STC AccessAbility SIG
A Blog About Accessibility

DIMENET "DIMENET is a national computer networking system that is accessible at multiple locations and provides access for communications and information sharing among individuals involved in the disability rights and independent living movements."
Enabling Technologies sells the Romeo and Juliet braille printers among other items.
Ergoboard ArmRest helps prevent Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and other Repetitive Strain Injuries
Esmerel’s [...]

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Dining with Dignity provides specialty flatware designed specifically for grasp impairment.
EcoQuest air and water purifier
Doctor Cook supplies an award-winning new saucepan design that eases strain on your wrists and forearms.

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Whirlwind Roughrider Wheelchair for Rough Terrain (0)
Web [...]

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Backbraces.com surgical supplies
Brace Up braces and supports
Buck & Buck Designs quality clothing for home health care and nursing home residents
Clothing for Nursing Home patients
Custom clothing for the physically challenged Garments are made to fit the individual: Children’s clothing, Night Gowns, One-piece PJ’s & Blanket Sleeper, Dresses and Tops, ‘Sitting’ Pants, Trousers, Slacks, Elastic Waist Sitting [...]

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Abilities Expo independent and assisted living products and services
The Boulevard a disability resource directory of products and services for the physically challenged, elderly, caregivers, and healthcare professionals
Color Blind Product Resources
Comfort Bath walk-in tub
DIMENET "DIMENET is a national computer networking system that is accessible at multiple locations and provides access for communications and information sharing among [...]

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AccessAbility SIG member, Whitney Quesenbery, Whitney Interactive Design, LLC, brought some exciting news to our attention. Here’s what Whitney has to say.
Plain language is not a new concept; understanding your audience, clear communication, and good information design are part of what makes us technical communicators.
Last week, we had some exciting news from the US Congress: [...]

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Asperger’s Syndrome (Mild Autism)
Asperger Syndrome Coalition of the United States, Inc.
Autism Assembly - "a coalition of members of the autistic community who share the common goal of seeking acceptance for those on the autistic spectrum, who aim to educate about autism, and who are not seeking a cure for autism. This is part of the [...]

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Ankylosing Spondylitis from the Spondylitis Association of America
Arthritis Foundation
Arthritis Disease Center alphabetical list of information about over 100 forms of arthritis
Arthritis Disease Center Types of Juvenile Arthritis
Arthritis Society of Canada
Foreningen af Unge med Gigt (FNUG) [Danish Organisation of Youth with Rheumatism]
Gigforeningen [Danish Arthritis Society]
International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR)
International Organisation of Youth with Rheumatism [...]

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Accessible Housing
Accommodation and Compliance Series: Employees with Fibromyalgia Syndrome provided by the Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor
Adaptive Architecture
Adaptive Environments human centered design
Center for Accessible Environments (CAE) is concerned with the practicalities of inclusive design in the built environment. [United Kingdom]
Center for Universal Design The Center for Universal Design is a [...]

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Academy of Aphasia
Aphasia [American Speech-Language-Hearing Association]
Aphasia [NIDCD Health Information]
Aphasia Hope Network
Aphasia Institute [Canada]
Lingraphica a speech generating device designed specifically for aphasia [English and Spanish versions]
Medline Plus: Aphasia health information from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Aphasia Association (NAA)

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ALS Association
ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease)
ALS Resources

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