Adaptive Technology Links
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http://www.abledata.com has a database of over 23,000 adaptive products that is updated on a daily basis. The site also has a classifieds section for people wishing to buy or sell used adaptive equipment and an Informed Consumers Guide to disability related information. Also includes links for NARIC, The National Rehabilitation Information Center.
http://www.blissymbolics.org/ Blissymbolics Communication International is a company that produces software for users to communicate in Bliss symbols on the Internet. Bliss symbols are frequently used by non-speaking persons who are able to communicate with the internationally known graphic symbols.
http://www.abilityhub.com/ Ability Hub --Assistive Technology for computers and disability.
Technology for Physical Impairments
http://www.quadjoy.com/ Quadjoy mouse for persons with physical impairments. Also contains demo programs to download.
http://www.switchintime.com/ Switch In Time is a small company that produces software for use with single switches. The page has free software titles to download.
http://www.sencomm.com/ Sencommunications Inc. Headset Specialists.
Technology for Visual Impairments
http://www.blind.state.ia.us/assist/ Project Assist is a new source of cassette and text-based tutorials with Windows. This federally funded project has produced a variety of tutorials for using Windows applications with popular screen readers; all tutorials are free of charge and are available as downloadable files or can be ordered on audiocassette.
http://www.smartcode.com Features a shareware program, called Smartdoc, that automatically saves help files as text file. Smartdoc is a software package that is very useful for creating accessible documentation from a Windows help file. This Windows 3.1/95 program can convert almost any help file into a text file.
http://www.ibm.com/sns IBM Special Needs Systems free demos of Home Page Reader for the Blind
http://www.nanopac.com/Duxbury.htm NanoPac Inc., carries blindness related products such as Duxbury Braille Translation software, JAWS screen access software and Zoomtext. Also carries augmentative communication devices, voice recognition, environmental controls and software for persons with learning disabilities.
http://www.bartsite.com Bar Code reader for the Blind.
http://www.prodworks.com Productivity Works carries PW Webspeak, an accessible Web browser for persons with blindness.
http://www.sighted.com/ Sighted Electronics sells two dimensional Braille displays, Braille to Print translators and other blindness-related technology.
http://www.kurzweiledu.com Kurzweil Educational Systems carries scanners with OCR software for the visually impaired and learning disabled. Kurzweil also produces a voice recognition system.
http://www.tvi-web.com/ Technology for the Visually Impaired Inc. carries Syntha Voice synthesizers, Thiel Braille printers, Rainbow Reader, Voice Diary and Braillex Braille displays.
http://www.tack-tiles.com/ Tack Tiles are interchangeable with Lego blocks and used for instruction in Braille.
http://www.synapseadaptive.com/disabilityjobs/disability_job_bank.htm ViewPlus Technologies, Tactile Graphics and Braille printers
http://www.aph.org/ American Printing House for the Blind web page. One of the oldest producers of blindness products, APH also has an online database Louis, which allows users to locate books in alternative formats.
http://www.lssgroup.com/ LS&S has one of the largest selections of products for persons with visual and/or hearing impairments.
http://www.infocon-inc.com Imaging – Print on Demand, produces large print books and textbooks.
http://www.kurzweiledu.com Kurzweil Educational Systems carries scanners with OCR software for the visually impaired and learning disabled. Kurzweil also produces a voice recognition system
http://lcweb.loc.gov/nls/nls.html National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) page includes eligibility guidelines, online forms, listing of services, and a variety of other "talking book links".
http://www.assistivemedia.org is Ann Arbor based and developed by a person with a visual impairment. Contains online audio and literary works for use with adaptive equipment.
Technology for Hearing Impairments
http://madhh.org Michigan Association for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
http://www.nad.org/captioning National Association of the Deaf
http://www.gsa.gov/frs/ US Government TTY/TDD Directory and Federal Relay Service
http://www.lssgroup.com/ LS&S has one of the largest selections of products for persons with visual and/or hearing impairments.
Technology for Learning Disabilities
http://www.kurzweiledu.com Kurzweil Educational Systems carries scanners with OCR software for the visually impaired and learning disabled. Kurzweil also produces a voice recognition system
http://www.assistivemedia.org is Ann Arbor based and developed by a person with a visual impairment. Contains online audio and literary works for use with adaptive equipment.
Electronic Personal Assistants and Memory
http://www.voicediary.com Voice Diary is a "personal voice assistant for daily scheduling and personal information management." Also has it's own Voice Diary list for users.
http://www.zabaware.com/?clicktrade=67270 Ultra Hal is a personal assistant that can be accessed through speaking the commands. The site has a free demo program available for download.
http://www.audiobookclub.com/visitorhome.asp?AID=AS0512 Audio Book Club
http://www.booksontape.com Books on Tape Online Store
http://www.dma.org/otap/ Ohio Technology Access Project recycles corporate computers.
http://www.lionnet.com/ LionNet site. Lions On The Net is Lions Clubs International, the world's largest service association. Many Lions clubs, districts, and programs operate their own Internet web sites, this site provides a directory of those resources. Frequently, Lions Clubs will fund for both low end and high-end technology for the visually and hearing impaired. Operates both eye glass and hearing aid recycling.
http://www.ncddr.org The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research funds approximately 300 projects and programs, many of which have a Web presence.
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