30 URL Assistive Technology device websites, Assistive Technology organization websites,research articles

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Lily C. Bordallo, ED443G – Dr. J. Cyrus







Name of Website: Hal Text-to-Speech Reader

URL Address: http://www.zabaware.com/reader/index.html




I believe that the "Ultra Hal Text-to-Speech Reader" will help students read their documents in order for them to be successful with their comprehensions. I think that this software is an excellent application for assistive technology. This software can be a great for reading out loud and "proof-reading because hearing your text out load helps you spot all mistakes." It is convenient to use this program so it will help your eyes and will not strain your eyes while trying to read a book from your monitor when your computer can simply read it out loud for you. I feel that this software is excellent for disable students. I think that yours school will benefit from purchasing this software.




2. Name of Website: Talking Messenger
http://www.talkingmessenger.com/




I believe that this website is more for adults and not for children it has the following searches for single women, dating, chat rooms, live video and a talking messenger this site is not appropriate children.



3. Name of Website: TextAloud
http://www.nextup.com/

I believe that text a loud is educational and will be good for students to communicate with their teachers and convert text into spoken audio and to help students listen to the words on their personal computer. Students can learn to create music and videos for their use on portable devices like iPods, Mac book and their CD players. This is excellent software for students to use to pronounce words and listen to the sentences out loud.

References: http://www.nextup.com/ retrieved Feb 5, 2009




4. Name of Website: Thunder
http://www.screenreader.net/index.php?section=Thunder

I believe that Thunder software is an educational tool for people with little or no sight this software is excellent in supporting the blind and visually impaired user to help them use computers which talks to the disable students. This program has audio and video that helps the visually impaired to listen to music and reading out loud to students with disabilities. This helps student with no sight to use computers and learn about the world we live in. This program is free and helps assist the blind.

References:"http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/puffbox/hyperpuff/audiovideo/england/norfolk/7596264.stm

Date retrieved Feb 3, 2009

http://www.screenreader.net/index.php?section=Home retrieved Feb 3, 2009




5. Name of Website: Speed Typing

http://www.colorpilot.com/speed-typing.html

I believe that Typing Speed is excellent software this will help students type frequently used text quickly and easily. Students will type a word, and Speed Typing will automatically replace it with a line or a paragraph. Students will type in a word and it fills in the phrases for them. Speed Typing is useful for fast typing standard phrases such as signatures, email addresses, frequently used sentences, URLs, phone numbers and many more. If students do not have any typing stills this software will help them improve their typing.

Reference: http://www.colorpilot.com/speed-typing.html retrieved on Feb. 5, 2009




6. Name of Website: Authorsteam
http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/guamgirl73-93692-iep-september-2008-sep2008-presentation-education-ppt-powerpoint/

I enjoyed teaching my students Authorstream and having them learn a new technology to upload their PowerPoint online and share their PowerPoint, Blogs, Face book, IPod Touch, UTube and Gmail Blog world-wide.

I believe that this program helps my students with their PowerPoint presentation online. They are amazed and excited to upload their PowerPoint presentation.

My students signed up for free at http://authorstream.com and enjoy the streaming iPods and publishing their PowerPoint presentation online. My students can upload their PowerPoint instantly and share their presentation online. They are able to browse other presentation online and share their accomplishments.




7. Name of Website: Assistive Technology in the Classroom
Name of Website: Assistive Technology to Meet K–12 Student Needs
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/technlgy/te7assist.htm

I felt that after browsing the website I notice that this is a webpage to help with the use of Assistive Technology (AT) for students with disabilities from Kindergarten to twelve grade. Also, what was mention was IDEA and assistive technology equipment. I notice the theme of the webpage used was large letters and numbers and easy to read. I notice that the webpage I browsed had mentioned the five AT categories for the disabled children that is vision, communication, access, hearing, and for learning and studying.




8. Name of Website: Assistive Technology for the Blind
Name of Website: American Council of the Blind
http://acb.org/



I felt that after browsing and reading the website that this website to help assist the blind. The links that I browsed gave me information about Braille and the history of the Braille. I notice the organization that provides awareness and planning to improve students with disabilities and educate the visually impaired. This website provided me with many resources to use regarding Braille.


9. Funding to Help the Disabled for Assistive Technology
Name of Website: Institute of Disabilities: Funding for Assistive Technology
http://disabilities.temple.edu/programs/assistive/fac/facts_legal.htm





I believe that this website can help students to browse their website smoothly. The theme for this website gives clear and large fonts and easy to read for students with disabilities.

After browsing the website I felt that is an assistive technology website to help navigate and find information about DOE.

Name of Website: Clarity Product http://www.clarityproducts.com/




This is an AT that is able to assist students with disabilities in using a telephone it has clarity, digital power technology. This will provide users with digital technology for the user comfort. The performance clarity help students with the larger numbers and easy to use telephone and helps students that are hard of hearing. It also helps students with mild to moderate hearing loss. It will help with them hear clear and enjoy conversations on their phone and communicate.

11. http://www.jitterbug.com/Phones/



Name of Website: Jitterbug Phones

This lightweight and compact portable headset makes hands-free conversations easier and more comfortable than ever. The microphone reduces background noise and the earpiece features improved sound quality, so you'll hear everything loud and clear. This is a one touch phone that will help students with disabilities.




http://www.snappy-dresser.com/about_us.shtml



Name of Website: Snappy Dresser

This snappy dresser helps students with their disabilities with their personal aide to help them with dressing up reaching for things, bending and dressing to choose what they want to wear without anyone helping them to dress them up. This is an excellent tool for all students and anyone with disabilities that need help with putting on their clothes without anyone help.























































10 - Assistive Technology organization websites

Name of Website: Speech Care Center




1. http://www.childspeech.org




After reviewing this website speech care center this will help student with disabilities and there several description of expressive lingual delay. This website helps students with their language and communication. Any person with expressive language disorder understands better than they are able to communicate. I believe that this is a component in developmental language delay. This will help students with their disabilities which is their mental retardation and autism. This website is for children with expressive lingual delays and often do not talk much. It will help children with their manners and conversations.

2. Disability Awareness
Name of Website: The National Organization on Disability
http://www.nod.org/




While I was reviewing the National Organization on Disability (NOD) this website is to expand the participation and contribution for men, women and children with disabilities in all aspects of their lift. It is a concern and awareness of organizes to help people with disabilities. It provides many resources with hyperlinks to help you find more information on NOD. This website is resourceful for business and community leaders.









3. Assistive Technology Organization
Name of Website: American Association of People with Disabilities
http://www.aapd-dc.org


While reviewing this website this is a large organization and is a nonprofit cross-disability member organization in the United States. I was browsing on blogs, action alerts, personal stories, employment, and disability resources. This reminds me of what is happening in our homes now with have to purchase a converter box for our digital T.V. free $40.00 is given as a discount to purchase the converter box by “federal law most TV stations will transition from analog to digital broadcasting on Feb. 17, 2009.”


4. Services for the Visually Impaired
Name of Website: American Foundation for the Blind
http://www.afb.org/



I believe that this organization is a nonprofit organization that helps people with vision loss. I see that this website is for the visually impaired for parents of children with visual impairments. This website will help people learn how to “Live independently and productively, read and write, raise a family, have a social life, travel, maintain a career or launch a new one, enjoy recreational sports and lead a normal life.” Also, it has a webpage to share ideas and experiences using a message board and online discussions.
















5. Accommodations for the Disabled in Public Establishments
Name of Website: Open Doors Organization in Chicago
http://www.opendoorsnfp.org/

I believe that this organization is commitment to the disability and the community to help provide better opportunities for the disabled. This website is a good guide for the disabled in and for tourist. It will help you locate listing of restaurants, hotels and museums. This organization will help empower the disability community and improve the quality of life for people with disabilities to work in the community.




http://opendoorsnfp.org/_wsn/page5.html

I believe that this organization is commitment to the disability and the community to help provide better opportunities for the disabled and through the many years of work in the “UW CREATE” more programs for students to find ways to improve the quality of life for people with disabilities and open doors for new opportunities for the disable.




























Alliance for Technology Access
Name of Website: Alliance for Technology Access
http://www.ataccess.org/




I believe that this website is an ATA network of community-based resources centers which provides information and support services for children and adults with disabilities to help increase their use of technology. This is a website that connects people with disabilities and technology. I believe that this website is for people to learn “to live, learn, work, define their futures and achieve their dreams.”




Alliance for Technology Access
Name of Website: Alliance for Technology Access

http://www.ataccess.org/community/default.html

I feel that while reading the ATA community is here to help assist people with disabilities. I feel that with the community helping assisting people with disability and training them with technology access that they will learn how to use technology and succeed. This will help students with disabilities to assist them with technology tools. There has been success stories of “individuals who have experienced the life-changing benefits of finding the right kinds of tools and technology” the AT community is here to help people with disabilities and with your help they will succeed.



















9. ADA Game
http://www.adagame.org




This website is a training resource center that will help you understand the Americans with Disabilities Act in this webpage you can find podcast and videos.

You will find “videos on disability law delivered with ASL with captioning, voice-over, and transcripts on the web and iTunes.”

It provides free introductory web course that explores the legal requirements and spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).”




10. Links Assistive Technology Information

http://www.acdd.org/content.asp?id=228888




This site offers different website for grants, conferences, making the home environment handicap accessible. Provides education services and research information about adaptive technologies. Also this website provides services associated with or required by people with disabilities you will find different hyperlinks for ADA.




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Ten (10) Assistive Technology Device Websites



1. Assistive Technology in the Classroom
Name of Website: Assistive Technology to Meet K–12 Student Needs
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/technlgy/te7assist.htm
I believe that this website provides listings of Assistive Technology (AT) to meet students needs with disabilities. I browsed the website for the area within “vision, communication, access, hearing” this website defines the “Assistive technology device as “any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of a child with a disability” It provides guidance and support necessary for each student in the classroom for technology devices. The “No” technology and “low” technology devices do not required electronic equipment and may need only a simple accommodation” the high technology required high maintenance and electricity.




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Assistive Technology and Rehabilitation Equipment
Name of Website: ABLEDATA
http://www.abledata.com/.



ABLEDATA provides objective information about assistive technology products and rehabilitation equipment available from domestic and international resources. This website does not sell any products however can help you locate business that sells devices. This company is only to provide you with information assistive technology products and rehabilitation equipment.


3. Assistive Adaptive Technology
Name of Website: rehabtool.com
http://www.rehabtool.com/index.html


I believe that this webpage provides information to help children and adults with disabilities by increase their independence and gain a greater social live. This business produces hardware and software for the disabilities.



4. Accessible Products for Communication and Education
Name of Website: Tobii ATI
http://www.assistivetech.com/



I believe that this company provides eye tracking augmentative and alternative communication (ACC) solution. It also provides information on “augmentative communication devices, speech-generating devices, assessment software, and services.” This company provides training and A.T. This website will help you understand (ACC).


5. Adapting Technology Changing Lives
Name of Website: Ability Net
http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/

This website is helping the disable adults and students use computer and the internet by adapting the use of technology. This company will help disabilities to adapt and adjust to ICT to make it easier for them to use technology and adapt to their use as needed to help them succeed.

This website helps with researching technology for the disabilities and to adapt to their use with technology.


6. Assistive Technology Products
Name of Website: Ideal Groups Portable Assistive Technology (AT) Software Smart Drive

http://www.onlineconferencingsystems.com/at.htm#Introduction

I believe this website is to provide accessible, 508 compliant, and online conferencing and collaboration solutions at a low cost. The company’s mission is to get A.T. software into the hands of everyone who wants or needs A.T. technology. They are looking for free A.T. to support individuals with disabilities.
















7. Name of Website: Assistive Technology Center

http://www.lighthouse.org/education-services/assistive-computer-training

This website provides education programs course. It’s a lighthouse international the leader in Low Vision Rehabilitation and training program they help people with low vision impairment and workshops provided to disable the courses are for the visually impaired and not-visually impaired persons.





8. Vendors for Assistive Technology
Name of Website: The Alliance for Technology Access
http://www.ataccess.org/community/vendors.lasso




The mission of this company is to provide and connect children and adults with disabilities to use technology tools. I found this website very useful and interesting browsing this website this website provide services to the disable to increase their knowledge in the use for ATT.




9. Assistive Technology
Name of Website: A.T.
http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/treatment/assist_tech.htm



This website provides assistive listening devive that helps the disable with day-to-day communication. This Assistive Technology can be used with or without their hearing aid. This device is great to help with enhancing your hearing. The device also reduces stress and fatigue.




Assistive Technology

Name of Website: Assistive Technology Devices








Here is a list of Assistive Technology Devices this list are devices used by Iowa Compass.

“Ambulation

canes

cane accessories

crutches

crutch accessories

walkers

walker accessories

Architectural Access

bath tubs

bathroom remodel

bathroom sinks

cabinets

ceiling track lift

chair stair lift

doors/auto open

drinking fountain

elevators

handles

house plans

kitchen remodel

kitchen sinks/appliances

lighting

other specialities

pool lifts

ramps

safety/security

shelves

showers

signs

toilets

wheelchair lifts

Child Care

cribs/playpens

high chairs

mattresses/bedding

monitors

strollers

walkers

Clothing, Adapted

adolescent

adult

bibs

child

dressing aids

gloves

infant

shoes

toddler

Communication

augmentative communication devices (electronic)

bookholders

communication boards

electric page turners

headwands

light pointers

manual page turners

mouthsticks

personal voice amplification

reading machines

signal systems

telephone access

television adaptations

typewriters

typing aids

writing aids

Computer Hardware

Braille printers

computer supplies

computer work stations

cursor control

expanded keyboards

interface adaptation

keyboards

key guards

mini keyboards

other adaptations

other keyboards

printers

special computer systems tactile printers

visual accessories/modifications

voice recognition systems

voice synthesizers

Computer Software

assessment/evaluation/training

communication

educational

large print

recreation/games

special access

switch operated

talking

tools/word processing/database

voice recognition

Environmental Controls

environmental control systems

environmental control components

Ergonomics

arm/wrist supports

back supports

CRT access

ergo joystick

industrial workstations

office workstations

seat/chair

tools

Farm Management Adaptations

automatic feeding equipment

automatic gate openers

automatic hitching devices

back saving solutions

devices/modifications accessing grain bins

door openers/closers for buildings/gates

hand controls for agricultural equipment

livestock handling equipment

modified saddles

one handed tools

outdoor communication devices

outdoor environmental controls

outdoor mobility aids

tractor accessories

tractor seating

Hearing Technology

alert/signal systems

audio loop systems

FM amplification systems

Hearing aids

infrared amplification systems

personal amplification systems

TDDs/TTYs

telephone adaptations

TV amplifiers

TV decoders

Home Management

beds/mattresses

food preparation

housekeeping

lift chairs/lift cushions

other furniture

protective bed/padding

shopping aids

special pillows

Health/Medical Equipment

blood pressure/pulse

diabetic equipment

dispenser aids

other medical equipment

pressure monitors

scales

signal systems

stethoscopes

thermometers

Mobility

adult bikes/trikes

adult light weight

adult travelchairs

batteries

car seats/bed

child light weight

hand operated trikes

manual stretchers

manual wheelchair

other accessories

other adapted trikes

other mobility devices

patient chairs

portable ramps

power conversion

power stretchers

powered standing wheelchair

powered wheelchair

recliner

sports/racing

standing wheelchair

strollers

three-wheeled mobility devices

travelchairs

wheelchair parts

wheelchair trays

Orthotics

braces

foot orthosis

helmets

restraints

splints

supports

Personal Care

bathing accessories

carrying

dishes/utensils

drinking

feeding accessories

feeding devices

grab bars/grips/handles

grooming

hygiene

incontinent supplies

mechanical transfer lift

reaching

shower/bath chair

smoking

stationary commode

toileting accessories

transfer board

wheeled bathchair/commode

Prosthetics

lower extremity

upper extremity

Recreation

board games

crafts

electronics

fishing

gardening

hunting

modified sports equipment

music

other games

park/picnic equipment

photography

playground equipment

sewing/stitchery

sports activities

toys

vacations/travel

Seating

bolster chairs

corner chairs

decubitis cushion

other cushions

other therapeutic seats

postural support hardware

postural support systems

pressure monitors

wheelchair cushion

Switches

mounting hardware

other switches

wheelchair controls

Therapeutic Aids

ambulation training

balance training

crawling/scooting

elevated mat tables

exercise equipment

fine motor

gross motor

hydrotherapy

mats

pain relief

parapodiums

perceptual motor

positioning

prone standers

rolls/inclines

sensory integration

sexual aids

side lying boards

stand tables

strengthening

supine standers

treatment tables

upright frames

Transportation

assistive accessories

driving controls

motorcycles/conversions

ramps

seat belts

vehicle access

vehicle conversions

vehicles

wheelchair lifts

wheelchair loaders/carriers

wheelchair restraint systems

Vision Technology

braille

clocks/watches

labeling

large button phone

large print books

magnification systems

magnifiers

sensors/safety/security

speaker phone

taped/audio books

calculators

other devices

talking equipment

Vocational/Educational

adjustable tables

classroom equipment

education/instruction

literature/books

office equipment

tools

vocational assessment/training

work station/desks

Working Animals

animals for blind/low vision

animals for hearing impairment

animals for physically disable”

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References: http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/treatment/assist_tech.htm

http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/treatment/assist_tech.htm




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