Provided by Barbara Cannon, Coordinator of Assistive Technology in the Spotsylvania County School System
| Electronic Books | Accessible Book Collection | Auditory electronic book collection-high interest, low reading level material for people with disabilities | www.accessiblebookcollection.org |
| Bookshare | This online community enables book scans to be shared, thereby leveraging the collections of thousands of individuals who regularly scan books, eliminating significant duplication of effort. Bookshare.org takes advantage of a special exemption in the U.S. copyright law that permits the reproduction of publications into specialized formats for the disabled. | http://www.bookshare.org | |
| Text readers | Readplease | Free screen and text reader | www.readplease.com |
| Write Outloud | Auditory word processor with visual enhancements | http://www.donjohnston.com/catalog/catalog.htm | |
| Read and Write | Screen and text reader | www.texthelp.com | |
| Kurzweil Reader | Screen and text reader with scanning capability | www.kurzweiledu.com | |
| Project Gutenburg | Largest and oldest database of free electronic books | http://gutenberg.net/ | |
| Ergonomics | Office-Ergo | Principals of ergonomics for office workers | http://www.office-ergo.com/ |
| Society of UK | General info on ergonomics- good links | http://www.ergonomics.org.uk/ | |
| General AT resources | Abledata | Premier
place to find information on Assistive technology. Best database of devices available. |
www.abledata.com |
| Closing the Gap | Closing The Gap provides practical up-to-date information on assistive technology products, procedures, and best practices. This site is a must for those interested in AT | http://www.closingthegap.com/ | |
| VATS | Best Source available for all things A.T. | http://www.vats.org/ | |
| LD resources | LD online | This is a
comprehensive website offering lots of information on all
areas of learning disabilities to be used by students,
teachers, and parents. The technology section of this
website offers much valuable information. |
http://www.ldonline.org |
| ldresources.com | Richard Wanderman’s site. Good source of information and ideas on the topic of learning disabilities. Bulletin board, message board. Info on specific strategies and devices | www.ldresources.com | |
| Computer Accessibility | Microsoft Accessibility Site | Info on altering XP operating system to accommodate for human disabilities | http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/windowsxp/features.aspx |
| Apple Accessibility Site | Info on accessibility features for Macintosh computers | http://www.appe.com/accessibility | |
| Universal Design | Concrete Change | International effort to make all homes "visitable" by those with disabilities | http://www.concretechange.org/ |
| D D Design Basics |
A collection of universal designs for homes | http://www.designbasics.com/home/index.asp | |
| Software | Biggee | High visibility cursors by RJ Cooper | http://rjcooper.com/biggy/index.html |
| Comet Cursor | High visibility cursors | http://www.cometcursors.com/ | |
| Animated Cursors | High visibility cursors | http://joescursors.tripod.com/HVCurPg.htm | |
| Accessibility
freeware for Mac |
Various types | http://trace.wisc.edu/world/computer_access/multi/sharewar.htm | |
| Accessibility
Freeware for Windows |
Various types | http://trace.wisc.edu/world/computer_access/win95/win95sha.html | |
| Product catalogs | Maxiaids | Assistive products | http://www.maxiaids.com/store/default.asp |
| Infogrip | Assistive products | http://www.infogrip.com/ | |
| APH | Vision related products | http://www.aph.org/ | |
| ILA | Daily living aids – all categories | http://www.independentliving.com/home.asp | |
| Solutions
for Humans |
Assistive products | http://www.sforh.com/ |