STC AccessAbility SIG
A Blog About Accessibility

By DAVID S. JOACHIM
Published: December 6, 2006; The New York Times
As both the price and size of computer chips shrink, manufacturers are enhancing the abilities of things like phones, navigation systems and even home appliances. These so-called accessibility technologies are not only for those with disabilities. For people with chronic ailments, these products are also [...]

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ADA Guide for Places of Lodging: Serving Guests Who Are Blind Or Who Have Low Vision
All About Vision provides patient information about vision
American Council of the Blind
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
Armor-Tile provides detectable warning and wayfinding solutions for the visually impaired.
“Bibliography for Performance Systems Technology (PST) and Computer-based Instruction (CBI)” published in the ACM [...]

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ABLEDATA
Access Software Hal, Luna, LunaPlus, Super Nova, and Cicero screen readers and other access software that provides speech and Braille for Windows.
Active Living Alliance For Canadians with a Disability
ADA&IT Technical Assistance Centers
"All Access Pass: enabling technologies offer business possibilities," by Dan Costa, Communications, Home Office Computing, April 2001. (156 K )
Copyright 2001 Freedom Technology [...]

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Action Products, Inc. makes wheelchair cushions and seating systems; heel and elbow protectors, and full mattress overlays for Rehab/DME markets
Buying Guide for Hand Exercisers
Chattanooga Group rehabilitation products catalog
Functional Solutions rehabilitation supplies
GAIAM Wellness Clinic products for healthy living
Good Grips Tools by OXO: car cleaning, cooking, gardening, house cleaning, organizing, and spices
Hand Exercisers and Grips
Healthy Back
Invacare Corporation [...]

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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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Active Living Alliance For Canadians with a Disability
Adaptech Research Network In partnership with NEADS, the Adaptech Research Project conducts research on the use of computer technologies by Canadian college and university students with disabilities.
Adaptive Technology Resource Centre (ATRC)
A-Prompt (Accessibility Prompt) is a software tool designed to help Web authors improve the usability of Web pages [...]

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