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On the Web
- 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.
- Foundation for Assistive Technology - For all those with an interest or involved in the development of assistive technology. With database of research projects, AT events, user forum and news.
- 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.
- Assistive Technology Educational Network - Enhances student outcomes through information, training, and technical support in the area of assistive technology.
- Assistive Technology Training Online - Provides Internet-based training in both general and specific areas of assistive technology focusing on adapted computer use.
- Assistive Technology Training Online - A project based at the Center for Assistive Technology at the University at Buffalo, offering free online training on assistive technology for students with disabilities.
- 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.
- Technology Assistance for Special Consumers (TASC) - Provides individuals with disabilities, their families or advocates, and associated professionals access to assistive technology devices and services to increase independence in the home, school, and work environments. Site includes description of services, information on assistive technology, links, directions, newsletter, and projects.
- Iowa Program for Assistive Technology - IPAT works with consumers, family members, service providers, and state and local organizations to promote assistive technology through awareness, training, and policy work.
Wikipedia Articles
- Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America - Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) is an interdisciplinary association of people with a common interest in technology and disability. It's mission statement notes that RESNA's mission is to improve the potential of people with disabilities to achieve their goals through the use of technology through ...
- Assistive technology service provider - Assistive technology service providers help individuals with disabilities acquire and use appropriate Assistive Technology (AT) to help them participate in activities of daily living, employment and education.
- Assistive technology - Assistive Technology (AT) is a generic term that includes assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices and the process used in selecting, locating, and using them. AT promotes greater independence for people with disabilities by enabling them to perform tasks that they were formerly unable to accomplish, or had great difficulty ...
- Assistive Technology Service Provider Interface - Assistive Technology Service Provider Interface (AT-SPI) is a toolkit-neutral way of providing accessibility facilities in applications, developed by the GNOME project. Toolkits provide a logical representation of the content of the application, and helpful assistants like screen readers or magnifiers can then allow disabled persons browse and ...
- Disabled Children's Computer Group - The Disabled Children's Computer Group (DCCG) was started in 1983 in El Cerrito, CA by several parents, educators, and assistive technology developers who felt that the new computer technology could assist children and adults with disabilities to speak, write, read, learn, and participate in a larger world. The founding parents, Jackie and Steve Brand, wanted to find tools that their 7 year old daughter, Shoshana, could use - as ...