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List of AT Resources

From the book: Managing the Assistive Technology Process: The Nontech Guide for Disability Service Providers

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Update History

This version is the same as published in the book.

Membership organizations

Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD). This is the national professional organization of disability services directors and coordinators in higher education. Web site http://www.ahead.org ;
listserv (open to nonmembers) http://listserv.buffalo.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=DSSHE-L .
Access Technologists Higher Education Network (ATHEN). This is a professional association of access technologists in higher education. Web site http://www.athenpro.org/ ;
listserv (open to nonmembers) http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org;
Blog http://athenpro.blogspot.com/.

Conferences

AHEAD — http://www.ahead.org/training/conference/index.htm . The annual international AHEAD conference brings together professionals in the fields of higher education and disability for a week of information-sharing, networking and theoretical and practical training.
CSUN — http://www.csun.edu/cod/conf/ . This is a comprehensive, international conference, addressing all technologies across all ages, disabilities, levels of education and training, employment, and independent living. It is the largest conference of its kind.
Accessing Higher Ground — http://www.colorado.edu/Atconference/. This conference focuses on the implementation and benefits of assistive technology in the university and college setting for sensory, physical and learning disabilities.
Closing the Gap — http://www.closingthegap.com/conf/index.lasso . Topics cover a broad spectrum of technology as it is being applied to all disabilities and age groups in education, rehabilitation, vocation, and independent living.
ATIA — http://www.atia.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3280. The ATIA Conference serves as a leading conference for the assistive technology community. It offers attendees the opportunity to participate in discussions with industry experts and learn about new technologies, best practices, and a host of specialized services.

AT Web sites

HighTechCenter Training Unit of the California Community Colleges (HTCTU) Web site http://www.htctu.fhda.edu/;
listserv (multiple forums) - http://htclistserv.htctu.fhda.edu/read /all_forums /.
Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology (Do-It) http://www.washington.edu/doit/.
Equal Access to Software and Information ( EASI) http://easi.cc/.
Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access at the Georgia Institute of Technology http://assistivetech.net/index.php.
Trace Center at the University of Wisconsin Madison http://trace.wisc.edu/.
Web Accessibility In Mind (WebAIM) http://

AT policy

Accessible Technology Initiative ( ATI ) through California State University’s System http://www.calstate.edu/accessibility/.

Office for Civil Rights

Office for Civil Rights (Dept. of Education) —http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html.
OCR Case Resolution and Investigation Manual —http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/ocrcrm.html.

College adaptive technology sites

Assistive Technology Resource Center ( ATRC) at Colorado State University —http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/ATRC/.
Adaptive Technology for Information and Computing at Massachusetts Institute of Technology — http://web.mit.edu/atic/www/ .
Disabilities and Computing at The University of California, Los Angeles —http://www.dcp.ucla.edu/.
Adaptive Technologies Center at Indiana University —http://www.indiana.edu/%7Eiuadapts/

Accessible Web policies/guidelines from universities

University of Wisconsin — http://www.wisc.edu/policy/wwwap.php.
Cornell University —http://www.cit.cornell.edu/policy/webaccess/.
Oregon State University —http://oregonstate.edu/accessibility/web.php.
The Ohio State University —http://ada.osu.edu/resources/WebPolicies.htm.
North CarolinaStateUniversity —
http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/campus_environ/non-discrimination/ REG 04.25.5.php.

Alternative format text resources

AHEAD E-Text Solutions Group —http://www.ahead.org/etext/etext_main.htm.
Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) —http://nimas.cast.org/.
Daisy Consortium —http://daisy.org/.
Alternative Media Exchange Database (AMXDB) —http://www.amxdb.net/.
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic(RFB&D) —http://www.rfbd.org/.
Bookshare — http:/www.bookshare.org/web/Welcome.htm .
Badger Accessibility Services – http://www.bas.wisc.edu/
Digilife Media – http://www.digilifemedia.biz/index.html

Accessible Web standards

Section 508 — http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/guide/1194.22.htm.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (W3C) — http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/.

Web accessibility evaluation tools - Lists of tools

W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) — http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tools/complete.
ATRC at Colorado State University — http://www.colostate.edu/Dept/ ATRC /tools.htm .

Browser-based toolbars or extensions

Web Accessibility Toolbar — www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=614.
Firefox Add-on Web Developer — https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/60.

Individual accessibility evaluation tools

WAVE — http://wave.webaim.org/.
Cynthia Says — http://www.cynthiasays.com/.
Aprompt — http://aprompt.snow.utoronto.ca/.
InFocus — http://www.ssbtechnologies.com/products/infocus/index.html.
AccMonitor Accessibility Module —http://www.hisoftware.com/products/access_101.htm.

Captioning software

Magpie Captioning for Web videos — http://ncam.wgbh.org/webaccess/magpie/.
Hi-Caption Studio captioning for Web videos and multimedia — http://www.hisoftware.com/hmcc/.
Captionate captioning for Flash videos — http://www.buraks.com/captionate/.

Specialized communication access

TypeWell — http://www.typewell.com/.
C-Print — http://www.ntid.rit.edu/cprint/index.php.

Operating systems accessibility

Windows XP — http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/windowsxp/default.aspx.
Windows Vista — http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/windowsvista/default.aspx.
Mac OS X — http://www.apple.com/accessibility/.

Assistive Technology

NOTE: This list is not comprehensive. It is offered as a guide only and should not be interpreted as an endorsement. I have not tested every product listed here. I cannot vouch for the suitability or quality of any of software or hardware noted.

Software

JAWS (screen reader) — http://www.freedomscientific.com/fs_products/JAWS_HQ.asp.
WindowEyes (screen reader) — http://www.gwmicro.com/.
Hal (screen reader) — http://www.yourdolphin.com/productdetail.asp?id=5.
Kurzweil 1000 (screen reader) — http://www.kurzweiledu.com/kurz1000.aspx.
ZoomText (screen enlarger) — http://www.aisquared.com/index.cfm.
Magic (screen enlarger) — http://www.freedomscientific.com/products/lv/magic-bl-product-page.asp.
Lunar (screen enlarger) — http://www.yourdolphin.com/productdetail.asp?id=3.
Dragon Naturally Speaking (speech recognition) — http://www.nuance.com/naturallyspeaking/.
WYNN (AT for learning disabilities) — http://www.freedomscientific.com/LSG/products/wynn.asp.
Kurzweil 3000 ( AT for learning disabilities screen reader) — www.kurzweiledu.com/kurz3000.aspx.
TextHelp Read & Write Gold (AT for learning disabilities) — http://www.texthelp.com/.
Inspiration (graphic organizer, concept mapping) – http://www.inspiration.com/productinfo/inspiration/index.cfm
Don Johnston (AT for learning disabilities) – http://www.donjohnston.com/products/solo/index.html

Hardware

3M (Ergonomic Mouse) - http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/ergonomics/home/products/ergonomicmouse/
NaturalPoint ( SmartNav hands-free mouse) – http://www.naturalpoint.com/smartnav/
LC Technologies (Eyegaze Communication System) – http://www.eyegaze.com/2Products/Disability/Disabilitymain.htm
AbleLink Technologies (Schedule Assistant, PDA for students with LD) – http://www.ablelinktech.com/_handhelds/scheduleassistant.asp
ViewPlus (Braille and tactile graphics embossers and software) — http://www.viewplus.com/.
Clarity (CCTV magnifiers) — http://www.clarityusa.com/index.php.
Telesensory (CCTV magnifiers) — http://www.telesensory.com/index.html.
KNFBReading (portable scanning and reading) — http:// www.knfbreader.com/ .
Readingpen (portable scanning and reading) — http://www.readingpen.com/.