Microsoft
Resource guide for individuals with learning difficulties and impairments. Lists and reviews of the various types of assistive technology products, information for assistive technology manufacturers and how to get the most out of windows and windows compatible products.
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/guides/learning.aspx
Apple Macintosh
Apple Macintosh accessibility and assistive technology products and methods to use Apple Computers. Site contains lists and descriptions of the various types of assistive technology products, and describes method of setting up Apple computers to work in various assistive ways. Apple computers and their OX operating systems seem to contain many assistive functions for people with “disabilities”.
http://www.apple.com/accessibility/
Enablemart
Technology
For Everyone
Commercial website contains hundreds of assistive technology products, reviews of products and options to purchase on line.
The Journal
Article on assistive technology and higher education.
http://www.thejournal.com/articles/16270
LD Online.
Useful section on assistive technology and links.
http://www.ldonline.org/indepth/technology/assistive_technology_howto.html
Goldsmiths University Of London
List and description of assistive products available at Goldsmiths Assistive Technology Centre.
http://libweb.gold.ac.uk/services/disab.php
Assistive Technologies
A word document containing an article by Sutherland and Dreffen discussing the implications of assistive technology in further education, and describing some of the products available. The article contains several hyper-links concerning assistive technology.
http://www.eduserv.org.uk/chest/agreements/assistive_technology.doc
TechDis
TechDis is an “Educational Advisory Service”, promoting assistive technology to students in higher education. The site has a great “Resource and Technology” database with advanced categorical search system. Many assistive products are listed reviewed. The site contains many useful links and a facility to change the website background and text style.
http://www.techdis.ac.uk/index.php?p=1
W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
This site contains “strategies, guidelines, and resources to help make the web accessible to people with disabilities”. The site contains a facility to change the website background and text size and style through standard browser settings.
http://www.w3.org/WAI/changedesign.html#nocss
The
University
Of Arizona
List of several assistive technology products and descriptions of usage. Includes links to product web sites.
Dyslexic.com
Commercial website with substantial information on assistive technologies for all learning difficulties. The site contains lots of articles on dyslexia, interesting links and options to order software online.
http://www.dyslexic.com/home.php?PHPSESSID=c6beac1996535abc1f759dc09d39fb79
Keytools.com
Commercial website containing information about products to make IT easier. Extensive range of products for people with “disabilities” and “learning difficulties”. Facilities to order products online and “free stuff” to download.
http://www.keytools.com/free_stuff/free_stuff.asp
Textic Tool Bar
Allows user to apply visual controls to a website. These controls allow the user to: Magnify the screen, change the screen background colour, change the font displayed on the page, change the colour of the font that is displayed and have access to an online dictionary and thesaurus.
To order the toolbar at a discount through BRAIN.HE, click on the link on our homepage.
The Open University
“Centre for Assistive Technology and Enabling Research”. Basic information on teaching with assistive technology.