GF Strong Rehab Centre

Assistive Technology & Seating Service

Resources - Links

General Assistive Technology Sites
Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Voice Dictation
One Hand Typing
Personal Digital Assistants (PDA's or Palm Computing)
Adaptive Access Manufacturers of Interest
Seating

General Assistive Technology Sites

www.rehabtool.com
An all-round site for beginning searches
www.closingthegap.com
An annual conference site especially focused on children and education
www.accessunlimited.com
www.utoronto.ca/atrc
Assistive Technology Resource Centre at the University of Toronto
www.abledata.com
Another reasonable jump off point
www.resna.org
The Rehabilitation Engineer & Assistive Technology Society of North America
trace.wisc.edu
The TRACE Center at the University of Wisconsin - Madison
www.ergocanada.com
A great starting point for HID equipment

Augmentative and Alternative Communication

www.isaac-online.org/en/home.shtml
www.picsearch.com (A resource for finding topical digital pictures for potential use in communication systems)
aac.unl.edu/ (Simple "how-to" tutoring resources for using AAC technology developed by grad students at University of Nebraska - Lincoln)
www.utoronto.ca/atrc/reference/tech/techgloss.html (An excellent site with an overview and description of available assistive technologies with links. See the VOCA section for AAC technology specifics)
callcentre.education.ed.ac.uk/Useful_Links/html/newlinks.htm (The CALL Centre (Communication Aids for Language and Learning) with their well organized North American links for AAC)
www.u.arizona.edu/~pelagie/Aphasia%20Clinic/Communication%20books/ (Arizona Aphasia Clinic has a handy image collection for use in the preparation of communication books and displays.)
www.connsensebulletin.com/ eyegaze.html (A short article with examples of low-tech eye-gaze and eye-transfer (E-Tran) communication systems.)
www.omniglot.com/ (Omniglot - a detailed and well researched reference on the worlds languages and writing systems, an excellent reference for beginnin a plan for AAC systems for non-English speakers)
www.access-board.gov/links/communication.htm (A collection of useful links from the United States Access Board, an independent Federal agency devoted to accessibility for people with disabilities. Links to other non-profit USA organizations addressing AAC and assistive technology.)
www.tilbcpa.org/application.htm (Technology for Independent Living (TIL) provides AAC technology to individuals in need in BC. This link takes you to their application page with assessment reporting guidelines for SLP's.)
www.setbc.org/ (Special Education Technology - BC. A provincial resource program to address the technology needs of students with disabilities in BC. The site contains current and topical information on AAC and technology as well as a listing at www.setbc.org/setinfo/setequip.html that provides many links to technology manufacturers).
www.setbc.org/communities/aac.html links directly to the AAC resources portion of the SET-BC site.
www.aacproducts.org/ (The official site of the Communication Aid Manufacturers Association with extensive commercial information on AAC technology)

Voice Dictation

Making Voice Dictation Work
General
www.out-loud.com/
(The ATSS consider this to be the best site hands-down for information on voice dictation. The majority of other links provided here are available from out-loud.com)
www.edc.org/spk2wrt/
www.abilityhub.com/speech/
adaptive.freeservers.com Speech Recognition Resources

Manufacturers' Sites
www.nuance.com The Home of Dragon Naturally Speaking
www-4.ibm.com/software/speech IBM and Mac - ViaVoice
www.nch.com.au IBM and Mac - Express
www.macspeech.com Mac - iListen

Articles
www.consumersearch.com Solid voice recognition software reviews
zdnet.com (Suggested search criteria: voice dictation, speech recognition)

Instructional Material
For Dragon Naturally Speaking:
www.pcspeak.com
www.karlbarksdale.com

One Hand Typing

General
aboutonehandtyping.com – An up-to-date compendia of programmes and reviews
www.special-education-soft.com – Teachers’ Institute for Special Education
www.tifaq.com – ‘Typing Injuries Frequently Asked Questons’

One Hand Keyboards
Hardware Based
www.maltron.com - Maltron one hand keyboard)
www.infogrip.com - BAT Chording keyboard from Info-
www.halfkeyboard.com – Matias Corporation: Half-QWERTY

Software Based
www.matiascorp.com - Matias Corporation: Half-QWERTY

Typing Software and Manuals (One hand typing)
shareware.about.com (Dvorak layout and training) *- Be sure to have AD-BLOCKER installed before accessing this site*
www.special-education-soft.com – Teachers’ Institute for Special Education

Personal Digital Assistants (PDA's or Palm Computing)

Go to Handheld - PDA Links
Extensive links for Palm-Pilots and Handheld Devices.

Adaptive Access Manufacturers of Interest

www.asl-inc.com - Adaptive Switch Labs
www.leevalley.com - Useful equipment for mounting monitors/keyboards

Seating

www.sunrisemedical.com – Sunrise Medical: Site for Quicke and Jay
www.aesys.com – Adaptive Equipment Systems
www.actionproducts.com – Actions Products – An Invacare Company
www.aelseating.com – Adaptive Engineering Lab
www.asl-inc.com – Adpative Switch Labs
www.bodypoint.com - Bodypoint
www.prodgroup.com – Product Design Group – Home of Barametric Products also
www.sosrehab.com – SOS Rehabilitation
www.artgrouprehab.com/whitmyer/WBI/ - Whitmyer Biomechanix, Rehabilitech, and Adaptive Equipment Systems have joined together to form the A.R.T. Group, the custom seating division of Sunrise Medical.
www.rohoinc.com – ROHO Seating Systems
www.stealthproducts.com – Stealth Mounting Products
www.nthawk.com – NightHawk Manufacturing
www.permobilusa.com – Permobil: North American Site
www.tilite.com – Ti Lite:Light Chairs

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