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Technology
Resources:
Assistive
Technology Information
AT
Devices for Special Education
Computer Access
Web Accessibility
Cognitive
Disability Agencies and Related Resources:
National
Resources
Colorado Resources
Disability
Statistics & Related Information
Technology
Resources:
Assistive
Technology Information: 
Link
to each of the 10 regional
Americans with Disabilities Act/Information Technology (ADA/IT)
centers below
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 Partners (University of Colorado Health Sciences Center)
- a compilation of services,
projects, activities, and research
dedicated to enhancing access to assistive technology at home, school,
work
and play for individuals with disabilities, their families, employers, and
professionals providing services.
AZtech,
Inc. - full-service market research company offering a complete
range of services, including:
focus groups, interviews, surveys, literature
searches, industry profiles and trends, technology transfer,
invention commercialization
and business consulting.
CAST
- a not-for-profit organization that uses technology to expand opportunities
for all people, especially
those with disabilities.
Center
for Information Technology Accomodation - U.S. General Services
Administration site which provides
information on accessibility and Section
508 guidelines.
Center
for Universal Design - a national research, information,
and technical assistance center that evaluates,
develops, and promotes universal
design in housing, public and commercial facilities, and related products
at the University of North Carolina.
CSUN
Conference
- California State University Center on Disabilities. CSUN hosts the longest-running
and
largest annual university sponsored conference on technology and persons
with disabilities.
EASI
- Equal Access to Software and Information - a provider of
online training on accessible information
technology for persons with disabilities.
Job
Accomodation Network - JAN - a free consulting service that
provides information about job
accommodations, the Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA), and the employability of people with disabilities.
NARIC
- National Rehabilitation Information Center - For 20 years,
the staff of the National Rehabilitation
Information Center (NARIC) has
collected and disseminated the results of federally funded research projects.
NARIC's literature collection, which also includes commercially published
books, journal articles, and
audiovisuals, averages around 200 new documents
per month.
NIDRR
- National Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research
- a federal agency which provides
funding for research in areas such as
employment; health and function; technology for access and function;
independent
living and community integration; and other associated disability research
areas.
National
Center for Accessible Media - a research and development
facility dedicated to the issues of
media and information technology for
people with disabilities in their homes, schools, workplaces, and
communities.
RESNA
- Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America
- a not for profit
interdisciplinary association aimed at promoting research,
development, education, advocacy, and the
provision of technology and by
supporting the people engaged in these activities. There are currently over
1600 individual and 150 organizational members.
TechConnections
- a national information dissemination project to improve the utilization
of existing and
emerging technology in state vocational rehabilitation programs.
Trace
R & D Center (College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin at Madison)
- The Center is currently
working on ways to make standard information technologies
and telecommunications systems more accessible
and usable by people with
disabilities and conducting research on universal design.
AT
Devices for Special Education and Instruction:
AbleNet
- offers practical products and creative solutions for teaching children
with disabilities.
Adaptivation
- designs, manufactures and distributes assistive technology to persons
with disabilities
throughout the world.
Early
Learning Site - computer
software to assist parents and educators develop a child's speech, language
and communication skills.
IntelliTools
- developer and producer of computer products for special education. Products
include
IntelliKeys® Classic and IntelliKeys® USB.
Judy
Lynn Software - Software designed specifically for children
with developmental delays and limited
motor skills.
RJ
Cooper & Associates - software and hardware for persons
with special needs.
Computer
Access:
(General)
(For
Individuals with Disabilities)
- AbleLink
Technologies - applied researcher and developer of cognitive
support technologies, including
Internet-based, desktop, and palmtop
solutions for a variety of user needs
- Branium
Technologies - a leading provider of technology-based
education solutions, such as the
DreamWriter and the new Branium DreamMax
Word Processors.
- Don
Johnston - Provider of learning intervention resources
since 1980. Some of their products include:
Co:Writer®4000 - the
industry-standard word prediction program that helps students write
sentences
and Write:OutLoud® - the award-winning talking word processor
that guarantees writing success.
- HumanWare,
Inc. - specializes in assistive technology for persons
who have difficulties reading print
due to blindness, low vision, or
learning and/or reading disabilities. Products include complete
computer
systems for information access, personal data assistant programs, refreshable
braille
terminals, screen reading programs, braille embossers, electronic
magnifiers and more.
- Kurzweil
Educational Systems - developer of reading technology
for people who are blind
and for people with reading difficulties.
Web Accessibility:
Bobby
- a comprehensive web accessibility software tool designed to help expose
and repair barriers to
accessibility and encourage compliance with existing
accessibility guidelines.
Crunchy
Technologies - develops accessible packaged software products
and custom applications
for business and government clients.
ADA
Home Page - U.S. Department of Justice Americans with Disabilities
Act page.
Cognitive
Disability Agencies and Related Resources:
National
Disability Agencies and Related Resources:
The
Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) - CCD
is a coalition of approximately 100
national disability organizations
working together to advocate for national public policy that ensures
the
self determination, independence, empowerment, integration and inclusion
of children and adults
with disabilities in all aspects of society. The
organizations are listed below:
AAN
- American Academy
of Neurology
AAP
- American Academy of Pediatrics
AAPD
- American Association of People with Disabilities
AAPM&R
- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
ACCSES
- American Congress of Community Supports and Employment Services
ACB
- American Council of the Blind
ACA
- American Counseling Association
ADTA
- American Dance Therapy Association
American
Diabetes Association
AFB
- American Foundation for the Blind
AMRPA
- American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association
AMTA
- American Music Therapy Association
ANCOR
- American Network of Community Options and Resources
AOTA
- American Occupational Therapy Association
APTA
- American Physical Therapy Association
ASHA
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
ATRA
- American Therapeutic Recreation Association
AER
- Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually
Impaired
APSE
- Association for Persons in Supported Employment
AMCHP
- Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
AUCD
- Association of University Centers on Disabilities
COPAA
- Council of Parent Attorney and Advocates
DREDF
- Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc.
DEC/CEC
-
Division for Early Childhood of the CEC
Easter
Seals
Epilepsy
Foundation
Goodwill
Industries International, Inc.
Half
The Planet
HKNC
- Helen Keller National Center
HECSE
- Higher Education Consortium for Special Education
IRI
- Inclusion Research Institute
I-NABIR
- Inter-National Association of Business, Industry and Rehabilitation
IAPSRS
- International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services
IDA
- International Dyslexia Association
LDA
- Learning Disabilities Association of America
NAEH
- National Alliance to End Homelessness
NAAOP
- National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics
NAON
- National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses
NAPSEC
- National Association of Private Special Education Centers
NARRTC
- National Association of Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers
NASN
- National Association of School Nurses
NASP
- National Association of School Psychologists
NASW
- National Association of Social Workers, Inc.
NASDSE-
National Association of State Directors of Special Education
NCLD
- National Center for Learning Disabilities
NCPSSM
- National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
NCPERID
- National Consortium of Physical Education and Recreation for individuals
with Disabilities
NCCBH
- National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
NIB
- National Industries for the Blind
National
Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
NISH
- (formerly the National Industries for the Severely Handicapped
NMSS
- National Multiple Sclerosis Society
NOSSCR
- National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives
NOD
- National Organization on Disability
NRA
- National Rehabilitation Association
NRC
- National Respite Coalition
NSCLC
- National Senior Citizens Law Center
NTRS
- National Therapeutic Recreation Society
PVA
- Paralyzed Veterans of America
SSWAA
- School Social Work Association of America
SBAA
- Spina Bifida Association of America
TASH
- Equity, Opportunity and Inclusion for People with Disabilities since 1975
TED/CEC
- Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children
T.II.C.A.N.N.
- Title II Community AIDS National Network
TSA
- Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.
UCPA
- United Cerebral Palsy Association
Mental
Retardation/Developmental Disabilities
AAMR
- American Association on Mental Retardation
Arc-US
- The Arc of the United States
ASA
- Autism Society of America
CEC
- The Council for Exceptional Children
The
Council on Quality and Leadership in Supports for People with Disabilities
(The Council)
CDDC
- Consortium of Developmental Disabilities Councils
Exceptional
Parent (EP) magazine -
provides information, support, ideas, encouragement and
outreach for parents
and families of children with disabilities, and the professionals who work
with them.
Joseph
P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation
NACDD
- National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities
NAPAS
- National Association of Protection and Advocacy Services
NASDDDS
- National Association for State Directors of Developmental Disabilities
Services
NDSS
- National Down Syndrome Society
Alzheimer's
Disease
The
Alzheimer's Association - the largest national voluntary
health organization supporting Alzheimer's
research and care.
Brain
Injury
Brain
Injury Association - brain injury prevention, research, education
and advocacy.
NASHIA
- National Association of State Head Injury Administrators
Cerebral Palsy
Caring for Cerebral Palsy
- website that addresses the specifics of caring for a child with cerebral palsy
Cerebral Palsy FYI
- provides general information aboul cerebral palsy
Mental
Illness
AACAP
- The American
Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
APA
- The American Psychological Association.
Bazelon
Center for Mental Health Law
CHADD
- Children & Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
CCBD
- Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders
FFCMH
- Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
NAMI
- The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill.
NMHA
- National Mental Health Association
NASMHPD
- National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
General
Family
Village
- a global community that integrates information, resources, and communication
opportunities on the Internet for persons with cognitive and other disabilities,
for their families,
and for those that provide them services and support.
Colorado Disability Agencies
and Related Resources:
Mental
Retardation/Developmental Disabilities
The
Arc of Colorado
Autism
Society of America Colorado Chapter
Cerebral
Palsy of Colorado, Inc.
Epilepsy
Foundation of Colorado, Inc.
Imagine!
- Established in 1963 as the first Community Centered Board
in Colorado.
Learning
Disabilities Association of Colorado
Mile
High Down Syndrome Association, Inc.
Colorado
Spina Bifida Association
Mental
Illness
EMPOWER
Colorado - Education Movement: Parents Offering Wisdom, Encouragement,
and Resources.
Federation
of Families for Children's Mental Health Colorado Chapter
Mental
Health Association of Colorado
NAMI Colorado
- no website. For information, contact NAMI-CO@nami.org
Stroke
Rocky Mountain
Stroke Association - no website. For information, contact rmstroke@aol.com
Disability Data
& Statistics:
Access
to Disability Data @ InfoUse - data resources including chartbooks,
statistical charts, tables
and surveys.
Disability
Statistics Center - disseminates statistical information
on disability and the status of people
with disabilities in American Society
National
Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research - conducts
research, dissemination and
utilization activities, demonstration projects,
and technical assistance.
The
State of the States in Developmental Disabilities - a longitudinal
study of the structure and
financing of services for people with developmental
disabilities in the United States from 1977
through 2002. The study is located
at the University of Colorado.
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