Rehabilitation and Disability Links

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Commercially Available Products and Companies

Eyeware Computer control through eye gaze
Regency Park Rehabilitation Engineering (Australia)
LINK portable talking keyboard
Talking Signs provides directional voice messages for navigation
Technical Solutions Australia specialises in electronics for people with disabilities
HandyTech Elektronik GmbH (Germany) specialist technology for the blind and visually impaired
Frank Audiodata Electronic Aids for the Blind and Disabled

Telesensory manufacturers of video magnifiers for low vision and blind people
Force-Feedback - Immersion Corporation
Input Device Sources & Resources

Home Automation

AEP New Zealand ditributer of X10 products
Smarthome.COM Home Automation Company
Intelligent homes home automation
A serial infra-red remote controller for the PC
Paper on Environmental Control System for Group Homes

Disability Resources

CONROD Centre of National Research on Disability and Rehabilitation Medicine
Independent Living Centre of Queensland
ARATA Australian Rehabilitation & Assistive Technology Association
Disability Information and Resource Centre (South Australia)
TADVIC Technical Aid to the Disabled
ACROD National Industry Association for Disability Service
RESNA Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America
National Federation of theBlind (USA)
Rehadat Database on Rehabilitation related areas (German)
Virtual Assistive Technology Center
Assistive Technology Inc.
Aztech Consultants in the assistive technology market
Computer Games for People with Special Needs
Empowerment a list of disability links
Empowerment a list of rehabilitation links
Center for Accessible Technology
National Center to Improve Practice in Special Eduction through Technology, Media and Materials

Input Device Sources & Resources
Tools for Life Options Using Assistive Technology
Abledata Information on Assistive Technology
American Foundation for the Blind
American Council of theBlind
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (Library of Congress, USA)
WorkAble Vocational Training and Employment Network for People with a Disability

SNOW Special Needs Opportunity Windows (university of Toronto)
New Mobility
Disability Links

Disability R&D

BLIND-DEV development of technologies accesible by the blind
The Mind Switch (UTS)
Adaptive Technology Resource Centre (University of Toronto)
Haptic Displays and Force Feedback (University of Washington)
Trace Research and Development Center
ACM SIGCAPH Special Interest Group on Computers and the Physically Handicapped

Computer Speech Recognition and Output

comp.speech Frequently Asked Questions about Speech Technology
Speaking to Write Speech Recognition
Speech Recognition Discussion List
Speech recognition, a comparisson

Action, Discussion and Lobby Groups

EASI Equal Access to Software and Information
WAI Web Accessibility Initiative
The Web Standards Project Fighting for Standards in our Browsers
Enhancing Internet Access
National Center for Accessible Media
AGOSCI Australian Group On Severe Communication Impairment
People With Disabilities (WA)
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission

Computer Software

ParaGraph Developers of pen recognition software and animation technologies
textHELP! for literacy, language and learning
HELP Read frreware literacy aids
BLINUX The Linux operating system for bling users
EconoNet creators of Simply Talker 98 speech software for Windows
GW Micro creators of Window-Eyes screen reader
Arkenstone reading and speech synthesis
Arkenstone ftp site
Syntha-Voice Computers Speech Synthesisers and Braille Displays
Synapse Adaptive 1 Stop Speech Recognition & Adaptive Technology for Individuals with Disabilities
IntelliTools Accessible Technology for Learning
The Productivity Works The pwWepSpeak Project
Microsoft Technical Support - Accessibility
Microsoft Accessibility Documents
Artic Technologies Screen Readers and Braille keyboards
The Productivity Works (home page)
Lynx text only internet browser
Innovation Management Group (My-T-Mouse, On-screen keyboards
PC WholeWare Multimedia and Speech software for MS-Windows
MultiWeb Equity Access Research and Development Web Browser
CAST: Bobby web analyser for disability access
EVAS providing access technology for people with disabilities
Microsoft Windows Speech API

Other Links

AGD The Australian Government Directory
Gordon Education Centre sites to visit

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