DisabilityInfo.gov: Education: Assistive & Adaptive Technology

Database of assistive technology and rehabilitation equipment, including price and information on more than 25,000 assistive technology products.

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Promotes the use of electronic and information technology for students and employees with disabilities in educational institutions at all academic levels.

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Provides an overview of the current federal and state laws and policy.

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Assists individuals with disabilities in choosing and effectively using assistive technology to achieve their personal goals.

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Find options for financing assistive technology through grants and loans sponsored by the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA).

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Resource for families with children, youth and adults with special needs, including disabilities and chronic illnesses of all types. Offers links to a wide variety of information to help connect to and learn from other families.

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Provides background information on the Tech Act beginning with the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act in 1988.

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Text of Public Law 108-364 that amends the Assistive Technology Act of 1998.

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Answers to commonly-asked questions about assistive technology from the United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) Web site.

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Provides an overview of current technologies to help parents select tools for their children who have problems learning. Link opens a PDF document.

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A trade association representing the interests of the assistive technology industry to business, government, education and agencies that serve people with disabilities.

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Useful links to a wide variety of assistive and adaptive technology.

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Provides information on assistive technology applications that help students with disabilities (including physical, intellectual and developmental disabilities) learn in elementary classrooms.

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Article discusses how various modes of technology can be used for children with autism to increase or improve their overall understanding of their environment and their communication, attention, social interaction and organizational skills.

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Provides spoken-word recordings of copyright-approved material from reputable mainstream periodicals and independent writers.

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Comprehensive database of assistive technology products and links to various disability services and resources from the Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access.

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Provides funds to cover 50% of the retail price of adaptive devices or software. Allows blind and visually impaired individuals access to technology products that will have a significant impact on improving employment opportunities, increase the level of independence and enhance overall quality of life.

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UDL is a framework for designing curricula that enable all individuals to gain knowledge, skills, and enthusiasm for learning. Find resources for research, professional development, policy, publications, products and resources.

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CATEA supports individuals with disabilities of any age within the State of Georgia and beyond through: expert services, research design and technological development, information dissemination and educational programs.

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Provides practical up-to-date information on assistive technology products, procedures and best practices through a newspaper, annual conference and on-line service.

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Promotes the availability and effective use of technology and media for children with disabilities and/or who are gifted.

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Facilitates technology access for children with special needs.

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Program provides services for students who are blind, visually impaired, deaf, hard of hearing or deaf-blind. Available to schools and families are a free loan library of described and captioned educational media and information related to accessible media.

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Learn how Dolphin delivers magnification, speech and Braille access to mainstream Microsoft Windows applications through the use of Lunar, LunarPlus, Hal and SuperNova. This link is in Connect Pro Meeting format.

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Learn about the latest portable device that places the functionality of a reading machine into a multifunction cell phone, and improves print access for the blind, vision impaired and those with reading impairments. View this recording at anytime with Adobe Flash Player. For more information on the TARGET Discovery Series and TARGET Web Connect, visit the TARGET Center Web site.

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Resources for educators and care providers who want to connect technology with the way young children learn.

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This site is the product of the Universal Design for Instruction project at the University of Connecticut, and it is designed to provide a broad range of information and tools to enhance the design and delivery of instruction for diverse college students.

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Offers a range of information and services on the subject of assistive technologies to parents, educators and children with disabilities.

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Use the FCTD member database to find organizations and programs in your state that help families of children with disabilities understand and locate assistive technologies.

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The Captioned Telephone (CapTel) is a new technology that allows people to receive word-for-word captions of their telephone conversations.

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Information about this service to help deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals participate in remote meetings, phone calls, videoconferences and multi-party teleconference calls on a functionally equivalent basis.

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A federal government service which allows federal employees who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, deaf/blind or have speech disabilities to have equal communication access.

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Fill out this quick form to begin using the internet relay service, which allows the user to make telecommunications relay calls to or from the federal government offices.

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Lists resources in the U.S. to help finance assistive technology, including wheelchair accessible vans, adaptive technology and computer programs that can assist those with special needs as well as the accessories needed to help achieve goals.

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A one-stop source of free assistive technology to help enhance the quality-of-life, independence and employability of people with disabilities.

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GRADE's mission is to improve the accessibility of distance education for students with disabilities throughout the nation by providing technical assistance, training and research.

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A variety of tools and resources to help educators around the world bring educational technology into the classroom.

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Free service offering guidance on accommodations for people with disabilities in the workplace and in the classroom.

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Provides information and resources for service providers, teachers, parents and consumers about how AT can help people with learning disabilities.

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When HTML coding focuses on structure, a document is more adaptable to different browsing environments, more easily accommodating large fonts, special colors, speech synthesizers, and Braille tactile feedback devices.

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Provides individuals with MS with goods or services, valued at up to $1000.00, to improve quality of life by enhancing safety, self-sufficiency, comfort or well-being. Recipients are eligible to receive car repairs, ramps, wheelchairs, walkers, eyeglasses, computers, appliances, televisions, furniture, therapeutic equipment, hobby supplies, retreats and various home modifications.

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Program that provides technical assistance to the 56 state and territorial assistive technology programs as authorized under the Assistive Technology Act of 1998.

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Research and resources related to advancing the quality and effectiveness of technology for individuals with disabilities and creating a marketplace demand for the selection and appropriate use of research-based technology.

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Information on assistive technology, technological accessibility and technology's impact on the participation and contribution of people with disabilities.

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Home page of the National Weather Service's Standards for Electronic and Information Technology program, which includes information on Web use by people with disabilities, trends and resources.

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This publication provides background on early intervention, the use of technology and other support available to children with hearing loss and their families. Also available in Spanish titled: Que se abran las puertas: Opciones de tecnologia y comunicacion para los ninos con perdida auditiva.

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Analysis of the first year of operation of the Federal Alternative Financing Program for Individuals with Disabilities, which provides loans to purchase assistive technology for people with disabilities. Document is in .pdf format but is also available in text only format.

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Promotes research and development, education, advocacy and the provision of assistive technology while at the same time supporting the individuals engaged in these activities.

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Pamphlet explaining the National support for the reuse of assistive technology. People in need of AT may turn to AT reuse programs since the used assistive technology is generally more affordable, if not free.

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State by state information from the Alternative Financing Technical Assistance Project on assistive technology and telework financial loan programs.

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A study produced by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security for the U.S. Department of Education's National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) and the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer.

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Information on new developments in technology, and practical insights into the promise and realities of making technology work for people with learning disabilities.

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Accommodations for testing are available for adults with documented physical disabilities, learning disabilities, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and emotional or psychological disabilities.

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This Tool Kit explains how universal design can be applied to teaching and assessing students. In a classroom using a universally designed curriculum one might find books on tape, interactive software, magnifiers or highlighted materials.

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Information on how to design equipment, World Wide Web sites, information kiosks, etc. that are accessible.

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Computer-based testing has been called the "next frontier in testing" as educators, testing companies and state departments quickly work to transform paper and pencil tests into technology-based formats.

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