{"id":516,"date":"2014-08-12T08:26:36","date_gmt":"2014-08-12T16:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/?p=516"},"modified":"2014-08-12T08:26:36","modified_gmt":"2014-08-12T16:26:36","slug":"assistive-technology-news-from-around-the-web","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/assistive-technology-news-from-around-the-web\/","title":{"rendered":"Assistive Technology News From Around the Web&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-520\" src=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/blog.jpg\" alt=\"image of different disabilities with  symbols\" width=\"1333\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/blog.jpg 1333w, https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/blog-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/blog-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/blog-460x260.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1333px) 100vw, 1333px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>Here at Ability Tools, we enjoy following other assistive technology blogs, forums, and reviews from various sources.<\/h2>\n<h2>Here are a few for you to check out!<\/h2>\n<h2>1. <a href=\"http:\/\/https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/bmeerz\/videos\">Bmeerz<\/a>: This is an ambitious AT reviewer that offers many different reviews\/demos of AT devices in a video format on Youtube.\u00a0 You can click on CC to open the captions and read along as well.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/bmeerz\/videos\">Bmeerz<\/a> reviews primarily apps, tablets and software for various learning disabilities.<\/h2>\n<h2><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/bmeerz\/videos\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/bmeerz\/videos<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2>2. <a href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/fumblingthruautism.wordpress.com\/\">Fumbling Thru Autism<\/a>:\u00a0 Here is a really good blog written by a mother who has a daughter that is on the autism spectrum.\u00a0 She provides a lot of good information as well as interesting narratives about their active lives.<\/h2>\n<h2>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/fumblingthruautism.wordpress.com\/\">http:\/\/fumblingthruautism.wordpress.com\/<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2>3. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.assistivetechnologyblog.com\/\">Assistive Technology Blog<\/a>: This excellent blog was started in 2011 to educate readers about the latest and greatest in assistive technology.\u00a0 Focusing not on bulky, outdated and expensive machines, but rather on the affordable technology that can change the future of people with disabilities. Sign up for this one &#8211; you won&#8217;t regret it!<\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.assistivetechnologyblog.com\/\"><strong>http:\/\/www.assistivetechnologyblog.com\/<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>4. <a href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/www.miassisttech.org\/mdrcat\/index.php\/the-mobility-equipment-maze\/\">Michigan Assistive Technology Program Blog<\/a> &#8211; A feisty perspective on tools for independence:\u00a0 This blog is another excellent one to follow with diverse themes, personal stories, and reviews of the newest AT. You can sign up to have them emailed to you when they come out.<\/h2>\n<h2><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.assistivetechnologyblog.com\/\">http:\/\/www.miassisttech.org\/mdrcat\/index.php\/the-mobility-equipment-maze\/<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2>Do you know of any other great sources of information about AT? 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