>\n Can this bracelet help the blind better understand their surroundings?<\/a><\/p>\n