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Online Assistive Technology Resources

Ability Hub: AbilityHub.com's purpose is to help users find information on adaptive equipment and alternative methods available for accessing computers. Ability Hub's founder is Dan Gilman, a Credentialed ATP (Assistive Technology Practitioner) with RESNA.
Access Board: An independent federal agency. Contains information on Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, as amended requiring that electronic and information technology developed, procured, maintained, or used by the federal government be accessible to people with disabilities. In 1998, the Board established an Electronic and Information Technology Access Advisory Committee (EITAAC) to help the Board develop standards under Section 508.
Alliance for Technology Access: Provides location information for the Alliance for Technology Access regional centers. The Alliance assists individuals with disabilities access technology, mainly through computer resources.
Apple's Disability Solutions: Information on computer access solutions for individuals with disabilities.
Assistivetech.net: AssistiveTech provides up-to-date, thorough information on assistive technologies, adaptive environments and community resources for people with disabilities, including their families and service providers.
AZtech, Inc.: Information on transforming inventions into products for individuals with disabilities.
Breaking New Ground Resource Center: Provides information and resources on assistive technology for agricultural workers and agricultural worksites. In 1990, the Outreach Center of Breaking New Ground became a part of the USDA AgrAbility program.
Center for Information Technology Accommodation (CITA): Legislation and policies on information systems accessibility including the Assistive Technology Act of 1998.
Closing the Gap: Closing the Gap's role is to provide information on microcomputer materials and practices that can enrich the lives of persons with special needs.
Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD): CCD is a working coalition of more than 100 national consumer, advocacy, provider, and professional organizations working together with and on behalf of the 54 million children and adults with disabilities and their families living in the United States. The CCD has several task forces on various disability issues, such as Employment and Training, Developmental Disabilities, Health, Social Security, Long-Term Services and Supports, Telecommunications and Technology, and Rights, etc.
Cornucopia of Disability Information(CODI): A wealth of information relating to disabilities including topics such as: aging; statistics; computing; Centers for Independent Living; and universal design. This site is based at the State University of New York/Buffalo.
CPB/WGBH National Center for Accessible Media: Making Educational Software Accessible: Design Guidelines, Including Math & Science Solutions. These guidelines represent an ambitious initiative to capture access challenges and solutions and present them in a format specifically designed to educate and assist educational software developers. The detailed guidelines, and solutions specific to math and science are unique to this document. This work is the result of a three-year project funded by the National Science Foundation's Program for Persons with Disabilities. The CPB/WGBH National Center for Accessible Media developed this document with input from a distinguished board of advisors with expertise in accessible design, assistive technology, and the education of students with disabilities.
disABILITY Resources on the Internet: This site was created and is maintained by Jim Lubin, a person with quadriplegia.
Do-It Internet Resources: Resources are listed in many categories including general resources, education, technology, legal, social, and political issues.
EPVA Assistive Technology: The Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association (EPVA) launched a website for assistive technology in 2002. Available at this site are product reviews on wheelchairs and cushions and a tech guide on driving aids, transfer devices, and exercise equipment.
Equal Access to Software and Information (EASI): EASI is part of the Teaching, Learning, and Technology Group, an affiliate of the American Association of Higher Education. EASI's mission is to promote the same access to information and resources for people with disabilities as everyone else.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC): Contains the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and links to FCC's Disabilities Issues Task Force that contains press releases and reports that affect telecommunications and technology issues for people with disabilities.
IBM Special Needs Solutions: Information on IBM computer access solutions for persons with disabilities.
International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet: The Center will collect and present best practices in areas related to disability and accessibility issues. The Center will collect disability-related Internet resources, including resources that may be helpful to the disability community.
Job Accommodation Network (JAN): A service of the U.S. Department of Labor's President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities, JAN provides information about job accommodation and the employability of people with functional limitations. Publishes quarterly reports on number of cases handled by state, types of businesses and organizations requesting information, and ADA-related concerns, among many other outcome data statistics.
Learning Disabilities OnLine: Interactive guide to learning disabilities for parents, teachers, and children.
National Center to Improve Practice (NCIP): NCIPnet focuses on special education and technology, assistive technology, augmentative & alternate communication
National Clearing House of Rehabilitation Training Materials (NCHRTM): Download AT-related documents from this site. Sample titles include: Assistive Technology: Practical Intervention Strategies; ADA: Train the Trainer Program; and Reasonable Accommodations in the Work place.
National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel: The NPUAP provides multidisciplinary leadership for improved patient outcomes in pressure ulcer prevention and management through Education, Public Policy, & Research. The Board of Directors invites professional organizations and corporations to join us in this endeavor.
National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC): NARIC is a library and information center on disability and rehabilitation. More than 50,000 National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)-funded, other federal agencies, and private disability-related publications are held and abstracted by NARIC in their REHABDATA database, searchable online.
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR ): NIDRR, part of the U.S. Department of Education, manages and funds more than 300 projects on disability and rehabilitation research, including 56 state and U.S. territory Assistive Technology projects and several Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers.
NRRTS: NRRTS is dedicated to ensuring the provision of high quality Rehabilitation Technology and related services to people with disabilities. All members of NRRTS meet specific professional membership requirements and agree to adhere to the Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice of our organization. The cornerstones of these codes are quality, professionalism and integrity.

On a Roll -- Talk Radio: Talk Radio focusing on life and disability news, updated daily. While at the site, check out the RealAudio archives of this award-winning radio talk show.
One-Hand Typing: Information on free downloads, how-to manuals, therapists, and more.
TeamRehab Report: A monthly magazine for professionals in rehabilitation technology and services
Tech Connections: Tech Connections is a national information dissemination project to improve the utilization of existing and emerging technology in state vocational rehabilitation programs.
Trace Research & Development Center: The Trace Center conducts research aimed at improving technology that can benefit individuals with disabilities by making it more accessible in four main areas: communication; control; computer access; and next generation communication information and transaction systems.
West Virginia Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (WVRRTC): Information resources on vocational rehabilitation, including links to the Job Accommodation Network and Project Enable.
WheelchairNet: WheelchairNet is a continuously developing resource for a broad community of people who are interested in wheelchairs: consumers, clinicians, manufacturers, researchers, funders. It contains resources for lifestyle, wheelchair technology and research developments, discussions, products, industry product standards, funding, services, etc.
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C): The W3C, an international industry consortium, was founded in October 1994 to lead the World Wide Web to its full potential by developing common protocols that promote its evolution and ensure its operability. The W3C also includes the World Accessibility Initiative that provides guidelines on website accessibility.

International Sites

ARATA: http://www.arata.org.au
AAATE: http://www.fernuni-hagen.de/FTB/AAATE.html
International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet: The Center will collect and present best practices in areas related to disability and accessibility issues. The Center will collect disability-related Internet resources, including resources that may be helpful to the disability community.
Untangling the Web: Where Do I Go for Disability Information?: Lists websites in many categories, including general information resources, disability legislation, employment resources, and more.
Yuri Rubinsky Insight Foundation: webABLE!: Contains an accessibility database that provides links to an extensive list of Internet resources related to disability and accessibility. Resources include mailing lists, websites, and newsgroups.