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ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY ALTERNATIVE & AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION

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Assistive Technology

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Introduction to Augmentative and Alternative Communication American Speech-Language Association's site to explain augmentative and alternative communication. Excellent information.

Adaptive and Assistive Technology @ RehabTool.com "High-tech assistive, adaptive and accessibility aids for children and adults with disabilities and special needs."

TrackStar: Assistive Technology ApplicationsGeneral overview and resources on applications of assistive technology.

TrackStar: Technology Adaptations: special education resourcesframes of text. Designed to help parent/educator find resources. Many links to vendors

TrackStar: Assistive TechnologyFrames or text. Comprehensive info on various types of assistive tech devices, their application, social/academic benefit of using rt. device, methodology of selection, real life examples

TrackStar - Special needs hardware and softwarehas 20 good sites listed to visit.

CATS - California Assistive Technology Systems Articles, news, services and resources- good resource

Alliance for Technology AccessNetworks of community-based resource centers, affiliates, developers and venders. Has resource library - a touch commercial but not completely.

Listing of Available Software- Trace Research & Development Center *Apple Macintosh software, DOS Software, Microsoft Windows Software, Windows 95/98 Software, UNIX and Linux Software Toolkits for Assistive Technology

National Center to Improve Practice in Special Education Through Technology, Media and MaterialsLibrary, video profiles, early childhood, voice recognition technology, online workshops, links and what's new

PSR*TEC site (Pacific Southwest Regional Technology in Education Consortium *Online resources to support the following areas of education: Bilingual education, Classroom connections, Education Listservs, Federal education resources, Internet evaluation, Media literacy, Multiculturalism, Parent & community, and more!

Center for Information Technology Accommodation Demonstration facility of accessible information environments, services and management practices.

Virtual Assistive Technology CenterYou can choose to freeware/shareware for Mac, Windows, or DOS. Has articles, links, bookshelf from Amazon.com.

Assistive Technology for Disabled Children A program aimed to help with communication problems, especially Rett syndrome children. For Windows 95

Assistive and Adaptive Computing Technology in Special Education Resources and advocacy information!!

Research Institute for Assistive and Training Technologies Professional development program

California Assistive Technology Systems

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Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America

Assistive Technology

Alternative & Augmentative Communication

AbilityHub Assistive Technology Solutions- site directs you to adaptive equipment and alternative methods available for accessing computers. Computer access solutions: augmentative communication, blind/visually impaired, cognitive disabilities, deaf/hard of hearing, electronic aids to daily living, mouse alternatives, switch access, text-to-speech, speech recognition, links and more- good stuff!

Adaptive and Assistive Technology @ RehabTool.com "High-tech assistive, adaptive and accessibility aids for children and adults with disabilities and special needs."

Products for children and adults with severe profound disabilities Commercial site

Augmentative/Alternative Communication Answers questions about this topic.

Augmentative and alternative communication catalog of companies who make devices

ISAAC International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Barkley Augmentative and Alternative Communication Center * Has pages on: Literacy, Demographic Info., Terminology, Intervention, Vendor Links, Manuscripts, Vocabulary, and more.

Augmentative and Alternative Communication Washington Assistive Technology Alliance site. Has some good links to visit.

Augmentative Communication Consultants, Inc. Commercial site -augmentative communication devices and computer access for physically challenged.

Imaginart "Functional Speech and Language materials for Infant through Elderly clients" Commercial site.

Box-Talk Augmentative and Alternative Communication devices- nice and usable.

Supported Life Institute Site on Developmental Disabilities Protection and advocacy group

Maryland Augmentative Communication Association For those of you in Maryland.

NCIP - National Center to Improve Practice in Special Education Through Technology, Media and Materials Lots of great links - Technology, Science, Art and Writing, Early Childhood, Voice Recognition Technology, Library, and Video profiles.

Deal Communication Centre Inc. Australian site Non-government, nonprofit charitable organization that helps many people. Links are: Severe Communication Impairment, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Facilitated Communication Training, and clients stories.

Input Device Sources & Resources * Aids for the disabled from armatures to trackballs.

Pyramid Educational Consultants, Inc. Picture Exchange Communication System - A device from this commercial site.

Speech and Language Disorders * A collection of sites: Communication Disorders, Articulation Disorders, Child Language Disorders, Dysphagia, Assessment, Adult Language Disorders, Augmentative Communication, Therapy, Voice Disorders, Fluency Disorders, and Prevention of Comm Disorders

Assistive Technology - Disabilities Provides information on assistive technology and links

Synapse TAP Universal and UNIX voice Recognition "Applying speech recognition solutions to all computer platforms."

Communication Devices Inc. Commercial site - has Augmentative communication device - Holly.com

1 Stop Speech Recognition Access For UNIX, PC, Mac and Mainframe Platforms

ORRCA Technology, Inc. Assistive Technology Links Love this collection!

So. . . How do You Develop A Functional Communication System for a Child with Significant Speech and Physical Impairments Anyway?

An Experimental Analysis Of Facilitated Communication By Barbara B. Montee, Raymond G. Miltenberger, and David Wittrock

A History of Facilitated Communication: Science, Pseudoscience, and Antiscience: Science Working Group on Facilitated Communication By John W. Jacobson, James A. Mulick, and Allen A. Schwartz

Vermont Facilitated Communication Network

Facilitated Communication Coalition of Indiana

TechLINK Library *Lots and lots of links special ed page, assistive tech page

Frame TechnologiesAlternative/Augmentative communication devices. I like their new BookTalker. Check it out.

Synapse AdaptiveSpeech Recognition & Adaptive Technology for Individuals with Disabilities - commercial site with some great stuff and a downloadable catalog if you have Adobe Reader.

Ability Hub - Assistive Technology SolutionsComputer Access Solutions for: Augmentative communication, Blind & visually impaired, cognitive disabilities, electronic aids to daily living, mouse alternatives, keyboard alternatives, switch access, text-to-speech, speech recognition and links!

About One Hand Typing and KeyboardingResources, Instructions and Motivation - Type with one hand - nice newsletter and excellent help

textHELP Systems Ltd. Text To Speech SoftwareTheir software is WordSmith, Read & Write, and Type & Talk. They have a free demo of Screenreader to see how reading from the Internet and your documents can be made easier.

Adaptive and Assistive Technology @ RehabTool.comCommercial site with augmentative communication tools.