{"id":2924,"date":"2015-04-17T09:20:52","date_gmt":"2015-04-17T13:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2924"},"modified":"2015-04-17T09:20:52","modified_gmt":"2015-04-17T13:20:52","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-41715","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2924","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 4\/17\/15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes there are trends in the news, and this week is no exception. It&#8217;s all about disability, fashion, inclusion and perception. Check out some of these amazing articles and other cool stories (like wearable technology, free AT trainings, and some super-smart students designing really cool gadgets), right here &#8211; AT in the news for the week of 4\/13 thru 4\/17.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apparelnews.net\/news\/2015\/apr\/16\/open-style-lab-making-apparel-accessible-all\/\">Open Style Lab: Making Apparel Accessible To All<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unr.edu\/nevada-today\/news\/2015\/eelke-folmer-regents-award\">Elder Chic Now Includes Hearing Aids<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/business\/currency\/designing-for-disability\">Designing for Disability<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spoon-tamago.com\/2015\/04\/14\/takafumi-tsurutas-fashion-label-haha-makes-clothes-for-all-walks-of-life\/\">Takafumi Tsuruta\u2019s Fashion Label HaHa Makes Clothes For All Walks of Life<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/gadget-master\/consumer-electronics\/wearable-technology-buzzes-bus-stops-2015-04\/#sthash.3WEJFYHh.uxfs\">Wearable technology buzzes for bus stops<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/story\/government\/it\/blog\/2015\/04\/16\/digital-access-enhances-life-for-disabled\/25871879\/\">Digital access enhances life for the disabled<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/belo-cipriani\/am-i-really-blind-adaptin_b_7074092.html?utm_hp_ref=tw\">Am I Really Blind? Adapting to Adaptive Technology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unr.edu\/nevada-today\/news\/2015\/eelke-folmer-regents-award\">Eelke Folmer uses human-computer interaction research to help blind<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spectrum.ieee.org\/automaton\/robotics\/medical-robots\/mit-ollie-the-baby-otter-therapy-robot#.VS_Gk2m9VZV.twitter\">Ollie the Baby Otter Is a Therapy Robot That&#8217;s Actually Affordable<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/kb\/3048768?wa=wsignin1.0\">Improved VoiceOver support in Office 2016 for Mac Preview updates<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blindbargains.com\/bargains.php?m=12652\">How to Enable Audio Description on Netflix for iPhone, Android, and Apple TV<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blindbargains.com\/bargains.php?m=12655\">High School Freshman Releases Free OCR App for iOS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalgov.gov\/2015\/04\/10\/usability-testing-with-people-who-have-vision-impairment-is-difficult-reality-or-perception\/\">Usability Testing with People Who Have Vision Impairment<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cw.ua.edu\/article\/2015\/04\/ua-team-to-study-wheelchairs\">UA team to study wheelchairs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ubergizmo.com\/?p=225266\">Droplet Smart Reminder Enters Kickstarter Phase<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wnpr.org\/post\/east-catholic-students-invent-device-help-disabled-man-improve-job-performance\">East Catholic Students Invent Device to Help Disabled Man Improve Job Performance<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/techcitynews.com\/2015\/04\/14\/will-apples-updated-music-app-address-accessibility-issues\/\">Will Apple&#8217;s updated music app address accessibility issues?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibtimes.co.uk\/exoskeletons-vs-wheel-chairs-disability-advocates-clash-futurists-over-offensive-solution-1496178\">Exoskeletons v wheelchairs: Disability advocates clash with futurists<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/smart-parents\/vanessas-journey-empoweri_b_7042264.html?utm_hp_ref=tw\">Vanessa&#8217;s Journey: Empowering Special Education Through Technology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/health\/os-moms-fight-for-blind-services-20150413-story.html\">Parents fight for money to help visually impaired kids<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.centralctcommunications.com\/newbritainherald\/news\/article_689872c6-e0a9-11e4-a09c-2f7df41d00a6.html#.VSvj_e78TFo.twitter\">Go Baby Go gets disabled children on the move<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.easttennessean.com\/news\/view.php\/864398\/Computer-science-student-strives-to-make\">Computer science student strives to make the technological world more accessible<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ft.com\/cms\/s\/efe681e6-dd48-11e4-975c-00144feab7de,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fefe681e6-dd48-11e4-975c-00144feab7de.html%3Fsiteedition%3Duk&amp;siteedition=uk&amp;_i_referer=#axzz3XZUem6ag\">Allowing disabled staff to flourish: &#8216;How do we make this work?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theage.com.au\/national\/education\/assistive-technology-helping-students-with-disabilities-and-learning-difficulties-succeed-20150412-1mf6l3.html\">Assistive technology helping students with disabilities and learning<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/campaign.r20.constantcontact.com\/render?ca=39665102-9266-404d-a45b-8b4ef2a2b54b&amp;c=508c6c80-ef02-11e3-8210-d4ae5292c3f3&amp;ch=51f26520-ef02-11e3-821e-d4ae5292c3f3\">HelpKidzLearn is offering free of charge, fully interactive, live online training sessions<\/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=2924\" 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>Sometimes there are trends in the news, and this week is no exception. 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