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Technology-Related Assistance for Students with Disabilities
In 1988, the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act was created to serve individuals with disabilities, their families, and professionals. Amendments that were added in 1994 expanded the original to include services in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U. S. territories. The act provides funds to set up Assistive Technology Projects Services. Information on the services on Assistive Technology Projects is given in the following link RESNA Technical Assistance Project.
Links to Information by State, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territory programs can be found at World Wide Web Assistive Technology Resources.
Assists people with dissabilities obtain maximum benefits from modern computer technology.
ABLEDATA is a federally funded project whose primary mission is to provide information on assistive technology and rehabilitation equipment available from domestic and international sources to consumers, organizations, professionals, and caregivers within the United States.
The Alliance for Technology Access Home Page
The Alliance for Technology Access (ATA) is comprised of networks of community-based Resource Centers, Affiliates, Developers and Vendors providing information and support services to children and adults with disabilities, and increasing their use of standard, assistive, and information technologies.
The Assistive Technology Funding and Systems Change Project Home Page
The Assistive Technology Funding and Systems Change Project (ATFSCP) provides training, technical assistance, and information on assistive technology funding and systems change issues nationwide. The goal of the project is to provide advocates with the knowledge and skills necessary to improve access to assistive technology devices and services for individuals with disabilities.
The Adaptive Technology Resource Centre Home Page
Empowers individuals by providing access to tools and knowledge needed to meet personal goals.
Assis-Tech Inc. 508-544-5619. Offers the latest assistive products to those with visual, hearing, physical, and learning impairments.
AZTech: A to Z Assistive Technology. Suny at Buffalo, 716-829-3141. A not-for-profit service that helps assistive technology inventors and developers bring products to the marketplace.
Center for applied Technology is an educational, not-for-profit organization that uses technology to expand opportunities for all people, including those with disabilities.
Bobby, analyzes web pages for there accessibility for people with dissabilities.
GUIB project Home Page (A work in progress)
Grapical usere interfaces for blind people, this would give blind people access to graphics on assorted computer systems.
Asstive technology products.
Switch and Scanning explained.
The IBM accessibility center team is commited to providing people with dissabilities greater access to info and technology.
The Information Access Labrotory Home Page
Encourages students with dissabilities in the sciences by eliminating barriers that hinder their educational pursuits.
The Information Access Labrotory (a work in progress)
Animated Sign Language to Literacy, investigates the potential for using animated signers to assist deaf users in aqiring proficient literary skills.
The Information Access Labrotory (a work in progress)
Sign Language Video Communicators, a project focusing on an effective means of communicating sign over a low banwidth channel.
The Information Access Labrotory (a work in progress)
Speech Reader, A lip cam that would provide video and audio access to the teachers lips for greater lip reading ability.
The Information Access Labrotory (a work in progress)
Speech to Braille computer interpreter
The Information Access Labrotory (a work in progress)
Virtual Instruments, alternative lab instruments for people with visual impairments.
This site offers X-10 technology , prices, descriptions, and ordering information.
Voila Technology inc. Home Page
Provider of assistive technology and services for people suffering from macular degeneration blindness, a learning disability or other disabilities.
Tech support page.
Wearcam, a description and abstract (a work in progress).
Wearable, Teatherless, Computer-Mediated Reality, (with possible future applications for the diabled).
DynaVox Systems
A division of Sunrise Medical Inc., provides advanced augmentative communication solutions to thousands of people with speech, language, learning and physical disabilities from around the world.
The leading on-line shopping site for products that make life easier and more comfortable.
Reachers and Grabbers
A resource designed to help people with visual dissabilities work more effectively with Adobe Acrobat software and Adobe portable document format files.
A download page for tools for Adobe programs.
A site where people who are visually impaired build resources for managing their careers.
Magnification software, Assorted.
Accesibility appliances for low vision and blindness since 1984.
Assorted Braille note takers.
Dec Talk, basic synthesizers.
Portable Synthesizers.
Qwerty Notetakers, speech synthesizers and note takers.
Affordable, effective assistance for people with special needs.
Aurora Echo, provides verbal feedback as you type
Aurora Talk, speaks typed text without disturbing other applications.
Products and services for blind and visually impaired people.
Assorted braille displays, screen magnification and speech synthesis software.
Galileo, Screen magnification program for windows.
Viso PC, a Low vision work station.
Web Wizard, easy format reader for the web.
Blazie / Freedom scientific home page
Mission: to change the world for people with sensory and learing dissabilities by creating innovative assistance technology products & solutions.
The leading on-line shopping site for products that make life easier and more comfortable.
Magnifiers
Supplier of adaptive systems that allow people wit visual impairments to gain access to a full range of industry standard computer systems.
Provides the high-quality intervention products that struggling students & students with dissabilities need to achieve literacy.
Write OutLoud, talking word processor with spell checker.
Conception, production and slales of electronic aids for the blind and visually impaired.
Braillex, assorted braille displays.
Freedom Scientific/ Henter-Joyce Home Page
Mission: to change the world for people with sensory and learning dissabilities by creating innovative assistive technology products and solutions.
Open Book 5.01, software for blind users to read edit and manage scanned images.
Vera, reading assistant and magnification device.
Unleashing the power of your minds eye.
Window-Eyes, screen reader.
Specializes in assistive technology for persons who have difficulty reading print due to blindness, low vision, or learning dissabilities.
The IBM accessibility center team is commited to providing people with dissabilities greater access to info and technology.
Screen reader for the internet.
Can do products for your active independent lifestyle
Innovation Management Group Home Page
IMG on screen utilities are used throughout the world by almost everyone in every walk of life.
The Magnifier, A Screen magnifier.
Accessible technology for learing. For two decades intellitools has been a leading provider of hardware and software giving students with special needs computer access to learning.
IntelliTalk 2, word processor that combines speech and graphics.
Specializes in products for the visually impaired and Hard of Hearing
Portable and versitile magnifier with TV compatability.
Prentke Romich Company Home Page
Prentke Romich Company (PRC) is a leader in the development and manufacture of augmentative communication devices, computer access products, and other assistive technology for people with severe disabilities.
Wivox, lets you hear what you have written in any windows application.
Software and hardware for persons with special needs.
Biggy, ultra big cursors for visually impaired users.
Software and hardware for low vision and blind persons.
Breaking down the barriers to open source development.
Emac, desktop reader.
Since 1983 Syntha-Voice has devoted itself to the full time research and development of breakthrough technology for the blind, deaf-blind and individuals with barriers to reading the printed word.
Telesensory Corporation Home Page
Manufactures video magnifiers scanners and screen magnification products for low vision and blind people.
Reading Scanners, uses a scanner to convert text to spoken word.
Video magnifiers.
Develop technologically advanced solutions for persons with special needs.
Listening to the Internet, interactive internet tutorial for the blind/visually impaired.
Listening to windows 95, a windows training kit for the blind or visually impaired.
Listening to windows 98, a windows training kit.
For literacy, language and learning.
Screen reader.
Provider of assistive technology and services for people suffering from macular degeneration blindness, a learining dissability or other dissabilities.
Assorted Braille products.
Assorted orientation tools.
Assorted Screen Magnification products.
Assorted screen readers.
Reading machines(ocr), assorted reading machines and software.
Tutorials for JAWS.
Gives the blind and visually impaired user tactile access to multiple window applications.
Making television and movies more accessible to people who are blind or have low vision.
Descriptive video service.
Products for the deaf and hard of hearing
TTYScreener, alerts a deaf user to incoming messages etc. on the computer.
Our goal is to make it as easy convienient and economical as possible to purchase hearing instuments.
Assorted listening devices.
Specializes in products for the visually impaired and Hard of Hearing
A program that signs what ever audio content you assign on your computer.
Assists people with dissabilities obtain maximum benefits from modern computer technology.
Assorted notetakers
Assistive technology for people with a dissability who find operating a computer difficult, or even impossible.
Assorted communication devices.
Helping the hearing and visually impaired.
Speech Maker, a voice amplification system.
Computer assisted aumentative communication systems for the speech impaired.
KeyWi2, allows a laptop to become a communication device.
This site provides the facility for the public to query disability item information over the internet.
The Liberator, a wide range communication device.
Interactive learning for pre k-12 and special need students.
Visual Voice Tools, tools for helping students gain control over there voice.
Prentke Romich Company Home Page
Prentke Romich Company (PRC) is a leader in the development and manufacture of augmentative communication devices, computer access products, and other assistive technology for people with severe disabilities.
Alpha Talker series.
Chat Box, beggining level device that introduces non-speaking persons to electronic voice aids.]
Delta Talker series.
Patfinder communication device.
Sidekick series.
Vangaurd series.
Vantage, a communication device utilizing dynamic display.
Dragon Systems Home Page
Dragon Systems, Inc., is a worldwide supplier of speech and language technology, including speech recognition software. Speech capabilities available from Dragon Systems include continuous and discrete dictation systems, voice command systems, text-to-speech systems, customized telephony solutions, and developer tools which enable users to speech-enable applications and build interactive dialogues or custom vocabularies.
Provider of assistive technology and services for people suffering from macular degeneration blindness, a learining dissability or other dissabilities.
Assorted note takers
Assistive technology for people with a dissability who find operating a computer difficult, or even impossible.
Keyboard alternatives.
Mouse Alternatives.
Switch access, assorted switches.
Assists people with dissabilities obtain maximum benefits from modern computer technology.
Joystick and pointing devices.
Keyboards.
Voice recognition software and microphones.
An assistive technology research and development company specializing in two areas. The first is developing assistive technology products to help individuals with mental retardation. The second is providing internet based tools for counseslors and other caregivers who provide services to peoples with dissabilities.
Compskills, software that provides a format for self directed training on computer skills.
Applied Human Factors Home Page
Building rainbows through sicience and technology ergonomics reasearch and development. since 1991.
REACH Smart Key, an on screen keyboard.
Scanbuddy, increases full screen scanning accuracy, points the mouse using switches.
Step on it, a keyboard controlled by foot peddels.
Provides the high-quality intervention products that struggling students & students with dissabilities need to achieve literacy.
Discover:Board, a large key keyboard.
Discover:Screen, an on screen keyboard.
Discover:Switch, All purpose classroom switch.
Eye Tech Digital Systems inc. Home Page
A high tech computer hardware and software developer which intergrates eye-tracking technology into practical and affordable consumer products.
Eye Science, eye tracking system.
Quick Glance, eye tracking system.
Asstive technology products.
Multimedia speech system, package deal.
Pen computers, assorted.
Portable computers, assorted.
Independent Living Aids Home Page
Can do products for your active indipendent life style
Innovation Management Group inc. Home Page
IMG on screen utilities are used throughout the world by almost everyone in every walk of life
My-T-Soft AT, on screen keyboard.
IntelliTools has been developing and producing computer products for special education for two decades. Their primary focus is to meet the needs of children in elementary schools who face challenges ranging from learning disabilities to significant physical disabilities. Their purpose is to provide high-quality, computer-based, educational products for these students, their teachers, therapists, and parents.
To place and order with intellitools see the customer service page
ClickIt!, mouseless access to point and click software.
Intelli keys, an intelligent alternative keyboard good for those who may have trouble using an regular keyboard.
Prentke Romich Company Home Page
Prentke Romich Company (PRC) is a leader in the development and manufacture of augmentative communication devices, computer access products, and other assistive technology for people with severe disabilities.
Headmaster Plus, a headpointing system that takes place of a mouse.
Jouse, joystick operated mouse that you move with your mouth.
The Productivity Works, Inc. Home Page
They provide and develop software products for the auditory enabling of both applications and Web devices. This give devices such as desktops and laptops, PDAs, Internet appliances, kiosks, ATMs and telephones the ability to have voice and reading-based interaction with Web content and e-Commerce.
Access and productivity tools
Provider of assistive technology and services for people suffering from macular degeneration blindness, a learining dissability or other dissabilities.
Computer systems.
Via Voice Executive, (scroll down to find this product) allows you to command, control, and talk continuously to many windows applications.
Adapting PCs for Disabilities, by Joseph J. Lazzaro. Addison- Wesley 91996) ISBN: 0-201-48354-8
Assistive Technology: A Resource for School, Work, and Community, by Karen F. Flippo, Katherine J. Inge, and Michael Barcus. Brookes (1995). ISBN: 1-55766-189-
Computer Resources for People with Disabilities, by the Alliance for Technology Access in Alameda, CA. Hunter House (1994). ISBN: 0-89793-112-2.
The Guide to Augmentative & Alternative Communication Devices, by the Applied Science and Engineering Laboratories (1996).
Trace Resource Book: Assistive Technologies for Communication, Control, and Computer Access, by the Trace Research and Development Center. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI (608-262-6966)
Information Technology and Disabilities. Founded by the Equal Access to Software and the Information Group, this journal covers the practical and theoretical issues that surround the development and use of new, so-called assistive technologies.
TeamRehab Report. An award-winning, monthly magazine that covers news and information about the specialized field of assistive technology.
Closing the Gap. A newsletter on microcomputer technology for people with special needs.
Technicable. A newsletter from Partnerships in Assistive Technology, P.O. Box 17662, Raleigh, NC 27619-7662.
Due to the set up of Abledata's site we were unable to provide links directly to the products, so we have provided the product name's in quotes above the description. Use this name to search for the product on the site HERE.
"Academics with Scanning", a math tutorial program for people with disabilities.
"Arithmetic 1, 2, and 3" Provides drill and practice on problems, allows user to set level of difficulty .(for use with Echo 2)
Assorted math products and tutorials.
"Braille Readiness 123's"
a math tutorial and braille graphics program.
"Brannan Cubarithm type slate and cubes"
Aids in problems of long division multiplication of large nmbers, addition, and subtraction.
"Calcu-Talk"
A talking Texas instruments calculator.
"Challenge Math"
Software that gives practice in decimals and whole number operations.
"Early Discoveries"
perceptual training and academic software. assorted.
"Early Learning"
a perceptual training program that teaches subtraction and number comparison to children with developmental disabilities.
"Fact Sheets"
a math problem generation program.
"Fractional Parts of Wholes"
Tactillay introduces fractions.
"Getting started in arithmetic"
a voice output math tutorial program.
"Learning Improvement Series"
a math skills educational software package.
"Math A Matic 1,2,3,"
a math tutorial utility program.
"Math concepts"
a math tutorial software program.
"Meterstick"
A tactile plastic ruler.
"Prescriptive Math Drill"
math tutorials for special education.
"Speak and Math"
provides instruction, reads answers and gives encouregement for right answers.
"Trace math aid"
a tutorial to assist with math exercises.
Mathematics for comuter generated spoken documents.
Independent Living Aids Home Page
Can do products for your active indipendent life style
The Information Access Labrotory Home Page
Encourages students with dissabilities in the sciences by eliminating barriers that hinder their educational pursuits.
The Information Access Labrotory
Haptic, Work in progress, Interface technology that allows tangible realization of data surfaces.
Tactile Visualization Software
Free software.
The Information Access Labrotory (a work in progress)
Virtual Instruments, alternative lab instruments for people with visual impairments.
IntelliTools has been developing and producing computer products for special education for two decades. Their primary focus is to meet the needs of children in elementary schools who face challenges ranging from learning disabilities to significant physical disabilities. Their purpose is to provide high-quality, computer-based, educational products for these students, their teachers, therapists, and parents.
Math Pad, Electronic math processor and math worksheet, for students who have difficulty doing math with a pen and paper.
a math work station using synthetic speech, non-speech sounds, braille and enhanced visual display.
A work in progress, Mathematics Accessible to Visually Impaired Students.
Complete computer set up options for a visually impaired user, also includes where to order Nemith code.
The Science Access Project Home Page
Develops methods for making science, math and engineering information acessible to people with print dissabilities.
Mathematical scratchpad for the blind.
An assistive technology research and development company specializing in two areas. The first is developing assistive technology products to help individuals with mental retardation. The second is providing internet based tools for counseslors and other caregivers who provide services to peoples with disabilities.
Pocket Coach, Software/Hardware system designed to provide customizable step by step audio instructions.
Visual Assistant, helps with learning and maintaining skills in a self paced fromat.
Webtrek, a suite of applications for people with mental retardation to serch the internet with.
Applied Human Factors (AHF) Home Page
Building rainbows through sicience and technology ergonomics reasearch and development. since 1991.
SoothSayer, word prediction program.
Affordable, effective assistance for people with special needs.
Aurora prediction, a word prediction program for people with learining disabilities who may need help with there writing.
Freedom Scientific/ Arkenstone Home Page
WYNN, software for people with specific learining disabilities. Helps with reading writing and comprehending.
Specializes in assistive technology for persons who have difficulty reading print due to blindness, low vision, or learning and or reading disabilities.
The leader in visual thinking and learning software.
Special needs software.
Assorted learning software for different disabilities.
Prentke Romich Company Home Page
Prentke Romich Company (PRC) is a leader in the development and manufacture of augmentative communication devices, computer access products, and other assistive technology for people with severe disabilities.
Prentke, follow this link and type the word in quotes below in the search box
"Key REP" a word prediction program for people with learning disabilities or those who may have trouble using a keyboard.
For literacy, language and learning.
Read&Write, and assistive program for people with learning disabilities. works with any windows based applications.
Type&Talk, educational word processor.
WorkSmith, helps people with learing disabilities be proficient with word 97/2000/ XP.
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