Assistive & Information Technology
Database that contains information on more than 29,000 assistive technology products.
Accessible Information Technology
Accessible Telecommunications Product Design
Provides technical guidance for designers of telecommunications products, with the understanding that Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act does not impose requirements on manufacturers but does require Federal agencies to comply with accessibility regulations when procuring, developing or using electronic and information technology.
Adaptive Technology Resource Centre
Administration on Aging - Housing & Assistive Technology
Information to assist you in finding the best assistive technology to meet your needs.
Agriculture Department (USDA) TARGET Center
Ensures that all USDA employees have safe and equal access to electronic and information technology by assessing, educating and advocating for the integration of assistive technology and worksite accommodations.
Alliance for Technology Access
Alternative Financing Technical Assistance Project
Find options for financing assistive technology through grants and loans sponsored by the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA).
Alternative Interface Access Protocols (AIAP) for Assistive Technology
Powerpoint presentation from the National Center for Information Technology Standards, an industry consensus standards group.
American Foundation for the Blind
The American Foundation for the Blind is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to ensure that Americans who are blind or have visual impairments enjoy the same rights and opportunities as other citizens.
Assistive Listening Systems (ALSs)
Assistive Technology & Augmentative Communication
Assistive Technology & the Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
Assistive Technology Act Fact Sheet
Assistive Technology Act of 2004: Public Law 108-364
Assistive Technology Frequently Asked Questions
Assistive Technology Industry Association
Assistive Technology Online Community
Assistive Technology Policy Checklist
Assistive Technology Rights & Regulations
Assistive Technology Training Online Project (ATTO)
Assistive Technology Tutorials
Assistive Technology in K-12 Schools
Assistive Technology with Cognitive Disabilities Emphasis
Assistive Technology: Legal Issues for Students with Disabilities & Their Schools
Basic Rules for Web Site Accessibility
Information provided for Web site managers as resource material to assist in meeting the U.S. Department of Commerce policy on Web site accessibility for persons with disabilities.
Center for Applied Special Technology
Researches and develops innovative technologies to expand opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
Center for Assistive Technology & Environmental Access (CATEA)
Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities
Common Myths about Web Accessibility
A frank discussion of Section 508 (Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998) compliance from the National Weather Service.
Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP)
U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) program that assists DoD and other federal agencies by purchasing assistive technology and related services, providing training on using assistive technology, advising on creating accessible electronic environments and assisting in accommodating workers with disabilities.
Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP)
Assistive technology and services to people with disabilities, wounded service members returning with dexterity impairments including upper extremity amputees, vision or hearing loss and cognitive injuries such as Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Do the CAP Online Needs Assessment.
Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) Technology & Telecommunications Task Force
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Technology & Media Division
Department of Education Assistive Technology Program
Department of the Interior Accessible Technology Center
Disability Access Focus Group of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Information on and from the FCC Technology Advisory Council's focus group charged with analyses of technology and accessibility for persons with disabilities.
Discover Speech, Magnification and Braille Access with Dolphin Software
Learn how Dolphin delivers magnification, speech and Braille access to mainstream Microsoft Windows applications through the use of Lunar, LunarPlus, Hal and SuperNova.
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.
A Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) list of keyboard alternatives to using a mouse to access electronic files.
Electronic & Information Technology Accessibility Standards
Electronic & Information Technology Accessibility Standards
Electronic & Information Technology Resources
Comprehensive list of disability information and assistive technology resources.
Instructions from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Web Advisory Group on making on-line forms accessible for individuals with disabilities.
Empowering through the New Freedom Initiative
Amendments to the FTC's administrative procedures for resolving discrimination complaints filed by individuals with disabilities to include access standards for electronic and information technology.
Family Center on Technology & Disability
Family Center on Technology & Disability (FCTD) Member Database
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Disability Issues Links
A list of links from the FCC Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau related to disability issues, including closed captioning, 911-TTY compatibility, telecommunication relay services and various sections of the Rehabilitation Act.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Frequently Asked Questions About Disability Issues
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Handbook on Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
A collection of guidelines, information and procedures to ensure that the FCC is accessible to individuals with disabilities.
Federal Policy Barriers to Assistive Technology
Federal Relay Conference Captioning (RCC)
Federal Relay Service Online (FRSO)
First Stop for Free Assistive Technology
Funding Assistive Technology & Accommodations
Gallaudet University Technology Access Program
This research group focuses on technologies and services that eliminate communication barriers traditionally faced by deaf and hard of hearing people.
General Services Administration (GSA) Assistive Technology Showcase
General Services Administration (GSA) Electronic Government & Technology Access
GSA's Center for Information Technology Accommodation (CITA) provides assistive technology solutions to eliminate barriers for people with disabilities.
General Services Administration's (GSA) Center for Information Technology Accommodation
Guide to the Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Standards for Electronic & Information Technology
Technical assistance on Section 508 from the Access Board.
The Interagency Disability Educational Awareness Showcase (IDEAS) is GSA's premier event focused on partnering industry and education with government to meet the requirements under Sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. This year's event will be held on November 14 in Arlington, VA. Complete the online registration for this event.
Information Technology & People with Disabilities: The Current State of Federal Accessibility
Report from the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division containing results of the first Executive Branch-wide evaluation of compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.
Information from the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center regarding access to information technologies.
Information Technology Association of America (ITAA)
Information Technology Technical Assistance & Training Center (ITTATC)
Informed Consumer's Guide to Funding Assistive Technology
International Society for Technology in Education
Nonprofit professional organization dedicated to promoting appropriate uses of information technology in education.
Keeping Track: National Disability Status & Program Performance Indicators
Library of Congress Guidelines for HTML 4.01
Low Vision Gateway to the Internet
A portal to Internet resources for people with vision loss or impairment, and information on low vision aids and low vision rehabilitation services.
Making Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) Accessible for People with Disabilities
Paper describes a set of techniques for improving access to VRML environments for people with disabilities.
Medicaid Part II: Prior Approval of Assistive Technology, Fair Hearings & Court Appeals
Medicaid, Assistive Technology & the Courts
National Assistive Technology Research Institute
National Association of the Deaf
National Center for Accessible Media
National Center on Accessible Information Technology in Education
National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) & Assistive Technology
A summary of assistive technology developed by NIST.
National Organization on Disability (N.O.D.) Assistive Technology Information
National Science Foundation (NSF) Supported Innovations: Devices to Assist Persons with Disabilities
National Science Foundation (NSF) Web Site Accessibility
National Weather Service Accessibility Related Sites & Resources
National Weather Service Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Web Tools Guide
Describes a core set of tools that can assist Web authors in meeting the accessibility requirement of Section 508 Amendments of 1998.
National Weather Service: Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Accessibility
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.
Navy Exceptional Family Member Program
New On-Line Guidance Available on Telecommunications Products
Since issuing its standards for electronic and information technology under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, the U.S. Access Board has maintained a program of continuing on-line guidance and training on compliance with the standards.
Report from the National Council on Disability (NCD) exploring trends in information and communication technology and the potential opportunities and problems these trends present for people with disabilities. Also available in .pdf format.
Persistence Pays: Getting a Yes from Your Insurance Company
Practical Funding for Assistive Technology: Getting the Device You Really Need
Private Insurance Contracts: Newsletter of the Assistive Technology Advocacy Project
Providing Low Cost Loans for the Purchase of Assistive Technology
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.
Public School's Special Education System as an Assistive Technology Funding Source
Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA)
Program sponsored by RESNA that provides technical assistance to the 56 state and territorial assistive technology programs as authorized under the Assistive Technology Act of 1998.
Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) on Workplace Accommodations
Report Writing: Justifying the Need for Assistive Technology
Section 508 Electronic & Information Technology
Section 508 Information Technology Access from the Association of Tech Act Projects (ATAP)
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act
Information from the Department of Justice to help federal agencies wanting to evaluate whether their Internet pages are accessible to people with disabilities.
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Tutorial Developing Accessible Software
This tutorial from the U.S. Access Board illustrates the application of the Section 508 requirements for Software Applications and Operating Systems, Technical Provisions.
Software Applications & Operating Systems
Information on meeting the U.S. Department of Commerce policy on Web site accessibility for persons with disabilities as it concerns downloadable software "plug-ins."
Special Education Law: The Basics - Obtaining Assistive Technology Through the Public Schools
State Assistive Technology & Telework Financial Loan Programs
Study Finds Progress on Digital Inclusion
U.S. Department of Commerce 2000 report on the increasing usage of the Internet among Americans, with special attention given to users with disabilities.
Technical Assistance to Ensure Successful Implementation of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act
Links to information, assistance and a tutorial from the U.S. Access Board, which developed the accessibility standards for the various electronic and information technologies covered by Section 508.
Technology & People with Disabilities
Information from the U.S. Department of Labor on technology-related assistance and federal laws regarding accessibility.
Technology Assessment of the U.S. Assistive Technology Industry
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.
Technology for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Telecommunications & Electronic & Information Technology Advisory Committee (TEITAC)
Telecommunications Act Accessibility Guidelines
Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) Consumers' Guide
Telework: A Guide for Managers, Supervisors & Telework Coordinators
Testing for Web Accessibility Compliance Under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act
Information from the U.S. Department of Education about testing web pages to ensure they meet Section 508 standards.
Tools People with Disabilities Use to Interact with the Web
Remarks by Robert Neff, U.S. Mint, to the 8th Annual Federal Depository Library Conference, 1999
Trace Research & Development Center
U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Accessibility Policy
Information on how the GPO intends to ensure compliance with Section 508 for its Web pages.
U.S. Postal Service & Access for Persons with Disabilities
U.S. Secret Service & Accessibility
Useful Accessibility Resource Web Sites
A list compiled by the U.S. Department of Commerce of web sites that may be helpful to Web developers attempting to make their Web sites fully accessible.
Describes how to handle TTY calls and provides a list of TTY abbreviations and syntax often used by persons with speech and hearing impairments.
Voters with Disabilities Deserve the Opportunity to Vote Privately
Information from the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) on how voters with disabilities can vote privately and independently thanks to newly available technologies and the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
Web Accessibility Best Practices from NASA Webmaster Community
Work Incentives for Persons with Disabilities Under Social Security
Work at Home & Telework as a Reasonable Accommodation