ASSISTIVE COMPUTER DEVICES
Abledata
The following list surveys a range of some offerings available and the
companies that provide them. Devices or software are identified as
working with :
-
Apple (A)
- Macintosh (M)
- IBM-compatible (PC) computers
Alternative Input Devices
This category includes (but is not limited to) alternatives to keyboards
(and mouses) which work by joystick, sip-and-puff, single/multipage
switch, head pointer, keyboard overlays, etc; as well as voice, scanning,
infrared camera, on-screen keyboard, keyboard (and mouse) emulator, etc.
- Abovovo (PC)
- P.O. Box 89
- Chicopee, MA 01014-0089
- (413) 5945279
- Ability Research (A,M,PC)
- P.O. Box 1721
- Minnetonka, MN 55345
- (612) 939-0121
- Academic Software (A,PC)
- 331 West 2nd Street
- Lexington, KY 40507
- (800) 842-2357
Primarily for people with
visual impairments.
- American Printing House
for the Blind (A,M,PC)
- P.O. Box 6085
- Louisville, KY 40206-9990 .
- (800) 223 1839
Primarily for people with
visual impairments.
- Apple Computer, Inc. (A,M)
- Worldwide Disability Solutions Group
- 20525 Mariani Avenue, MS 2SE
- Cupertino, CA 95014
- (408) 974-7910
Keyboard and mouse.
- Arkenstone (PC)
- 139O Borregas Avenue
- Sunnyvale, CA 94089
- (800) 444-4443
- Baylor Biomedical Services (PC)
- 2625 Elm Street, Suite 102
- Dallas, TX 75226
- (800) 365-1890
- Don Johnston Development Equipment, Inc. (A,M)
- P.O. Box 639
- 1000 N. Rand Rd. Bldg.
- 115 Wauconda, lL 60084
- (800) 999-4660
- Dragon Systems (PC)
- 320 Nevada Street
- Newton, MA 02169
- (800)825-5897
- DU-IT Control Systems Group (PC)
- 8765 Township Road #513
- Shreve, OH 44676
- (216) 567-2906
Workstation specifically
designed for high level
quadriplegics
- Dunamis, Inc. (A.M.PC)
- 3620 Hwy. 317
- Suwanee. GA 30174
- (404)932-0485
- Edmark (A, M, PC)
- 6727 185th Avenue N.E.
- Redmond, WA 98052
- 800/426-0856
- Equal Access Computer Technology (PC)
- 39 Oneida Road
- Acton, MA 01720
- (508) 263-6437
- Equal Access Technologies (PC)
- 10775 South Saginaw Street,
- Suite D
- GrandBlanc,Ml 48439
- (313) 694-3755
- Henter-Joyce Inc. (PC)
- 10901-C Roosevelt Blvd. North
- Suite 1200
- St.Petersburg, FL 33716-2305
- (813) 576-5658
- IBM (PC)
- 1000 NW 51st Street
- Boca Raton, FL 33432
- (800) 426-4832
- (800) 426-4833 (TDD)
Keyboard and mouse.
- Innocomp (PC)
- 26210 Emery Road, Suite 202
- Warrensvllle, OH 44128
- (800) 382-8622
- IntelliTools Inc. (A,M,PC)
- Formerly Unicorn Engineering)
- 5221 Central Avenue, Suite 205
- Richmond, CA 94804
- (800) 899-6687
Keyboard and mouse
Also, "design-your-own"
overlays (A,M)
- In Touch Systems (A.P)
- 11 West View Road
- Spring Valley, NY 10977
- (800) 332-MAGIC
- Keyboard and mouse
- Invotek (A,M)
- 700 West 20th Street
- Fayetteville, AR 72701
- (501)575-7659
Also, interface to make Unicorn
board or power pad portable.
- Kurtzwell AI (PC)
- 411 Waverly Oaks Road
- Waltham, MA 02154
- (800) 238-6423
- LC Technologies, Inc. (PC)
- 9455 Silver King Court
- Fairfax, VA 22031
- (800) 733-5284
- Madenta Comm., Inc. (M)
- 9411 A 20th Avenue
- Edmonton, AB T6N 1E5
- Canada
- (403) 450-8926
- Leithauser Research
- 4649 Van Kleeck Drive
- New Smyrna Beach, FL 32169
- (904) 423-705
- Microsystems Software (PC)
- 600 Worcester Road
- Framingham, MA 01701
- (800) 828-2600
- Penny & Giles (M,PC)
- 1 Airfield Way
- Christchurch Dorset BH2 3TE
- England
- 0202-489-751
- Pointer Systems (PC)
- One Mill Street
- Burlington, VT 05401
- (800) 537-1562
Mouse
- Prentke Romich Co. (A.M,PC)
- 1022 Heyl Road
- Wooster, OH 44691
- (800) 262-1984
Keyboard and mouse
- Quartet Technology (PC)
- 7565 Tiptoe
- Cupertino, CA 95014
- (408) 253-1971
- Regenesis Development Corp. (PC)
- 1046 Deep Cove Rood
- North Vancouver, BC V7G 1S3
- Canada
- (604? 929-2414
- R.J. Cooper & Assoc. (M,PC)
- 24843 Del Prado #283
- Dana Point, CA 92629
- (714) 240-1912
Mouse
- Sentient Systems (PC)
- 2100 Wharton Street, Suite 630
- Pittsburgh, PA 15203
- (800)344-1778
- TASH, Inc. (A,M,PC)
- Station Street, Unit 1
- Ajax, ON LlS 3H2
- Canada
- (416) 686-4129
Keyboard and mouse emulator
- Voice Connexion (PC)
- 17835 Skypark Circle, Suite C
- Irvine, CA 92714
- (714) 261-2366
- Westgate Engineering Corp (A,M,PC)
- 1470 North Main
- Bountiful, UT 84010
- (801) 298-7100
Keyboard and mouse
- Words+, Inc. (PC)
- 40015 Sierra Hwy. Bldg B-145
- Palmdale, CA 95330
- (800) 869-8521
- World Communications (PC)
- 245 Tonopah Drive
- Fremont, CA 94539
- (510) 656-0911
- Keyboard and mouse
- Xerox Imaging Systems (PC)
- 9 Centennial Drive
- Peabody, MA 01960-7901
- (800) 248-6550
- Zygo lndustries (PC)
- P.O. Box 1008
- Portland, OR 97207
- (503) 684-6006
KEYBOARDS
Keyboard enhancement enables the user to combine multiple
keystrokes and/or bypass the keystroke-repeat feature or
enables the keyboard (in another way) to become more accessible.
- Apple Computer, Inc.
- Worldwide Disability
- Solutions Group
- 20525 Mariani Avenue, MS 2SE
- Cupertino CA 95014
- (408) 974-7910
Keystroke enhancement
- Health Care Keyboard (PC)
- N82 W 15340 Appleton Avenue
- Suite L
- Menomonee Falls, Wl 53051
- (414) 253-4131
- fully adjustable keyboard
- IBM (PC)
- 1000 NW 51st Street
- Boca Raton, FL 33432
- (800) 426-4832
- (800) 426-4833 (TDD)
Keystroke enhancement
- IntelliTools, Inc.
- (Formerly Unicorn Engineering)
- 5221 Central Avenue, Suite 205
- Richmond, CA 94804
- (800) 899-6687
- Keystroke enhancement
- Meeting the Challenge (A,M,PC)
- 3630 Sinton Road, Suite 103
- Colorado Springs, CO 80907
- (800) 864-4264
One hand Dvorak keyboards
and large print adhesive labels
- Microsystems Software (PC)
- 600 Worcester Road
- Framingham.MA 01701
- (800) 828-2600
- Regenesls Development (PC)
- 1046 Deep Cove Road
- North Vancouver, BC V7G 1S3
- Canada
- (604) 929-2414
ALTERNATIVE OUTPUT DEVICE
This category includes (but is not
limited to) speech synthesizers or
software for speech synthesis
- Paula Fisher works with persons who have various disabilities. You
may contact her with questions you have at (800) 484-7623.
- ALCOM (PC)
- 1590 Oakland Road. Suite B112
- San Jose. CA 95131
- (408) 453-8251
- American Printing House For the Blind (A,M,PC)
- P.O. Box 6085
- Louisville, KY 40206-9990
- (800) 223-1839
- Apple Computer, Inc. (A,M)
- Worldwide Disability
- Solutions Group
- 20525 Mariani Avenue, MS 2SE
- Cupertino, CA 95014
- (408) 9747910
- Artic Technologies (PC)
- 55 Park Street #2
- Troy, Ml 48083
- (313) 588-7370
- Berkeley Systems Design (M)
- 2095 Rose Street
- Berkeley, CA 94709
- (510)540-5536
Uses Macintosh built-in speech
synthesizer.
- Don Johnston Development Equipment, Inc. (A,M)
- P.O. Box 639
- 1000 N. Rand Rd. Bldg. 115
- Wauconda. IL 60084
- (800) 999-4660
- Dragon Systems (PC)
- 320 Nevada Street
- Newton. MA 02160
- (800) 825-5891
- Missing Link Technologies
- 9725 Glenwood
- Overland Park, KS 66212
- (800) 388-0326
- Echo Speech Corp. (A,M,PC)
- 6460 Via Real
- Carpinteria, CA 93013
- (805) 684-4593
- IBM Talk 2 Me
- (800) 825-5263
- On Compuserve: Go TALK2ME
- On Internet: talk2me@vnetibm.com
- Kurzwell Voice for Windows
- Waltham Mass
- (800) 380-1234
- KOLvox
- Toranto, Canada
- (800) 5-KOLVOX
- IBM (PC)
- 1000 NW 51 st Street
- Boca Raton, Fl 33432
- (800) 420-4832
- (800) 426-4833 (TDD)
- LC Technologies, Inc. (PC)
- 9455 Silver King Court
- Fairfax, VA 22031
- (800) 733-5284
- Prentke Romich Co. (A,M,PC)
- 1022 Heyl Road
- Wooster, OH 44691
- (800)262-1984
- Regenesis Development (PC)
- 1046 Deep Cove Road
- North Vancouver, BC V7G lS3
- Canada
- (604) 929-2414
- TASH, Inc. (A.M.PC)
- 91 Station Street, Unit 1
- Ajax. ON L1S 3H2
- Canada
- (416) 686-4129
- Telesensory Systems (PC)
- 455 N. Bernardo Avenue
- Mountain View, CA 94039-7455
- (800)227-8418
- (415) 960-0920 (TDD)
- World Communications (PC)
- 245 Tonopah Drive
- Fremont, CA 94539
- (510) 656-0911
- Xerox Imaging Systems (PC)
- 9 Centennial Drive
- Peabody, MA 01960-7901
- (800) 248-6550
WORD PROCESSING/DATA ENTRY SOFTWARE
- American Printing House for
the Blind (A.M.PC)
- P.O. Box 6085
- Louisville, KY 40206-9990
- (800) 223-1839
- Don Johnston Development Equipment, Inc. (A,M)
- P.O. Box 639
- 1000 N. Rand Rd. BLDG. 115
- Waucondo, IL 60084
- (800) 999-4660
- G. W. Micro (PC)
- 310 Racquet Drive
- Fort Wayne, IN 46825
- (219) 483-3625
For people with visual
impairments.
- Hartley Courseware (A.M)
- 133 Bridge Street
- Dimondale, Ml 48821
- (800) 247- 1380, ext. 176
- Henter-Joyce Inc. (PC)
- 10901-C Roosevelt Blvd. North
- Suite 1200
- St. Petersburg. FL 33716-2305
- (813) 576-5658
Form filling software
- IntelliTools, Inc. (A,M)
(formerly Unicorn Engineering)
- 5221 Central Avenue, Suite 205
- Richmond, CA 94804
- (800) 899-6687
- Madenta Comm., Inc. (M)
- 9411A 20th Avenue
- Edmonton, AB T6N 1E5
- Canada
- (403) 450-8926
- Microsystems Software (PC)
- 600 Worcester Road
- Framingham, MA 01701
- (800) 828-2600
- Regenesis Development (PC)
- 1046 Deep Cove Road
- North Vancouver, BC V7G lS3
- Canada
- (604) 929-2414
- TASH, Inc. (A.M.PC)
- 91 Station Street, Unit 1
- Ajax, ON L1S 3H2
- Canada
- (416) 686-4129
- World Communications (PC)
- 245 Tonopah Drive
- Fremont, CA 94539
- (510) 656-0911
WORD PREDICTION SOFTWARE
- Don Johnston Development Equipment, Inc. (M)
- P.O. Box 639
- 1000 N. Rand Rd. BLDG. 115
- Wauconda, IL 60084
- (800)900-4660
- Madenta Comm., Inc. (M)
- 941 lA 20th Avenue
- Edmonton. AB T6N 1 E5
- Canada
- 03) 450-8926
- Microsystems Software (PC)
- 600 Worcester Road
- Framingham, MA 01701
- (800) 828-2600
- Prentke Romich Co. (A,M,PC)
- 1022 Heyl Road
- Wooster, OH 44691
- (800)262-1984
- Regenesis Development (PC)
- l046 Deep Cove Road
- North Vancouver, BC V7G 1 S3
- Canada
- (604) 929-2414
- TASH, Inc. (A,M,PC)
- 91 Station Street, Unit 1
- Ajax, ON L1S 3H2
- Canada
- (416) 686-4129
- World Communications (PC)
- 245 Tonopah Drive
- Fremont, CA 94539
- (510) 656-0911
EDUCATIONAL AND REHAB SOFTWARE
- Academic Software
- 331 W. 2nd Street
- Lexington, KY 40507
- (800) 842-2257
- Braintrain (A,PC)
- 727 Twinridge Lane
- Richmond, VA 23235-5270
- (804) 320-0105
- Edmark (A, M, PC)
- 6727 185th Avenue N.E.
- Redmond, WA 98052
- 800/426-0856
- Hartley Courseware (A,M)
- 133 Bridge Street
- Dimondale, Ml 48821
- (800)247-1380.ext. 176
- Henter-Joyce Inc. (PC)
- 10901-C Roosevelt Blvd. North
- Suite 1200
- St. Petersburg. FL 33716-2305
- 813) 576-5658
- IBM (PC)
- 1000 NW 51st Street
- Boca Raton. FL 33432
- (800) 426-4832
- (800) 426-4833 (TDD)
- Laureate Learning Systems (A,M,PC)
- 110 East Spring St.
- Winooski, VT 05404-1898
- (800) 562-6801
Talking software
- Learning Lab Software (A.M.PC)
- 20301 Ventura Blvd., Suite #214
- Woodland Hills, CA 91364
- (800) 899-3475
- Marblesoft (A)
- 12301 Central Ave. NE.
- Suite 205
- Blaine, MN 55434
- (612) 755-1402
Talking capabilities and each
program can be individualized.
- Moon Light (A.M)
- P.O. Box 164
- Colchester, CT 06415
- (203) 537-0217
- Peal Software (A,PC)
- P.O. Box 8188
- Calabasas. CA 91372
- (800) 541-1318
Language delayed software.
- Regenesis Development (PC)
- 1046 Deep Cove Road
- North Vancouver, BC V7G 1S3
- Canada
- (604) 929-2414
- R.J. Cooper & Assoc. (A.PC)
- 24843 Del Prado #283
- Dana Point, CA 92629
- (714) 240-1912
SPECIFICALLY BRAILLE
- American Printing House for the Blind (A.M.PC)
- P.O. Box 6085
- Louisville, KY 40206 9990
- (800) 223-1839
- Baum USA (PC) AccessAbility Tech., Inc.
- 17525 Ventura Blvd., Suite 303
- Encino, CA 91316-3843
- (800) 225-3150
Braille Notebook Computer and
braille computer workstation.
- Blazie Engineering (PC)
- 105 E. Jarretsville Road
- Forest Hill, MD 21050
- (410) 893-9333
Alternative input and
output in braille.
- Duxbury Systems (A.M.PC)
- 435 King St.
- Littleton, MA 01460
- (508) 486-9766
Braille translation software.
- Enabling Technologies (PC)
- 3102 S.E. Jay Street
- Stuart, FL 34997
- (407) 283-4817
Braille printer.
- G. W. Micro (PC)
- 310 Racquet Drive
- Fort Wayne, IN 46825
- (219) 483-3625
Braille translation software.
- Hooleon Corp. (PC)
- 260 Justin Drive
- Cottonwood, AZ 86326
- (800) 937-1337
Keyboard with raised braille and
large print adhesive keyboard labels.
- Telesensory Systems (PC)
- 455 N. Bernardo Avenue
- Mountain View, CA 94039-7456
- (800) 227-8418
- (415) 960-0920 (TDD)
Alternative output in braille
display.
SCREEN MAGNIFICATION
- Acrontech (PC)
- 500 Main Street
- Williamsville, NY 14221
- (800) 245-2020
- Apple Computer, Inc. (A,M)
- Worldwide Disability
- Solutions Group
- 20525 Mariani Avenue, MS 2SE
- Cupertino, CA 95014
- (408) 9747910
- Artic Technologies (PC)
- 55 Park Street #2
- Troy, Ml 48083
- (313) 588-7370
- Berkeley Systems Design (M)
- 2095 Rose Street
- Berkeley, CA 94709
- (510) 540-5536
- Microsystems Software (PC)
- 600 Worcester Road
- Framingham, MA 01701
- (800) 828-2600
SPECIALITIES
- Adaptive Rehabilitation Technologies, Inc. (A,M,PC)
- 5 Bessom Street, Suite 175
- Marblehead, MA 01945
- (617) 639-1930
A nonprofit organization which
designs the "Adaptive Computer
Center," displaying the latest
in adaptive computer equipment
at each ABILITIES EXPO.
- Canyon Products (M)
- 10173 Croydon Way
- Sacramento, CA 95827
- (800) 221-5499 (outside CA)
- (800) 858-8685 (inside CA)
Converter to connect
Macintosh Powerbook to
wheelchair battery.
- Synergy (PC)
- 66 Hale Road
- East Walpole, MA 02032
- (508) 668-7424
Computer system mounted on
wheelchair and powered by
wheelchair battery.
- Ultratec, Inc. (PC)
- 450 Science Drive
- Madison, WI 53711-1056
- (608) 238-5400 V/TDD
Modern (hardware only) for
TDD users.
- Worklink Innovations (PC)
- 2328 Tice Valley Blvd.
- Walnut Creek, CA 94595
- (510) 937-9347
Computer system mounted on
wheelchair and powered by
wheelchair battery.
International MS Support Foundation
P.O. Box 90154
Tucson, Arizona 85752-0154

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