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Adaptive aids for
help
with using a computer
American
Based but comprehensive site (Rehabtool.com)
Rehabtool.com offers a variety of high-tech
assistive and adaptive technology products, augmentative and alternative
communication devices, computer access equipment, multilingual speech
synthesis and voice recognition software. We propose a great selection
of virtual on-screen keyboards, voice-enabled communication boards,
as well as cognitive rehabilitation tools adapted to the special
needs of the disAbled. http://www.rehabtool.com/
Adaptive Hardware &
Software Computer Aids
Apple:
http://www.irsc.org/adapt.htm
Adaptive aids for
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US Based sites
• Access Ability
581 Altamont Street, Ashland, OR 97520
Telephone 1(888) 664-1313 1(888) 322-7200
Fax: 1(541) 488-5280
Telelphone (San Francisco Office) 1(415)
751-6455
Supplies computer systems, adaptive technology,
training and technical support to
blind and visually impaired people.
• Ai Squared
P.O. Box 669, Manchester Center, VT 05255
Telephone: 1(802) 362-3612 Fax: 1(802) 362-1670
Low-Vision sofware including Zoom Text which
combines a screen magnifer with a screen
reader.
• Alliance for Technology Access
2175 East Francisco Blvd., Suite L, San Rafael,
CA 94901
Telephone: 1(415) 455-4575 Fax: 1(415) 455-0654
Network of non-profit resource centers which
provide hands-on technology
exploration; open labs; training; support
and advocacy; and strategies for using
technology at school and work.
• ALVA Access Group, Inc.
436 14th Street, Suite 700,Oakland, CA 94612
Telephone: 1(510)-451-2582, TTY: 1(510)-451-0879
Fax: 1(510) 451-0878
Develop and manufactures hardware and software
for blind and low vision computer
users; ALVA braille displays, out SPOKEN
screen readers and in LARGE screen
magnification software.
• Artic Technologies, Inc.
1000 John R Rd., #108, Troy, MI 48083
Telephone: 1(248) 588-7370 Fax: 1(248) 588-2650
Manufacturer of speech synthesizers, note
takers and screen access (readers) for the
blind along with large print software for
low visioned; will build computers and install
the special hardware / software.
• AT Network
Telephone: Toll Free: 1(800) 390-2699 TTY:
1(800)900-0706
Information & referral on assistive technology.
• Blazie Engineering
Blazie Engineering (along with Henter-Joyce
& Arkenstone) merged to
become Freedom Scientific at the contacts
listed here:
Freedom Scientific
Blind/Low Vision Group
11800 - 31st Court North, St. Petersburg,
FL 33716
Telephone: 1(800) 444-4443
Assistive technology for people with visual
problems includes screen
reading software, braille embossers &
displays, and many other
products.
• Center for Accessible Technology
2547 - 8th Street, #12-A, Berkeley, CA 94710-2572
Telephone: 1(510) 841-3224
Fax: 1(510) 841-7956
Consultation, assessment and demonstration
of screen readers and enlargers.
• Dolphin Computer Access LLC
Suite #48 and #49, 4th Floor, 100 South Ellsworth
Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94401
Telephone: 1(650)348-7401 Fax: 1(650)348-7403
Sells and supports screen readers, screen
magnifiers, OCR programs, Braille
translation systems, and speech synthesisers
for DOS, Windows 3.1x, 95, and NT 4.0
workstation. Products include Hal screen
reader, Lunar screen magnifier, Supernova
screeen reader/magnifier, Cicero text reader,
Cipher Braille translation system and
Orpheus software speech synthesiser.
• Dragon Systems, Inc.
Telephone: 1(800) 437-2466
Computer voice recognition systems.
• Duxbury Systems, Inc.
270 Littleton Road, #6, Westford, MA 01886-3523
Telephone: 1(978)692-3000 Fax: 1(978)692-7912
Software for braille translation, braille
educational tools and more. For
Windows, Macintosh, and DOS. Produces the
Duxbury Braille Translator,
MageaDots, and more. The Duxbury web site
also contains many links
to other computer adaptive aids.
• Florida New Concepts Marketing, Inc.
P. O. Box 261, Port Richey, FL 34673-0261
Telephone: 1 (727) 842-3231
Fax: 1(727) 845-7544
Manufactures magnifying screens of different
types and sizes for placement in front
of a computer or television screen.
• Freedom Scientific
Blind/Low Vision Group
11800 - 31st Court North, St. Petersburg,
FL 33716
Telephone: 1(800) 444-4443
Assistive technology for people with visual
problems includes screen
reading software, braille embossers &
displays, and many other
products.
• G.W. Micro
725 Airport North Office Park, Fort Wayne,
IN 46825
Telephone: 1(219)489-3671 Fax: 1(219)489-2608
BBS: 1(219)489-5281
Products include Vocal-Eyes, Sounding Boards,
Speak-Out and the
Small Talk PC family PC family of laptop
computers.
• See GH
Braille for tactile graphics and
accessible
HTML
• Hooleon Corperation
Building B, 411 South 6th Street, Cottonwood,
AZ 86326
Telephone: 1(800) 937-1337 Fax: 1( 520 )
634-4620
Manufactures and sells Large Print Keytop
Labels, Large Print/Braille Keytop Labels,
and Home Row Key Indicators, which come in
different print and background colors.
• IBM Special Needs Section
11400 Burnet Rd., Austin, TX 78758
Telephone: 1(800) 426-4832 TDD: 1(800) 426-4833
Information on IBM’s Independence Series
products. Also distributes information on
products from non-IBM sources.
• Innovative Rehabilitation Technology, Inc.
(IRTI)
13467 Colfax Hwy., Grass Valley, CA 95945
Telephone: Administrative: 1(530) 274 2090
Sales: 1(800) 322-4784 or 1(530) 274-2091
Fax: 1(530) 274-2091
Distributes specialized aids for the visually
impaired; computers, software and
Library of Congress equipment.
• Karisell Communications
3455 W. Evans Dr., Phoenix, AZ 85053
Telephone: 1(602)375-3420 Fax: 1(602)530-3631
Sells adaptive technology equipment and computer
programs for blind and visually
impaired computer users. Also does document
conversion -print to braille and/or print
to disk.
• Keyboard Alternatives
537 College Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95404-3908
Telephone: 1(800) 953-9262 or 1(707) 544-8000
Fax: 1(707) 522-1343
Adaptive aids and training allowing the visually
impaired to easy access and
recording of printed or computerized information.
Products include Optelec
CCTV's, Seewell reading enhancers, Kurzweil
Reading Edge,other hardware
and software. Visits by appointment only.
• Kurzweil Educational Systems Group
52 Third Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803
Telephone: 1(800) 894-5374 or 1(781) 203-5000
Fax: 1(781) 238-0986
Make Kurzweil 1000, a PC-based software that
converts your PC and scanner into a
reading machine. Contact for further details.
• LAB Resources
112 Main Street, Pewaukee, WI 53072
Telephone:1(262)691-3476
Computer Products for Educational and AssistiveTechnology.
Offering technology and
professional assistance; specializes in software
and hardware for special needs and
education.
• Orbit Research
Suite #585, 3422 Old Capitol Trail, Wilmington,
DE 19808
Telephone: 1(888)606-7248
Uses cutting edge technology to bring to
the community affordable aids for
independent living. Manufactures a talking
scientific calculator.
• Parrot S.A.
28 rue Meslay, Paris, Ile-de-France,75003,
France
Telephone:+33 (1)44 78 81 10
Specialist in hand-held voice recognition
products and applications. Its latest product,
the Parrot Plus voice recognition organizer,
has a built-in accessibility option
providing visually impaired persons with
the same level of features all users get.
Parrot Plus can now speak help and directory
information to guide users in 6
languages.
• Personal Computer Systems (computer games
for blind computer users)
551 Compton Ave., Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
Telephone: 1(732) 826-1917
Sells computer games for blind computer users
playable from Windows or DOS
without needing any adaptive equipment. Prices
between $20 & $49. Sell directly
or through on-line catalogs.
• Personal Data Systems
100 West Rincon Avenue, Suite 103, Campbell,
CA 95008
Telephone: 1(408) 866-1126 Fax: 1(408) 866-1128
Sells Arkenstone
reading systems and computers and other products including braille
production systems and programs for scanning
pictures and identifying money.
• RJ Cooper & Associates
27601 Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Telephone: 1(800)752-6673 Fax:1(949)582-3169
Software and hardware for young blind children.
• Shasta Assistive Technology Services (S.A.T.S.)
1305 Sacramento St., Redding, CA 96001
Telephone: 1(530) 245-9293 Toll Free: 1(888)
775-7287
Fax: 1(530) 245-9295
S.A.T.S. trains in computer access, augmentative
communications,
ergonomic seating and work site accessibility.
Also provides information
and referral for individuals with disabilities,
their families, educators, service
providers, service planners and case managers.
• Sighted Electronics
65 Woodland Avenue, Woodland, NJ 07675
Telephone: 1(800) 666-4883 or 1(201) 666-2231
Fax: 1(201) 666-0159
Computer aids and reading machines for the
blind and visually impaired.
Two dimensional braille displays, braille
embossers, VGA CCTV. Devices to
work with computers on the job or at home.
• Visionware Software
P.O. Box 1676, Brookline, MA 02446
Phone: 1-617-738-4757 or 1-800-953-9262
Sells Windows 95 and Windows 98 based magnification
software, and speech output
programs. Free 30 day demonstration program
available.
• Computer
Tutorial Programs
• BRL Inc.
110 Commerce Dr., Suite 210, Fayetteville,
GA 30214
Telephone: 1(770) 716-9222 Fax: 1(770) 716-9599
Keyboard guides & tutorials.
• Criss Cross Technologies
110-64 Queens Blvd., #406, Forest Hills,
NY 11375
Telephone: (718) 268-6988
Various computer tutorials.
• Desktalk
27 Poplar St., Caufield South 3162, Melbourne,
Australia
Computer training materials.
• Empowerment Zone
Keyboard guides, tutorials and more, including
information on visual basic.
• Henter-Joyce, Inc.
11800 - 31st Court North, St. Petersburg,
FL 33716
Telephone: 1(800) 336-5658 Fax: 1(727)803-8001
JAWS for windows training information.
• Iowa Department for the Blind
Computer Training Resources
• Justin Daubenmire
Visual basic tutorial for blind & visually
impaired programers.
• National Braille Press
88 St. Stephen St., Boston, MA 02115
Telephone: 1(800) 548-7323 Fax: 1(617) 437-0456
Computer tutorial manuals.
• T. M. T. Direct (Talk-Me-Thru Tutorials)
840 South Sheridan Boulevard, Denver, Co
80226
Toll Free: 888-936-0001 Fax: 303-936-1841
Sells hand held digital organizer for the
blind.
• Voice Recognition Software
Telephone: 1(800) 245-2133
Information on voice recognition software
featuring Naturallyspeaking, Voice Xpress,
ViaVoice, etc.
Web Sites with Valuable Information
on
Computer Adaptive Technology, etc.
Assistive Technology for people with a disability
who find operating a computer
difficult. This web site is a guide to adaptive
equipment and alternative methods
available for accessing computers.
Resources on adaptive technology, advocacy,
books and magazine, employment
and much else.
Collection of blindness-related resources
on the internet
Another collection of blindness related links
on the internet.
Information on web accessibility, computer
graphics, domestic & international
newspapers and magazines, internet radio
stations, and much else.
Computer accessibility on the world wide
web.
Provides information of adaptive devices
and rehabilitate services
the help people with impaired sight to remain
independent.
Provides plain text, downloandable versions
of most of the manuals that ship with
Microsoft products. Visually impaired people
can download these text files and
enlarge the print or have the text read to
them with a text-to-speach reader.
Voice Description of TV action. Can also
be reached at 1(800) 801-8184
Based in Zurich, Switzerland, WAB translates
web pages into a format
suitable for visually impaired users.
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