- Access-Able
Offers comprehensive information about making the home environment handicap accessible.
- Adaptive Technology Resource Centre, The
Provides education, services and research information about adaptive technologies by the University of Toronto.
- Alliance for Technology Access
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
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.
- Assistive Technology Online Community
Information, news, resources, events, discussion forum about Assistive Technology for children and adults with disabilities and special needs. Free membership.
- Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe
Stimulates the advancement of assistive technology for the benefit of persons with disabilities, including elderly people.
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
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.
- Augmentative Communication
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.
- 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.
- Center for Applied Special Technology
Opportunities for individuals with disabilities through the development of and innovative uses of technology.
- Center on Disabilities
Conference proceedings online
- Cerebral Palsy and Technology
Information about cerebral palsy and the effects that technology can have upon it.
- Cowichan Independent Living Resource Center
Non-profit society that promotes informed choice and empowerment of persons living with disabilities.
- Davidson Program for Independence
A residential rehabilitation program that provides independence skills for adults who are newly blind or visually impaired.
- Disabled Drivers Information
Information on vehicle adaptations for disabled drivers in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
- Family Guide to Assistive Technology
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.
- Federal Policy Barriers to Assistive Technology
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.
- Illinois Assistive Technology Project
Offers funding information, assistance, training, newsletters, and demonstration center.
- John Williams' Assistive Technology Column
Critiques of the new technologies and products that help the disabled to realize their potential as successful, productive employees.
- Office of Advocate for Persons with Disabilities
Consumer-responsive, comprehensive system of access to assistive technology usable by individuals with disabilities.
- Project Participate
Promotes the appropriate use of technology for students with disabilities in school programs.
- Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America
RESNA is an interdisciplinary association of people with a common interest in technology and disability.
- Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Technology Transfer
Advances methods, technologies and products, through collaboration with all stakeholders to improve assistive technology devices and services.
- Science Access Project
Develops methods for making science, math, and engineering information accessible to people with print disabilities.
- Tech Connections
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.
- Washington Assistive Technology Alliance
WATA provides information, referrals, consultation, and training.
|
