Wearable Tech For People with Disabilities: How a Tech Specialist Is Modifying Google Glass To Be More Accessible From: iDigitalTimes - 02/04/2014 By: Melanie Ehrenkranz It's impossible to ignore the growing wearable tech market. Its influence is sweeping, catching the eyes of everyone from fashion designers to professors to healthcare professionals. Specifically, a Glass Explorer in southern California has discovered that the advancements in wearable tech have the potential to considerably enhance the lives of people with disabilities. Andy Lin, a technology specialist at the Center for Applied Rehabilitation Technology at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, aims to modify Google Glass to be more accessible for his patients. Hacking Google Glass for people with disabilities proves a praiseworthy equalizer in a niche community that encompasses about 15% of the world's population. Read the entire article and view a video (2:24) at: http://www.idigitaltimes.com/wearable-tech-people-disabilities-how-tech-specialist-modifying-google-glass-be-more-accessible Links: Google Glass Accessibility Community https://www.facebook.com/googleglassaccessibility Head Wake Up https://support.google.com/glass/answer/3079855 Explorer Story: Alex Blaszczuk [through Google Glass] (video 1:39) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8GVKqGruOQ