{"id":723,"date":"2012-02-17T09:39:56","date_gmt":"2012-02-17T14:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=723"},"modified":"2012-02-17T09:39:56","modified_gmt":"2012-02-17T14:39:56","slug":"weekly-wrap-up-2172012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=723","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Wrap Up, 2\/17\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AT in the news for the week of 2\/13\/2012 &#8211; 2\/17\/2012<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/deafnewstoday.blogspot.com\/2012\/02\/deaffie-eddie-freddie.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&amp;utm_medium=twitter\">Deaffie Eddie Freddie: A new teddy bear is in development that would help kids learn sign language<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mentalhealth.va.gov\/suicide_prevention\/\">New text-messaging (free) for Veterans Crisis Line<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/windows8beta.com\/2012\/02\/microsoft-details-windows-8-accessibility-feature\">Microsoft Details Windows 8 Accessibility Feature &#8211; Windows 8 Beta<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/02\/05\/jobs\/disabilities-can-be-workplace-assets.html?_r=1\">Disabilities Can Be Workplace Assets<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/02\/14\/health\/feeling-anxious-soon-there-will-be-an-app-for-that.html?pagewanted=all?src=tp\">Feeling Anxious? Soon There Will Be an App for That<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cutimes.com\/2012\/01\/09\/upcoming-new-ada-rules-will-prompt-atm-overhauls#.TzHVwILrHq0.twitter\">Upcoming New ADA Rules Will Prompt ATM Overhauls<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/blogs\/alltechconsidered\/2012\/02\/13\/146711356\/apps-for-apnea-new-gadgets-promise-to-improve-sleep?sc=tw&amp;cc=share\">Apps For Apnea? New Gadgets Promise To Improve Sleep<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/blogs\/alltechconsidered\/2012\/02\/13\/146812288\/braille-under-siege-as-blind-turn-to-smartphones?sc=tw&amp;cc=share\">Braille Under Siege As Blind Turn To Smartphones<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/technology-opens-up-new-worlds-for-children-with-autism\/article2338594\/\">Technology opens up new worlds for children with autism<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gmanetwork.com\/news\/story\/248415\/scitech\/technology\/windows-8-to-enhance-aids-for-impaired-users\">Windows 8 to enhance aids for impaired users<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.internetevolution.com\/author.asp?section_id=937\">Apps Put Smartphones at Service of Challenged<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthcareitnews.com\/news\/onc-mobile-app-contest-seeks-help-disabilities\">ONC mobile app contest seeks help for disabilities<\/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=723\" 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>AT in the news for the week of 2\/13\/2012 &#8211; 2\/17\/2012 Deaffie Eddie Freddie: A new teddy bear is in development that would help kids learn sign language. 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