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Technology Resources:

Assistive Technology Information: [Go Back to Top of Page]


Link to each of the 10 regional ADA/IT centers below

Region I (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, & VT) - New England ADA Center and Universal Design in Educational IT
Region II (NJ, NY, Puerto Rico, & the Virgin Islands) - Northeast Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center
Region III (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, & WV) - Mid-Atlantic Disability Business Technical Assistance Center
Region IV (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, & TN) - Southeast Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center
Region V (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, & WI) - Great Lakes ADA & IT Center
 Region VI (AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX) - Southwest Disability Business and Technical Assistance Center
Region VII (IA, KS, MO, & NE) - Great Plains Disability Business Technical Assistance Center
Region VIII (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, & WY) - Rocky Mountain Disability Business Technical Assistance Center
Region IX (AZ, CA, HI, NV, & the Pacific Basin) - Pacific Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center
Region X (AK, ID, OR, & WA) - Northwest ADA/IT Center

  • 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: [Go Back to Top of Page]

  • 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: [Go Back to Top of Page]

    (General)
  • Apple Computer Resources for People with Special Needs
  • IBM Accessibility Center
  • Microsoft Accessibility Technology


    • (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: [Go Back to Top of Page]

  • 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: [Go Back to Top of Page]

    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

    MR/DD

  • 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: [Go Back to Top of Page]

    MR/DD

  • 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

    SPMI

  • 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: [Go Back to Top of Page]

  • 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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