- Alliance for Technology Access - http://www.ataccess.org/
A network of community-based Resource Centers, Developers and Vendors, Affiliates, and Associates dedicated to providing information and support services to children and adults with disabilities, and increasing their use of standard, assistive, and information technologies.
- Assistive Technology Industry Association - http://www.atia.org/
Association of manufacturers and vendors selling technology-based assistive devices for people with disabilities, or providing services associated with or required by people with disabilities.
- Family Guide to Assistive Technology - http://www.pluk.org/AT1.html
Helps parents learn more about assistive technology and how it can help their children. Includes tips for getting started, ideas about where to look for money, and suggestions for what to do when applying for funding.
- John Williams' Assistive Technology Column - http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/astecharc.htm
Critiques of the new technologies and products that help the disabled to realize their potential as successful, productive employees.
- Project Participate - http://www.projectparticipate.org
Promotes the appropriate use of technology for students with disabilities in school programs.
- Tech Connections - http://www.techconnections.org
Provides information about assistive technology to state vocational rehabilitation and others interested in accommodations for work, school, or home. Includes accommodation ideas, case studies, resources. Funded by NIDRR.
- Augmentative Communication - http://www.augcominc.com
Publishes the newsletters Augmentative Communication News (ACN) and Alternatively Speaking (AS), which provide information on hot topics in the field, discussion of vital issues for AAC stakeholders, and news from the AAC community.
- Access-Able - http://www.access-able.org
Offers comprehensive information about making the home environment handicap accessible.
- Davidson Program for Independence - http://www.dpinews.org
A residential rehabilitation program that provides independence skills for adults who are newly blind or visually impaired.
- Cerebral Palsy and Technology - http://uk.geocities.com/whartonleigh
Information about cerebral palsy and the effects that technology can have upon it.
- Assistive Technology Online Community - http://groups.msn.com/AdaptiveandAssistiveTechnology/
Information, news, resources, events, discussion forum about Assistive Technology for children and adults with disabilities and special needs. Free membership.
- BATS - http://www.cs.unc.edu/assist/bats
Research project at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill to investigate means of creating and distributing maps that are accessible to the visually impaired.
- Science Access Project - http://dots.physics.orst.edu/
Develops methods for making science, math, and engineering information accessible to people with print disabilities.
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) - http://www.aacscotland.com/
Centre for studying non-verbal, non-written communication at the University of Stirling. Describes research, lists practical projects and recent publications, and provides an overview of training services. Also links to other UK groups working with people with communication impairments.
- Federal Policy Barriers to Assistive Technology - http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/2000/assisttechnology.htm
The National Council on Disabilities' report describing the barriers in United States Federal assistive technology policy to increasing the availability of and access to assistive technology devices and assistive technology services for people with disabilities.
- pVoice Software - http://www.pvoice.org/
Free computer application that allows disabled children to communicate using symbols and speech synthesis. Includes support information and development resources.
- Dawnbug - http://www.dawnbug.org.uk/
Computer help for the Blind. A web site which contains information on the use of computers by the blind and visually impaired.
- RNIB - Surfing the Web - http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/publicwebsite/public_rnib003595.hcsp
Describes ways for blind and partially sighted people to use the internet, including changing font size, using special software or displays, using specialized browsers, and keyboard shortcuts.
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