A smart scarf that reads emotions, an ibrailler app (to start brailling on the iPad), prosthetics with a sense of touch, and much more. The future of human-centered technology is big and bright! Get a glimpse of some of it right here – AT in the news for the week of 1\/19 thru 1\/23<\/p>\n
A Blind Woman Gains New Freedom, Click By Click By Click<\/a><\/p>\n Students AT designers! RESNA’s annual design competition is open for registration; cash prizes and more!<\/a><\/p>\n Maps That You Can Hear and Touch<\/a><\/p>\n How accessible is the Internet?<\/a><\/p>\n Microsoft shows off smart scarf prototype for people with disabilities<\/a><\/p>\n Autism Tracking Device Proposal Gets Renewed Push<\/a><\/p>\n Aren’t there more important things to worry about than the words we use? An essay on ableist language.<\/a><\/p>\n Google adds screen reader support to Docs, Sheets and Slides apps<\/a><\/p>\n Knowbility\u2019s Community Heroes of Accessibility Nominations Announced<\/a><\/p>\n New ibrailler app turns iPad touchscreen into braillewriter<\/a><\/p>\n Want to invent the next big thing? Think like a kid.<\/a><\/p>\n New technology allows disabled children to make music using their EYES<\/a><\/p>\n 12 Israeli Technologies Changing the Lives of the Disabled in 2015<\/a><\/p>\n Japanese robot a tireless aid in dementia care<\/a><\/p>\n Sightless get written word from new phone app<\/a><\/p>\n Making the Grade: Reading becomes a joy for special-needs students<\/a><\/p>\n New prosthetics create a genuine sense of touch to function<\/a><\/p>\n At 90, She’s Designing Tech For Aging Boomers<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n