{"id":2816,"date":"2015-02-06T10:59:24","date_gmt":"2015-02-06T15:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2816"},"modified":"2015-02-06T10:59:24","modified_gmt":"2015-02-06T15:59:24","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-2615","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2816","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 2\/6\/15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been two weeks since I last published our AT news wrap-up, and there&#8217;s been\u00a0SOOOO much news that I&#8217;ve had to narrow it down to just a few links. Here&#8217;s a smattering of some of the coolest headlines from 1\/26 thru 2\/6. Read on! 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Apply for an NFB internship<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2015\/02\/01\/disabled-smart-homes\/\">For the disabled, smart homes are home sweet home<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.disabled-world.com\/news\/research\/3d-printing\/tracheal.php\">3D Printing Cartilage for Tracheal Repair<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sourcewire.com\/news\/85850\/ultrasonic-glove-that-allows-blind-people-to-sense-their-distance#.VNTfU1J0w2z\">Ultrasonic Glove that allows blind people to sense their distance from objects wins award<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2015-02-smart-cameras-visually-impaired.html\">Researchers are working on new smart cameras to help the visually impaired<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/disabilityhorizons.com\/2015\/01\/disability-gadgets-using-technology-accessibility\/\">Disability and gadgets: using technology for accessibility<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/carroll.org\/2015\/01\/cvs-health-offers-talking-braille-large-print-prescription-labels-mail-service-pharmacy-individuals-vision-impairments\/\">CVS Health Offers Talking, Braille and Large Print Prescription Labels for Blind and Low Vision Customers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/2015\/01\/ibrailler-ipad-app\/\">iPad App Brings Braille Keyboard to Blind Users&#8217; Fingertips<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iflscience.com\/technology\/electronic-glasses-allow-legally-blind-woman-see-her-baby-first-time\">Electronic Glasses Allow Legally Blind Woman To See Her Baby For First Time<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iflscience.com\/technology\/electronic-glasses-allow-legally-blind-woman-see-her-baby-first-time\">In the Future, Your Touchscreens Will Touch You Back<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedp.com\/article\/2015\/01\/third-eye-startup-brings-vision-to-the-blind\">App gives the blind a ThirdEye<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/prmac.com\/release-id-73101.htm\">New Mac word processor makes reading and writing accessible for everyone<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/prmac.com\/release-id-73101.htm\">A New Keyboard App Could Make it Easier for Dyslexics to Text<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/corporate.honda.com\/innovation\/walk-assist\/\">Honda has focus on mobility, hosting a leg up on the edge of disability <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rss2twi.com\/link\/PostTechNews\/?post_id=8895513\">Stick-On Tattoo Measures Blood Sugar Without Needles<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geek.com\/science\/researchers-want-to-let-the-deaf-hear-with-electric-retainer-1614273\/\">Researchers want to let the deaf hear with electric retainer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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=2816\" 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>It&#8217;s been two weeks since I last published our AT news wrap-up, and there&#8217;s been\u00a0SOOOO much news that I&#8217;ve had to narrow it down to just a few links. Here&#8217;s a smattering of some of the coolest headlines from 1\/26 thru 2\/6. Read on! 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