{"id":3411,"date":"2016-04-29T11:25:52","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T15:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3411"},"modified":"2016-04-29T11:25:52","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T15:25:52","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-42916","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=3411","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 4\/29\/16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s happened &#8211; think to speak technology. Not\u00a0quite sure how it works, or even if I ever want to use it, but its a real thing. And a really useful thing\u00a0too for\u00a0those with a variety of disabilities\u00a0that make it\u00a0impossible to communicate otherwise. There&#8217;s so much happening in the world of AT. Just\u00a0take a\u00a0gander at the headlines this week,\u00a0AT in the news for the week of 4\/25 thru 4\/29.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/2016\/04\/27\/technology\/bmw-racing-wheelchair\/index.html\">BMW is building tricked-out wheelchairs for the Paralympics<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg23030713-500-app-watches-you-take-your-pills-and-knows-when-youre-faking\/?utm_source=NSNS&amp;utm_medium=SOC&amp;utm_campaign=hoot&amp;cmpid=SOC%5BNSNS%5D2016-GLOBAL-hoot\">App watches you take your pills \u2013 and knows when you\u2019re faking<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/2016\/04\/13\/web-accessibility-cases-in-2015-and-what-they-mean-for-the-future\/?utm_content=buffer1cbd2&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\">Web Accessibility Cases in 2015 &amp; What They Mean For You<\/a> [BLOG]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.statecollege.com\/news\/local-news\/penn-state-students-develop-true-voice-technology,1467670\/\">Penn State Students Develop True Voice Technology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sheffield.ac.uk\/news\/nr\/harnessing-the-power-of-technology-1.571107?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=share_buttons\">Harnessing the power of technology to improve lives<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nctsn.org\/products\/children-intellectual-and-developmental-disabilities-who-have-experienced-trauma\">Helping kids with intellectual and developmental disabilities experiencing trauma <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/carol-j-carter\/an-entrepreneur-makes-spe_b_9776666.html\">An Entrepreneur Makes Communication a Reality for All With This Innovation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techinsider.io\/new-crutch-design-2016-4\">Crutches are finally getting a redesign after 150 years<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZOnAwr1xFP\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/2016\/01\/22\/the-secret-thoughts-professors-admit-to-having-about-accessibility\/?utm_content=buffer1e668&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\">The Secret Thoughts Professors Admit to Having About Accessibility<\/a> [BLOG]<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alphr.com\/science\/1003140\/the-technology-helping-blind-people-to-see?platform=hootsuite\">The first ever tactile tablet for blind and visually impaired individuals, dubbed \u201cthe iPad for the blind\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cultofmac.com\/424860\/microsofts-one-handed-ios-keyboard-is-here\/\">Microsoft new one-handed keyboard app \u201cWord Flow\u201d for iOS and it does a lot more than just one-handed typing!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2016\/4\/26\/11503420\/lim-innovations-wearable-health-tech-prosthetic-socket-amputees?utm_campaign=theverge&amp;utm_content=feature&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter\">Meet LIM, the tech company creating the ultimate wearable: prosthetic sockets<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/science.kjzz.org\/content\/295799\/audiology-innovators-showcase-new-hearing-technology-phoenix\">Audiology Innovators Showcase New Hearing Technology In Phoenix<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/carol-j-carter\/an-entrepreneur-makes-spe_b_9776666.html\">An Entrepreneur Makes Speech a Reality for All<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.understood.org\/en\/tools\/tech-finder\">Search expert-approved apps and assistive technology to help your child with writing issues<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2016\/04\/160422141206.htm\">Researchers develop magnifying smartphone screen app for visually impaired<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/roxana-maddahi\/able-accounts-a-new-way-t_b_9350086.html?utm_content=buffer17707&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\">ABLE Accounts: A New Way To Invest For People With Disabilities<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.virtual-strategy.com\/2016\/04\/26\/%E2%80%9Cthink-speak%E2%80%9D-technology-finally-becomes-reality-millions-people-worldwide-unable-verball#axzz46wTzd8e6\">\u201cThink to Speak\u201d Technology Finally Becomes a Reality for those unable to speak verbally<\/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); 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