Learning Disabilities

Assistive Technology

A Guide to Assistive Technology for Adults with Learning Disabilities, 2003.
Florida Human Resources Development, Inc. Available online at http://www.floridatechnet.org/bridges/atguide.pdf

Assistive Technology for Individuals with Learning Disabilities. - A Fact Sheet - Jan./Feb. 1995, LDA Newsbriefs - A basic informational article on assistive technology and the corresponding federal legislation. http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/technology/ldafactsheet.html

Publications Online
Alliance for Technology Access. (2001). Computer and Web resources for people with disabilities: A guide to exploring today's assistive technology (3rd ed.). Alameda, CA: Hunter House. Available from Alliance for Technology Access.
Telephone: (800) 455-7970
http://www.ataccess.org

Goodman, S. (n.d.). Assistive technology 101. Washington, DC: Family Center on Technology and Disability. Available online at:
http://www.fctd.info

Oklahoma ABLE Tech. (n.d.). Assistive technology: What you need to know. Available online at:
http://www.ataccess.org/resources/fpic/whaten.html

Scherer, M.J. (2000). Living in a state of stuck: How technology impacts the lives of people with disabilities (3rd ed.). Cambridge, MA: Brookline. Available from Brookline at:
Telephone: (800) 666-2665
http://www.brooklinebooks.com

Resource Centers and Services
ABLE DATA
Sponsored by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) of the U.S. Department of Education; provides information on more than 27,000 assistive technology products, including detailed descriptions of each product, price and company information.
8630 Fenton Street, Suite 930
Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Telephone: (800) 227-0216
Fax: (301) 608-8958
Email: abledata@macroint.com
http://www.abledata.com

Alliance for Technology Access (ATA)
The Alliance for Technology Access (ATA) is a coalition of technology resource centers across the country that provide information, awareness, problem-solving, and training in the use of technology to aid children and adults with disabilities. You can visit online and use The Hub, an interactive information service that provides quick access to information on Assistive Technology.
1304 Southpoint Blvd., Suite 240
Petaluma, CA 94954
Telephone: (707) 778.3011; (707) 778.3015 (TTY)
Fax: (707) 765-2080
Spanish materials available
Email: atainfo@ATaccess.org
http://www.ataccess.org

Center for Accessible Technology
2547 8th Street, 12A
Berkeley, CA 94710-2568
Telephone: (510) 841-3224
Fax: (510) 841-7956
Email: info@cforat.org
http://www.cforat.org

Provides information and services supporting technology use and assessment of hardware and software for persons with disabilities; also builds the community's capacity to support the assistive technology user.

Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST)
An educational, not-for-profit organization that uses technology to expand opportunities for all people, including those with disabilities; develops learning models, approaches and tools that are usable by a wide range of learners.
39 Cross Street
Peabody, MA 01960
Telephone: (978) 531-8555
Fax: (978) 531-0192
Email: cast@cast.org
http://www.cast.org

Closing the Gap
Computer Technology in Special Education and Rehabilitation
This is a disabilities information center that provides information on the use of computer-related technology by and for persons with disabilities; provides referrals for students with disabilities; conducts annual hands-on conference on the use of technology to support students with disabilities, and produces a quarterly newsletter on disabilities technology.
P.O. Box 68
526 Main Street
Henderson, MN 56044
Telephone: (507) 248-3294
Fax: (507 ) 248-3810
Email: info@closingthegap.com
http://www.closingthegap.com

Family Center on Technology and Disability (FCTD)
The Family Center serves organizations and programs that work with families of children and youth with disabilities. A range of information and services on the subject of assistive technology are offered.
Provides information about job accommodations and employment of persons with disabilities. Also provides information about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Offers individualized information packet to employers, rehabilitation professionals and persons with disabilities.
Academy for Educational Development
1825 Connecticut Avenue NW, 7th Floor
Washington, DC 20009
Email: fctd@aed.org
http://www.fctd.info

Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
Jan was established in 1983 by the President's Committee on Employment of Persons with Disabilities, and information and consulting service which provides solutions to educators, employers, and individuals with disabilities. JAN is staffed by consultants who are specialists in functional limitations and whose expertise is available free of charge.
West Virginia University
918 Chestnut Ridge Road, P.O. Box 6080
Morgantown, WV 26506-6080
Telephone (800) 526-7234
http://www.jan.wvu.edu

Michigan Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (SBPH)
This free service for people with visual and physical handicaps offers best-sellers, mysteries, westerns, biographies, how-to books, and other types of materials found in a public library. The only difference is that the books are recorded on cassette or printed in Braille and will arrive at your door through the regular U.S. postal service. Just like standard print books, these publications are unabridged (not condensed) and contain all of the information found in the print version - right down to the book jacket. There is not even a charge to mail materials to or from the library. Michigan Network of Regional and Sub regional Libraries.
Michigan Library and Historical Center (1st Floor)
702 West Kalamazoo Street
Lansing, Michigan
Telephone: (800) 992-9012

National Assistive Technology Research Institute (NATRI)
The NATRI conducts research related to the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of assistive technology (AT) services in schools. NATRI works to identify promising practices in the delivery of AT services and to disseminate research findings and information about promising practices. The web site provides resources, information, and training opportunities.
http://natri.uky.edu

National Information Center for Children & Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY) This is an information clearinghouse which provides a valuable fact sheet listing sources and an explanation of how to work through the process of applying for funding for assistive technology. Ask for NICHCY News Digest: Assistive Technology, Number 13.
1875 Connecticut Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20009
Telephone: (800) 695-0285

National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS)
Library of Congress is a leading source of taped leisure-reading books and magazines.
1291 Taylor Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20542
Telephone: (800) 424-8567

Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, Inc. (RFB&D)
This is a leading source of tape-recorded textbooks and electronic books.
20 Roszel Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
Telephone: (800) 221-4792

Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America(RESNA)
An interdisciplinary association for the advancement of rehabilitation and assistive technologies, RESNA is an organization for rehabilitation professionals. It is concerned with transferring science, engineering, and technology to the needs of persons with disabilities. It is dedicated to improving the potential of people with disabilities to achieve their goals through the use of technology RESNA is currently operating a Technical Assistance Project, which can help callers identify the program in their state that is responsible for providing information, training, and technical assistance on assistive technology to individuals with disabilities. Services include an annual conference and publications.
1700 N. Moore Street, Suite 1540
Arlington, VA 22209-1903
Telephone: (703) 524-6686 (Voice); (703) 524-6639 (TTY)
(703)-524-6686, ext. 313 (TAP)
Email: info@resna.org or resnata@resna.org
http://www.resna.org

Talking Tapes/Textbooks on Tapes
16 Sunnen Drive, Suite 162
St. Louis, MO 63143-3800
Telephone: (877) 926-0500
Fax: 314-646-0555
Info@talkingtapes.org

Georgia Tools for Life
This a federally-funded Technology Act project in Georgia that can be contacted for a useful free publication. It names assistive technology products, vendors, and product price ranges. The initial contact is through one of Georgia's five Tools for Life Assistive Technology Resource Centers (ATRCs). Services include consumer intake, assistive technology scholarships, hands-on assistive technology training through demonstrations and educational workshops, Touch the Future Expo, and the Microsoft Life Long Learning lab.
2 Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 35
Atlanta, Georgia, 30303
Telephone (404) 657-3084
Statewide toll free (800) 497-8665
http://www.gatfl.org

Trace R&D Center
The Trace Center was formed in 1971 to address the communication problems faced by non-vocal children and adults with severe disabilities. The Center is primarily concerned with research and development in the areas of universal design of electronic and next generation technologies, in order to make accessible computers at the manufacturers' level. The Center does not manufacture or distribute equipment, but will make referrals to specific sources of information regarding equipment, software, service centers, related professionals, and other information networks. All information is available in alternative formats for individuals unable to read or handle print materials.
1550 Engineering Drive, 2107 Engineering Hall
Madison, WI 53706
Telephone: (608) 262-6966, (608) 263-5408 (TTY)
Email: info@trace.wisc.edu
http://www.trace.wisc.edu

Trafford Center on Technology and Learning Disabilities (CTLD)
The Frostig Center is a program that assesses and trains individuals for their assistive technology needs, trains professionals to use the technology, and conducts research to evaluate assistive technologies and their benefits to persons with learning disabilities.
The Frostig Center
971 N. Altadena Drive
Pasadena, CA 91107
Telephone: (626) 791-1255
Fax: (626) 798-1801
Email: center@frostig.org
http://www.frostig.org/research/technology_center.htm