{"id":2827,"date":"2015-02-13T11:18:19","date_gmt":"2015-02-13T16:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2827"},"modified":"2015-02-13T11:18:19","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T16:18:19","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-21315","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2827","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 2\/13\/15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AT news is off-the-hook this week! I kid you not &#8211; there&#8217;s a lot of it and it covers all sorts of topics, like 3-D prosthetics, hand-free smartphones, smaller &amp; sleeker hearing aids, and much more. Check it all out right here &#8211; AT in the news for the week of 2\/9 thru 2\/13.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.govloop.com\/healing-ptsd-virtual-reality\/\">3D goggles are not just for video games<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.syr.edu\/project-enables-new-site-extends-information-to-more-librarians-48136\/\">Project ENABLE\u2019s New Site Extends Information to More Librarians<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmscritic.com\/modx-makes-noble-move-towards-true-accessibility\/\">MODX Makes Noble Move Towards True Accessibility<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.notimpossiblenow.com\/the-latest\/wireless-brain-device-may-provide-more-independence-to-those-who-are-paralyzed\">Wireless brain device may provide more independence to ppl w\/paralysis<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2015\/02\/02\/teen-can-play-guitar-thanks-to-a-3d-printed-prosthetic-hand\/\">Teen can play guitar thanks to a 3D-printed prosthetic hand<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/machinedesign.com\/news\/robot-safely-feeds-people-disabilities\">Robot Safely Feeds People with Disabilities<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcodesign.com\/3042134\/asides\/the-hearing-aid-of-the-future-might-be-a-retainer\">The Hearing Aid Of The Future Might Be A Retainer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scidev.net\/global\/health\/analysis-blog\/disability-reaching-patients-smartphones.html\">Focus on Disability: Reaching patients with smartphones<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theengineer.co.uk\/news\/vibrating-glove-uses-ultrasonic-echolocation-to-help-the-blind\/1019874.article#.VNzFGllQbbY.twitter\">Vibrating glove uses ultrasonic echolocation to help the blind<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/usodep.blogs.govdelivery.com\/2015\/02\/11\/making-images-accessible-to-the-blind\/#.VNy46D6f2E0.twitter\">Making Images Accessible to the Blind<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rss2twi.com\/link\/PostTechNews\/?post_id=9050383\">It&#8217;s Time to Ditch the PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cultofmac.com\/311615\/donate-old-ipod-help-people-suffering-alzheimers\/#HowBGoOUBpbiJjlv.01\">Donate your old iPod to help people suffering from Alzheimer&#8217;s<\/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:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/new-wearable-device-smartstones-touch-humanizing-technology-sensorial-communication-to-bring-people-together-300033845.html\">New Wearable Device Smartstones\u00ae Touch\u2122: Humanizing Technology; Sensorial Communication<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/uknews\/road-and-rail-transport\/11403807\/How-a-driverless-car-will-benefit-you.html\">How a driverless car will benefit you<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/parmyolson\/2015\/02\/11\/sesame-smartphone-disabled-head-tracking\/\">This Clever Smartphone For The Paralyzed Could Have Mass Appeal<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2015\/02\/10\/wearables-disability\/\">Wearable tech is redefining disability<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wbaltv.com\/news\/mta-denies-quadriplegic-marines-request-for-mobility-service\/31175368\">MTA denies quadriplegic Marine&#8217;s request for Mobility service<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.noodle.com\/articles\/assistive-technology-makes-shakespeare-accessible\">Assistive Technology Makes Shakespeare Accessible<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/features\/new-tracking-device-could-help-children-with-autism\/\">New tracking device could help children with autism<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smashingmagazine.com\/2015\/02\/05\/designing-digital-technology-for-the-elderly\/\">Designing For The Elderly: Ways Older People Use Digital Technology Differently<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/usodep.blogs.govdelivery.com\/2015\/02\/09\/providing-meaningful-access-to-u-s-currency\/#.VNjSM-agnXc.twitter\">Providing Meaningful Access to U.S. Currency<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishjournal.com\/lifestyle\/article\/hands_free_sesame_smartphone_opening_worlds_for_physically_disabled#.VNjc9HaCi84.twitter\">Hands-free Sesame smartphone opening worlds for physically disabled<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newstimes.com\/business\/article\/Families-with-disabilities-get-new-plan-for-assets-6067549.php?cmpid=twitter\">Families with disabilities get new plan for assets<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/technology\/archive\/2015\/02\/what-my-hearing-aid-taught-me-about-the-future-of-wearables\/385145\/\">What My Hearing Aid Taught Me About the Future of Wearables<\/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); 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I kid you not &#8211; there&#8217;s a lot of it and it covers all sorts of topics, like 3-D prosthetics, hand-free smartphones, smaller &amp; sleeker hearing aids, and much more. 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